William Morris Obituary

Dearly Miss Choppy He was so good to me, my family, When it came to his grandchildren .They topped everything!! Miss Choppy

Dear Susan and family,
Please accept our sincere condolences on your sad loss. I´m sorry I just heard today through a mutual friend of Choppy´s passing. May he rest in peace.
Eileen and Lew West

Susan, I am so sorry for your loss. Seems so long since I have seen you. I never met your husband but he sounded like such a good husband, grandfather, and talented man. I hope you will find some peace and comfort soon. Thinking of you! Carol (Diamond)

I knew him when he was still Willie. It was in the 9th grade when Coach Ray Graves recognized his talents and christened him Choppy. The rest is history. He was good at every sport and made all A´s in high school. The coaches got him to come out for football his junior year and as small as he was, he excelled in that contact sport too. He scored 4 touchdowns in one game. His natural skills were honed by his work ethic. I recall after exhaustive summer football practice when I could barely make it to the shower, he would lift weights down in a corner of the gym. At the Citadel he excelled in baseball making all So Conference. Before he hurt his knee, the 5 ft 8 in Choppy started on the Citadel frosh basketball team against the nationally ranked Davidson frosh recruits. He scored 12 points and had many assists. However, most of all, he was a nice guy to all. Chicora´s hero.

Choppy, who was 6 months younger than I, was my best and FIRST friend growing up. He lived on the next street over from me. I can testify to his natural athletic skills and competitive spirit. He took my marbles, beat me in ping pong, took my money shooting pool and could out run me. A superb swimmer, Choppy made me look silly trying to duplicate his diving skills. Choppy excelled in every sport, with Baseball and Basketball were his being his forte. He scored 50 points one game (only to break his arm the next game. Choppy and I played on the same team in Small Fry (8 and 9), where we won the Championship, and Little League where we were both "All Stars". Oh , by the way, on the days we had Chicora High Basketball games, Choppy and I would sneak off and go to the pool hall. ( I really mean snake, because we were NOT allowed to go there by our Parents). Being a year ahead of Choppy meant we went out separate ways after I graduated from Chicora, but in life´s Tally, Choppy remained one of my "Best Friends", and I grieve his passing mightily.

You will be truly missed. R.i.p Brother.

Susie, so sorry to hear about Choppy. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Tesa Livingston

My husband, Daughter and her family are saddened by the passing of Choppy.
Prayers that he died peacefully. Friendship that began several decades ago. He came into our life as "Mr. Fix it" . He was an expert in his field of construction. He loved helping others. Over the years we got to know him as a dear friend. He loved his family,especially his grandchildren. They lite up his life. An avid reader. He would sit down and share Citadel stories with my husband, books and politics and health challenges. Choppy,you will always bring us a smile when we think of you. Sincerely our loss, Dick & Betts Grant

Choppy and I go back to the playground days. My wife JoAnn went to school with him. I lost contact with him as we went to different High Schools. Hooked up with him at BE reunion in the 80´s. He had married a friend of mine. We have been in touch with each other ever since then. Just talked. With him on the phone about a week or so ago. We will miss him.

We were good friends at Chicora High
Choppy introduced me to my wife of 52 years, thank Chop

We were good friends at Chicora High, Choppy introduced me to my wife of 52 years, thanks Choppy

A high school friend, we had many fun times together. He introduced me to my wife of 52 years. Thanks Choppy

We will miss Choppy

We´re going to miss Choppy.