Mr.
Carl Lee Morrison Sr., 80, of 105 Winchester Drive, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2009
at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Clarence M. Morrison and Ruth Brydges Dellinger. He achieved the rank of Master Sergeant in the U. S. Army, serving during the Korean Conflict and was stationed in Germany. He owned Morrison Construction Co. Inc. He belonged to Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, where he was a founding member of the BYKOTA Sunday School Class. He was a member of The Association of General Contractors. Carl was a former 30-year member of Shelby Rotary Club, where he was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a former member of the Board of Visitors at Cleveland Community College and a former Board of Trustees member at Cleveland Regional Medical Center for 12 years.
In addition to his parents, his first wife, Myra Eskridge Morrison; stepmother, Janie Morrison; and father-in-law, Herman Eskridge, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his loving wife, Linda Bult Morrison; sons, Carl L. "Ace" Morrison Jr. and wife, Mel, and their son, Richie, of Shelby and Charles A. Morrison and wife, Sandra, and their children, Carly, Dylan and Megan of Shelby; daughters, Paula Morrison Kunka of Shelby; Sandra Morrison Sanchez and husband, Noel, and their daughter, Myra, of Buford, Ga.; stepson, Tyler Sanchez of Vancouver, British Columbia; stepdaughter, Lisa Chansky and husband, Matt, and their daughter, Emma, of Durham; sisters, Sarah Margaret Murtiashaw of Washington; sisters, Emmalyn Preston and husband, Marc, and Bertha Jane Lowman and husband, Roy, all of Shelby; mother-in-law, Mabel Anthony Eskridge of Shelby; brother-in-law, Dr. Jerry L. Eskridge and wife, Lynn, of Kings Mountain; and loving K-9 companions, Betsy, J.R. and Buddy.
Visitation: The family will receive friends Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home.
Funeral: Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 1:30 p.m. at Lafayette Street United Methodist Church
Burial: Cleveland Memorial Park
Officiated by: Dr. Thomas Steagald
Memorials: Cleveland-Rutherford Kidney Association, 1017 N. Washington St., Shelby, NC 28150; or Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, Bob Hamrick Scholarship Fund, 1420 S. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28152