Service
Mr. George Morrison, Jr. age 54, of Edwards, MS died on July 9, 2016 in River Region Hospital in Vicksburg, MS. Funeral Service will be Saturday July 16, 2016 at Friendship MB Church at 10:30 am. Address is 204 Williamson Ave, Edwards, MS 39066. Visitation will be Friday July 15, 2016 from 12:00 noon until 7:00 pm at Willis and Sons Funeral Home, 5235 Robinson Road Ext, Jackson, MS 39204.
Obituary
His Arrival
As surely as God is love, on Tuesday, September 12, 1961, a baby boy was lovingly welcomed by George and Katherine Morrison and giving the name, George Morrison, Jr.
When He Met the Lord
Lil' George, as we affectionately called him, received Jesus Christ as his Savior at a very tender age, He was baptized and became a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Dr. M. K. Nelson. His parents brought him up in the ways of the Lord attending Sunday School and also serving on the Junior Usher Board.
His Appreciation for Knowledge and Work Ethics
He attended school in Edwards and was a 1979 graduate from Hinds A. H. S. in Utica, Mississippi and he also attended Utica Jr. College for one year. George was a member of the Hinds Agricultural High School Mighty Bulldogs Marching Band where he played the trumpet. He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to where he encountered a tragic accident that left him a paraplegic for 30 years.
A Time To Celebrate
Lil' George, we thought of you with love today, your memories are our keepsake, with which we'll never part. God has you in his keeping and we have you in our hearts. So we celebrate your life today and thank our Heavenly Father for the times we shared together. Lil' George, rest in peace until we see each other again.
One to Remember
George had a great zest for life, he was a wonderful friend with those he crossed paths with and loved working with is hands. Throughout his disability, Lil' George refused to be defined by his disability in any other way than healed. And healed he is! "I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord (Psalm 117:17) could be found on his lips. His faith and trust in God combined with an abundance of continuous love and prayers helped sustain him. On Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Merit Health River Region Hospital, the Lord closed the earthly chronicle of George's life and opened the chapter that will live into eternity.
George was preceded in death by his father, George Morrison, Sr.; paternal grandparents Claxton and Marie Morrison; and maternal grandmother, Thelma Howard.
George leaves to cherish and celebrate his life, love, legacy and his sweet loving personality, his mother, Katherine Morrison; a surrogate son Israel Darion of New Orleans, Louisiana; sisters, Thelma (Karl) Williams, Bonita Morrison, Tammy Morrison, Takita Morrison, Evelyn Butler, Tonicia Scott and Ethel Renee (Kenneth) Bell; brothers, Fred (Gail) Butler, Craig Scott, and Craig Buchannan; his nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly; Aryes Tashod Morrison, George DeKinley Morrison, Kiente' Williams, Jasmine Butler, Brooke Williams-Butler, Shaniqua Butler, Fred Butler, Jr., Willie J. Bishop Jr., Jakaveous Bishop, Craig Scott Jr., Brianna Henderson, Craigisha Scott, Kabrea Scott, Michelle Renee Jones, Kiera Denise Jones, Michael Carl Jones, Jr., great nieces and nephews, Jarrin Kamreyan Tashod Morrison, Corey Jones, Aryeana Ta'Shae Morrison, Marianna Hunter, Kaiden Williams; his uncle, aunts, and cousins, special friends Leon Jefferson, Willie James Taylor, Reginald Smothers, Larry Moss, Sylvia Gordon, Raymond Carter and Kelvin Simpson; and the Miller, Laws, Ivory, Willis and Carter-Anderson families.
As surely as God is love, on Tuesday, September 12, 1961, a baby boy was lovingly welcomed by George and Katherine Morrison and giving the name, George Morrison, Jr.
When He Met the Lord
Lil' George, as we affectionately called him, received Jesus Christ as his Savior at a very tender age, He was baptized and became a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Dr. M. K. Nelson. His parents brought him up in the ways of the Lord attending Sunday School and also serving on the Junior Usher Board.
His Appreciation for Knowledge and Work Ethics
He attended school in Edwards and was a 1979 graduate from Hinds A. H. S. in Utica, Mississippi and he also attended Utica Jr. College for one year. George was a member of the Hinds Agricultural High School Mighty Bulldogs Marching Band where he played the trumpet. He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to where he encountered a tragic accident that left him a paraplegic for 30 years.
A Time To Celebrate
Lil' George, we thought of you with love today, your memories are our keepsake, with which we'll never part. God has you in his keeping and we have you in our hearts. So we celebrate your life today and thank our Heavenly Father for the times we shared together. Lil' George, rest in peace until we see each other again.
One to Remember
George had a great zest for life, he was a wonderful friend with those he crossed paths with and loved working with is hands. Throughout his disability, Lil' George refused to be defined by his disability in any other way than healed. And healed he is! "I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord (Psalm 117:17) could be found on his lips. His faith and trust in God combined with an abundance of continuous love and prayers helped sustain him. On Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Merit Health River Region Hospital, the Lord closed the earthly chronicle of George's life and opened the chapter that will live into eternity.
George was preceded in death by his father, George Morrison, Sr.; paternal grandparents Claxton and Marie Morrison; and maternal grandmother, Thelma Howard.
George leaves to cherish and celebrate his life, love, legacy and his sweet loving personality, his mother, Katherine Morrison; a surrogate son Israel Darion of New Orleans, Louisiana; sisters, Thelma (Karl) Williams, Bonita Morrison, Tammy Morrison, Takita Morrison, Evelyn Butler, Tonicia Scott and Ethel Renee (Kenneth) Bell; brothers, Fred (Gail) Butler, Craig Scott, and Craig Buchannan; his nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly; Aryes Tashod Morrison, George DeKinley Morrison, Kiente' Williams, Jasmine Butler, Brooke Williams-Butler, Shaniqua Butler, Fred Butler, Jr., Willie J. Bishop Jr., Jakaveous Bishop, Craig Scott Jr., Brianna Henderson, Craigisha Scott, Kabrea Scott, Michelle Renee Jones, Kiera Denise Jones, Michael Carl Jones, Jr., great nieces and nephews, Jarrin Kamreyan Tashod Morrison, Corey Jones, Aryeana Ta'Shae Morrison, Marianna Hunter, Kaiden Williams; his uncle, aunts, and cousins, special friends Leon Jefferson, Willie James Taylor, Reginald Smothers, Larry Moss, Sylvia Gordon, Raymond Carter and Kelvin Simpson; and the Miller, Laws, Ivory, Willis and Carter-Anderson families.