St Landry-Lafayette-East Baton Rouge County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Morris, Harold "Hoppy" May 1, 2007

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Melancon Funeral Home Online; 5/3/2007
Harold Morris (April 23, 1927 - May 1, 2007)
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 4, 2007 at a 10:30 a.m. Mass of
Christian Burial in Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church for Harold Morris,
age 80, who passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 11:11 PM at University Hospital
in New Orleans.

Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. The Rev. Gary
Schexnayder, pastor of St. Michael Catholic Church, and longtime friend and
recreational baseball rival, will officiate at the services. Concelebrants of
the Mass will be Rev. J. Aaron Melancon, associate pastor of Our Lady Queen of
Angels Catholic Church and Rev. Ken Buddendorff, SJ, of Our Lady of the Oaks
Retreat House.

Musical selections will be provided by Ron Moreau and Kevin Carriere,
accompanied by Phyllis Simar on the organ. The songs will be Amazing Grace, The
Old Rugged Cross, How Great Thou Art, On Eagle's Wings, and Notre Pere.

Mr. Morris was a native of Port Barre and a resident of Opelousas for most of
his life. He was a manager of purchasing and shipping for Lou Ana Foods (now
Ventura) for 45 years. He was a parishioner of Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic
Church in Opelousas. Mr. Morris was a member and former president of Lucky Buck
Hunting Club for many years. He was inducted into the Louisiana Fast Pitch
Softball Hall of Fame in 2003.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, the former Florence Carriere of
Opelousas; two sons, Michael Morris and his wife, the former Stephanie Dupuis,
of Opelousas, Troy Morris and his wife, the former Kimberly Blackstone, of Baton
Rouge; one daughter, Yvonne M. Pritchard and her husband Daniel of Baton Rouge;
nine grandchildren, Alicia Bennett, Daniel Pritchard, Michael Patrick Pritchard,
Doug Wesmoreland and wife Erica, Wesley Kretschmer, Dallas Morris, Zachary
Morris, Brooke Morris, Beau Morris; six great grandchildren, Ashlyn Dyer, Mason
Bennett, Daisy Bennett, Tobin Pritchard, Riley Wesmoreland and Emery
Wesmoreland; and one sister, Verna Morris Savoie of Opelousas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dallas Morris and the former Laurance
Lalonde, both natives of St. Landry Parish.

A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Thursday and will continue from 8:00 AM until service time on Friday.

Pallbearers will be Leroy Carriere, Jr., Doug Wesmoreland, Wesley Kretschmer,
Dallas Morris, Jason Borne and Michael Pritchard. Honorary pallbearers will be
Zachary Morris, Mervin Bergeron, Charles Morris, Billy Meriwether, Stevie Dupuis
and Daniel Pritchard, Jr.

Melancon Funeral Home of Opelousas, 4708 I-49 North Service Road, (337)
407-1907, is in charge of arrangements.
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