Dr. Charles Edward Morris, Jr., age 92, was born September 30, 1931, and passed away August 11, 2024. Morris, affectionately known as “Buddy” to family members, was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, the son of Charles E. and Verta E. Warner Morris. He married Jeanne Albertha Brown, August 18, 1957, in Charleston, South Carolina, whom he met at a resort in New Hampshire, where they served as support staff. Morris graduated from high school at the age of 16 as class valedictorian.