Howze Clifton "H.C" Morris, Jr.

CHERAW,SC- On Wednesday, June 4, 2026, Mr. Howze Clifton “H.C.” Morris, Jr., 80, passed away peacefully at his home.

Services will be at 4:00 PM, Sunday, June 7, 2026, by the graveside with military honors at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in McFarlan with Rev. Jason Pope and Mr. Brent Taylor officiating.

The family will greet friends from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Leavitt Funeral Home.

There will be a rosary service at 6:00 PM on Friday, June 5, 2026, at Leavitt Funeral Home.

H.C. was born June 21, 1945, in Anson County, NC, and was the son of the late Howze Clifton Morris and the late Montie Evelyn Terry Morris. He was a 1963 graduate of Chesterfield High School and a veteran of the United States Navy. He served in the latter part of the Cuban Missile Crisis, overseeing missile removal in Turkey during the early and mid 1960’s.

He worked for 24 years with the United States Postal Service at the Cheraw Post Office and was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Cheraw.

H.C. enjoyed time spent using his John Deere tractor on his farm. He was an avid gardener, woodworker, and researcher of family history and genealogy. He was an enthusiastic outdoorsman and had a great appreciation for country living. He was a HAM radio operator holding the most Advanced Extra Class license, which he was proud of, and he made his own antennas. H.C. was a jokester with a great sense of humor who always ended his phone calls with, “Don’t forget to write!”

Those who are left to cherish his memory are his wife of nearly 56 years, Carolyn McCormick Morris; his son, Andrew Clifton Morris (Rebecca) of Greensboro; his grandchildren, Lily and Kieran; his brother, James T. “Ted” Morris (Margaret) of Cheraw, SC; his sister, Elva Morris Britt of Meridian, MS; his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jimmy McCormick (Bonnie) and Billy McCormick both of Lilesville, Joey McCormick (Janet) of Peachland, and Phyllis Litke and Patricia Tadlock (Tommy) both of Southport.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved daughter, Susan Morris, his sister, Evelyn Morris, and by his great-grandparents, Joseph and Mary Burr Morris.

The family is most grateful to the staff of Gentiva Hospice of Chesterfield for the care they gave H.C.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gentiva Hospice, 205 E. Main St., Chesterfield, SC 29709.

The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home, and online condolences may be made at www.leavittfh.com