June15,
1923 - July 25, 2005 |
He
was born on June 15, 1923 in Memphis, TN to Pauline
Whitford Yancey and William Wade Yancey.
He
and his wife Jewell English were married in 1942 and
had been married for 63 yrs until her passing; they
had one daughter Susan who died in 2002. Morris married
Kathryn "Pinny" Cook on May 31, 2005.
Morris
enlisted in the service on 23 February 1943 at Ft. Oglethorpe,
Georiga.
After
the war He he returned to college and graduated from
Georgia Tech in 1951 with a BS in Industrial Management.
After graduation he worked for Lockheed Aircraft in
Marietta, GA, and later worked for Milwaukee Electric
Tool.
In
1959, he made a career move to Morse Cutting Tools,
where he retired in 1990 as District Manager after 31
years of service.
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