Ricky Morris^{[1, 2]}

• Name	Ricky Morris
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I98543	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Morris
  Family ID	F129958	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Regina Reece
  Children	1. Genia Morris   2. Matthew Morris
  Family ID	F35813	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  a0098543.jpg Ricky Morris was recently honored by Modern Woodmen for his community service. From left are his sister Serita Clevenger, son Matthew Morris, wife Regina Morris, the honoree, his sister Jewel Brown, and Faye Fish, Modern Woodmen Financial Planner.

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 210. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 13 Sep 2012. Ricky Morris honored for community work NEWPORT—Ricky Morris has been named a Hometown Hero by Modern Woodmen for his many hours of community service. Morris received his honored recently during a Modern Woodmen event. Among his many activities in service to Newport and Cocke County, Morris recently supervised the removal of 364 trees that had been heavily damaged by the 2011 tornado that struck Cocke County High School’s stadium and football ? eld. Assisted by David Veridal and jail trustees, Morris oversaw the project which was done at no cost to the school system. He also serves as a volunteer for the CCHS football program, doing repairs and ?eld maintenance. He works with Cocke County jail trustees doing various community projects and has a jail ministry that allows inmates to attend services at Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church. At Lincoln Avenue Baptist, Morris leads the senior adult ministry and has been past chairman of the Beast Feast committee that provides a free community meal of wild game and traditional food. Currently he is helping organize a 5K community race, “Run for God,” planned for December 2.