Robert Franklin Morris

Background

Morris, Robert Franklin was born on December 21, 1923 in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. Son of Thaddeus James and Eloise (Franklin) Morris.

Education

Graduate, United States Military Academy, 1946.

Career

Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1946, advanced through grades to captain, 1952. Served in Korea and Germany. Resigned, 1954; with Statesboro Grocery Company, 1954-1955.

General manager Telfair Grocery Company, Georgia, 1955-1960. President T. J. Morris Company, Statesboro, 1969-1986, chairman board, since 1987. Director First Bulloch Bank.

Achievements

• Robert Franklin Morris has been listed as a noteworthy wholesale grocery company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Bulloch County Republican party, 1964-1966. Member Statesboro Chamber of Commerce (president 1971) Clubs: Rotary (president 1963-1964).

Connections

Married Helen Doris Proctor, June 5, 1946. Children– Margaret Karen, Robert Franklin, Suzanne Michell.

Father:

Thaddeus James Morris

Mother:

Eloise (Franklin) Morris

Spouse:

Helen Doris Proctor

child:

Robert Franklin Morris

child:

Margaret Karen Morris

child:

Suzanne Michell Morris