Ann Morris

SOCIETY HILL, SC MRS. ANN MORRIS Mrs. Mae Ann Harrell Morris, age 89, of Society Hill, SC, entered her Heavenly home upon her death Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville. Born October 16, 1933 in Mars Bluff, Florence County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Sam A. Harrell and the late Hattie Rebecca Hatchell Harrell. Ann was a graduate of McClenaghan High School in Florence, SC, a member of the Class of 1952. Until his death in 2006, she was the loving wife of the late Gordon Walter Morris, Jr. who she met on a blind date, and to whom she was married for 49 years. Devoted to Gordon, she cared for him at their home in Society Hill for thirteen years until his death due to a debilitating illness. Ann was employed for over thirty years in various clerical positions with Burlington Industries/Galey and Lord. Funeral services will be held August 5, 2023, at 2 PM at Welsh Nech Baptist Church in Society Hill. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, August 4, 20923 at the funeral home from 6 PM until 8 PM. She was a member of Welsh Neck Baptist Church for over sixty years where she was active in the Women’s Missionary Union and served as Director for many years. She served on several Pastor Search Committees and was involved with her husband in Lay-Renewal teams with the SC Baptist Convention, serving throughout the state of South Carolina and traveling to US Virgin Islands for one event. Ann also served on the church’s Lay Renewal Committee. In her free time, Ann loved working in her yard and providing care for all the neighborhood cats. She never wanted any animal to go hungry, cold, or wet. Survivors include a son, George Walter Morris and his wife, Dulcineia, of Society Hill, who provided care to Ann for the last several years of her life; a daughter, Sarah Anne Morris Bethea Kuhn and her husband Robert of Coral Gables, FL. Ann was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by brothers the late Dan C. Harrell and Jesse J. Harrell; also, by sisters, the late Margaret H. Testruth, Dorothy H. James, Helen Pridgen, and Betty H. Smith. Contributions in memory of Mrs. Morris may be made to Welsh Neck Baptist Church, PO Box 28, Society Hill, SC 29593.