Clarence Edward 'Sonny' Morris

1932 - 2007  (75 years)

• Name	Clarence Edward 'Sonny' Morris  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	24 Jan 1932	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [2]
  	Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Service	31 Jan 1949  [3, 4, 6]
  	US Air Force - Korean War
  Obituary	Sep 2007	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [4]
  	Obituary of Clarence Edward "Sonny" Morris • Evansville Courier and Press • Evansville, Indiana • Sun, Sep 16, 2007 • Page 24
  		Obituary-MORRIS Clarence Sr Obituary of CLARENCE EDWARD "SONNY" MORRIS SR • Evansville Courier and Press • Evansville, Indiana • Sun, Sep 16, 2007 • Page 24
  FSID	LTMS-4W5
  Death	15 Sep 2007	Deaconess Medical Center, Newburgh, Warrick, Indiana, USA   [1, 3, 4, 6]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Chandler, Warrick, Indiana, USA   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I16849	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Ambrose Ross Morris,   b. 3 Sep 1899, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 14 May 1981, Owensboro Daviess County Hospital, Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ethel Nellie Compton,   b. 26 Jul 1908, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA d. May 1973, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Feb 1933	Warrick County, Indiana, USA
  Family ID	F9592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peggy E Arnold
  Marriage	4 Nov 1955  [3, 4]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F15269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jan 1932 - Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA Census - Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA Obituary - Obituary of Clarence Edward "Sonny" Morris • Evansville Courier and Press • Evansville, Indiana • Sun, Sep 16, 2007 • Page 24 - Sep 2007 - Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituaries

  Obituary-MORRIS Clarence Sr Obituary of CLARENCE EDWARD "SONNY" MORRIS SR • Evansville Courier and Press • Evansville, Indiana • Sun, Sep 16, 2007 • Page 24

  
  

• Sources

  [S446] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN ; Death Certificates; Year: 2007; Roll: 22. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2007; Roll: 22 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01112; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 93-24. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01112; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 93-24 [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S4186] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Clarence Morris • Evansville Courier and Press - Sep 2007, (Name: Evansville Courier and Press; Location: Evansville IN; Date: 16 Sep 2007;), Clarence Edward "Sonny" Morris Obituary. Clarence E "Sonny" Morris Sr, 75, died Saturday Sept 15 2007 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. Sonny was born Jan 24 1932 in Evansville to Ambrose Ross and Ethel Compton Morris. He was a member of Canton Baptist Church in Cadiz KY. Sonny retired from Whirlpool Corp and was a member of Local 808 and known as "Cut Worm" at Whirlpool. He was a US Air Force veteran and a member of Eugene Pate Post 265. He was a former Lions Club member in Cadiz. Sonny was preceded in death by his parents, a son Robert Wesley Kerr, three sisters, one brother, and two grandchildren. Sonny is survived by his wife of 52 years in November, Peggy of Cadiz KY; six children, Debbie (Jim) Warner, Glenda Jeanne Williams, Clarence "Boone" (Stacy Burkhart) Morris Jr, Cindy (Sonny) Harper, Cheryl (Terry) Williams, and Cordelia Tannehill; 17 grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Doris (Don) Layton, and Nancy (Jim) White; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral service 1 at Chandler Cumberland Presbyterian Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery in Chandler IN, with military rites by the Warrick County Veterans Memorial Services. Friends may call at Koehler Funeral Home, Perigo Chapel and at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in memory of Sonny may be made to the family of Clarence E Morris Sr. https://www.newspapers.com/image/759561101/?article=ff68ea86-586d-4d6f-9992-e58040194002&focus=0.5103408,0.22078432,0.66620857,0.71168834&xid=335 Obituary-MORRIS Clarence Sr Obituary of CLARENCE EDWARD "SONNY" MORRIS SR • Evansville Courier and Press • Evansville, Indiana • Sun, Sep 16, 2007 • Page 24 [S301] Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2016;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1932; Roll: 002. Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940 Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1932; Roll: 002 [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).