- William E. Morris, Sr., of Upper Pittsgrove passed away on January 31, 2024. Born in Salem, Bill was the son of Richard C. Sr. and Blanche (Trullender) Morris. He grew up on Garrison Rd. near Aldine went to Daretown Public School and then attended Woodstown High School. Always a hard worker, he started mowing lawns at the age of eight and then he started helping one of the local farmers picking tomatoes. In his late teens, Bill then worked for the Coleman's milking their cows. From there, he worked at Mannington Mills, Avis Volkswagen and at the ESSO at Pole Tavern until he started working for the Upper Pittsgrove Board of Education as a custodian for the next forty-nine years. After retiring, he went back to his first love and began mowing lawns for some friends in the area.
Bill was a lifetime member of the Daretown Fire Company, served as a Special Officer for the Elmer Police Department and the Salem County Sheriff's Department and was a Salem County Fire Policeman. He had also been a member of the Aldine Dairy 4-H Club where he raised Jersey Cows showing them at the Salem County Fair when it was still at Cowtown. Bill was also active with the County Corners 4-H Livestock Club and during the fair you would find him in the barn near the steers.
Not a traveling man, his idea of going on vacation was going to the Salem County Fair. His love for the fair and 4-H continued with his children, Billy and Amy. Just like their father, they joined 4-H and raised steers and pigs on their own. Again Bill's love for the 4-H Club and the fair did not stop there but the tradition and love continued on with his grandchildren Nathan and Kaitlyn.
Bill is survived by his wife of fifty-nine years, Kathryn (nee: Isaacs); children, William E. Morris Jr. and his wife Nanette and Amy Crim and her husband Robert; grandchildren, Nathan (Tiffany), Kaitlyn (Joshua) and T.J. Hymer; great grandchildren, Hannah E. and Adelyn J. Crim; brothers, Richard C. Morris, Jr. and Robert W. Morris (Doris) as well as sister-in-laws, Lois (Isaacs) Greensweight and Doris Isaacs. In addition to his parents, Bill was predeceased by a grandson Jacob Crim, his mother-in-law, Pearl Isaacs, a sister-in-law, Barbara Morris and a brother-in-law, Earl Greensweight.
Services will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the Adams Funeral Home, 111 S. Main St., Elmer, NJ 08318. The viewing will begin at 10 AM with the service following at 11 AM. Burial is private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the County Corners 4-H Livestock Club, C/O Danielle Taulane, 262 Glassboro Rd., Monroeville, NJ 08343, St. Jude''s at stjude.org or to the Shriners at donate.lovetotherescue.org in his memory. www.adamsfuneralhome.org
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1947 - 2024 (~ 77 years)
