James Morris

James Edward "Bub" Morris, 87, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Danny Shepard officiating and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be the Baraca Sunday School Class. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2012, prior to the funeral service at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr. Morris was born February 24, 1925 in Bainbridge, GA, the son of Woodfin "Woody" Franklin Morris and Clifford Irene Davis Morris. He was a graduate of Bainbridge High School, Class of 1943. After graduation, he joined the United States Marine Corps where he served as a corporal in World War II. Mr. Morris was an electrician before becoming a train conductor, from where he retired after 40 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church, the Baraca Sunday School Class, and was the Head Guru of the Retiree Club. Survivors include his daughters, Nancy Morris Shattles and her husband, Jeff, of Donalsonville, GA and Susan Morris Boyd and her husband, Robert, of Bainbridge, GA; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Morris was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Colleen Bazzell Morris; his brother, Frank Morris; and his sister; Marian Morris Parramore.