Will C. Morrison Jr.

1923 - 2013

Will C. Morrison Jr. obituary, 1923-2013, Dickson, TN

Will Morrison Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 6, 2013.


  Will Cummins Morrison, Jr. died on May 5, 2013 in Dickson, Tennessee.  He was 90 years old. Will was a life-long native of Dickson, Tennessee.  He was born April 2, 1923 to the late Tennye Bates Morrison and the late Will C. Morrison Sr. He has one sister, Carol Morrison Fuson of Dickson.   Will attended Dickson High School and was the salutatorian of his 1941 graduating class. For many years, he assisted his graduating class with their annual June reunion.  He loved his classmates and always made time to spend with them. They were his best friends.   He began his college career at Vanderbilt University until the outbreak of World War II changed his focus that same year. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Navy and served in World War II until 1945. He then completed his degree in engineering at Tennessee Technological University.  Following graduation, he joined his father, Will C. Morrison Sr., who along with his own father, W.P. Morrison, had already founded the W.P. Morrison Insurance Agency in 1921. He worked there until he retired in 1986. By that time the name of the insurance agency had changed to Morrison and Fuson, and he passed the torch to his namesake, Will III.  Morrison and Fuson Insurance remained always a true source of his familial pride.



In 1950, Will married Clara Imogene (Jean) Inman. She preceded him in death in 2003. They shared fifty-three years of marriage and had four children together. During these years, he continued to work in the insurance industry, shoot and hunt, and restore old farms in both Dickson and Houston Counties. For over a decade, he made an annual hunting pilgrimage to Argentina where he met the same group of buddies.  Every October, he went to South Dakota with friends from Dickson, Texas and around the country for a pheasant hunt. He was also very active in local Republican politics and the PTA.  In addition to his career in insurance, Will served on the Board of Directors for The First National Bank for many years.  He was also a volunteer Boy Scout leader. He was passionate about teaching hunting techniques and gun safety.  He made a tremendous difference in many young men’s lives by honing their shooting skills.       Will was a nationally renowned trap shooter. He won many state trap-shooting competitions and served for a number of years as the President of The Nashville Gun Club. In 1963, he won a prestigious trap-shooting title in Kentucky and was named as a “Kentucky Colonel”. One highlight of his shooting career was winning the southern zone father and son trapshoot with his son Will. In 2006, he was inducted into the Tennessee Trap-shooting Hall of Fame during the time when his youngest son, Charles, served as the President of The Nashville Gun Club. He often said, “This was the most unexpected and satisfying award of my life.” He was a life-long member of The National Rifle Association.       Will was truly an individualist, a real treasure, and a talented storyteller.  Some of his best stories were about his days as a young man in World War II, hunting adventures, and from his breakfast club meetings at East Hills and High Point restaurants where local men often greatly embellished their individual tales and solved the problems of our world. The fact is, most of his tall tales were actually quite true. He enjoyed reading, riding around his farm on his Kubota, watching movies about the Civil War and cowboys and Indians, and was a huge fan of Fox News.  He is survived by his four children: Susan Deavers (Danny), Will C. Morrison III, Charles I. Morrison (all of Dickson), and Margo Jacobs (Phil) of Houston, Texas as well as eight grandchildren, Joe Owens, Miranda Melton, Charles Morrison, Jr., McKensie Morrison, Will C. Morrison IV, Garrett Cummins Morrison, Samuel Deavers, and Leah Jacobs, and four great-grand children, Emma, Audrey, Erica, and Christopher.  Memorials celebrating Will’s life can be made to:  the Sylvia Church of Christ, 1002 Church Street, Dickson, Tennessee 37055, or the Nashville Gun Club, 1100 County Hospital Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37218 (615) 742-5297.



Funeral arrangements are shared between Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home and Spann Funeral Home in Dickson.  Visitation will be at Spann Funeral Home Tuesday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Services will take place at Spann’s Wednesday at 11 a.m. to celebrate and remember Will’s colorful life

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April 30, 2023

Friend

Cheryl Bevill

Miss you big guy.

April 30, 2022

Cheryl Bevill

Miss you buddy.

April 30, 2020

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James mack

Still remember how Will was such a lifelong good friend to my father James Clarke Mack!

September 29, 2013

Cheryl Bevill

Rest in peace dear friend.

May 14, 2013

Deborah mills

Beyond words, the love Mr Big Will gave to everyone he met was evident. He will be missed by all of us who live in his town.

May 14, 2013

Margo Jacobs

My daddy was the best man in the world. I will miss him always. Thank you for your tributes and for taking time to write. He wanted to live forever. I wanted to make that happen somehow.

May 11, 2013

Tracey Nicks Harnish

So sorry to hear of your loss, but, you have another angel looking out for you. Mr. Will was a good man and loved his family. Be thankful for the wonderful memories you have. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, Tracey Nicks Harnish

May 10, 2013

Marcia Holder

May God carry you through these hard times of sorrow and loss. Remember, you will see him again one day.

May 8, 2013

will morrison

Margo, Leah and Phil please know we are thinking aabout you during this difficult time. Sincerely Barbara and Steve Mack

May 7, 2013

Gwen Graham

My prayers are with you all.

May 7, 2013

Clyde Johnson

Will was a friend and he will be missed. So many memories...condolences to family and friends

May 7, 2013

David Colman

May 7, 2013

Mike Webb

Margo, Phil and Leah. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. What a nice tribute to Will. I am so proud to have met him. Margo I can only hope to have daughters as devoted as you are to your Dad.

May 7, 2013

Will Schroeter

Margo, Phil,
My most sincere condolences to you and your family. I will continue to keep you all in my prayers.

May 7, 2013

James Mack

May 7, 2013

Bruce Holley

Will was always such a great family friend. He will most certainly be missed

May 7, 2013

My prayers and thoughts go out to you both during this most difficult time. May you always remember the many good times you enjoyed with your father and father-in-law. With sympathy

Frank Rinaudo

May 7, 2013

What a wonderful photo tribute to a live well lived! You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Kim Perry and yuor frineds in MA/RI

May 7, 2013

Margo, Phil and Leah, you are in my thoughts and prayers. Big Will will be missed and his stories for all time. He was larger than life in many ways and truly a great man. Your memories will keep him close in the days and years to come.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Nagel (Houston, TX)

May 7, 2013

John & Lori Head

Phil and Margo, So very sorry for your loss...you and your family will remain in our thoughts and prayers this week. It sounds like your father lived an extraordinary life and will be missed very much.

May 7, 2013

Margo, Phil and Family - you are in my thoughts and prayers.

The photos and video tell a beautiful story of Mr. Morrison's life and capture memories that you will cherish forever.

Take care - Steve Tidwell

May 7, 2013

James Mack

Dear Morrison Family
My father and my mother, James and Margaret Mack, were both life long friends of "Uncle Will". I have heard my father's stories about Will my entire life, and always looked forward to seeing him when we went to Dickson while I was growing up. My mother passed away two years ago, and it was of great comfort to me to see "Uncle Will" in her receiving line. Please accept my family's sincere condolences at this time of your great loss. His legacy will live on through all who knew him.
James Mack II, MD

May 7, 2013

Rick and Shaun Jacobs

Dearest Margo, we are so sorry that your loving, strong, caring father is gone. He loved you dearly. He'll live on through you, Leah and Phil. We'll always remember his sense of humor, smile, strong handshake and pride in you.

May 6, 2013

John & Suzanne Faulk

Hi Phil and Margo-

Please accept our condolences for the loss of Mr. Morrison. Cherish the great times you all had together.

May 6, 2013

Shane Halstead

Will is certainally going to be missed, but he remains in my heart and memories forever.

May 6, 2013

JC Aubry

Phil, you and your entire family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Dearest condolences from our entire staff in Oregon.

May 6, 2013

Gayatri & Girish

Margo, Phil and Leah,
Our heartfelt condolences on your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

May 6, 2013

Nicole Busch

Jacobs family,

I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.

May 6, 2013

Jennifer Brandino

Phil, Margo and Leah,
I am so sorry for your loss. I'm thinking of you and your family at this time. Wishing you peace and comfort.

May 6, 2013

The Jarosz Family

Margo, Phil and Leah: Words cannot express how sorry we are about Big Will's passing. Such a great man -- full of love and wonderful stories. We know how much you'll miss him and know that we'll miss him too. Sending you lots of love. Love, Paul, Janis, Isabella and Luca

May 6, 2013

Bruce Blaylock

I attended worship with Brother Will at Sylvia Church of Christ for many years. He was a good man who was greatly loved by all who knew him. He always had a story to tell and we always listened. He will be greatly missed by us all. May God Bless you and help you in this trying time. Rest in Peace Brother Will.

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