Johnny Lee Morris, of Harrisburg, departed this life Friday, July 5, 2019, at his home, at the age of 75.
He was born on June 8, 1944 in Lepanto, AR, the son of Robert Howard Morris and Cleather Shrout Morris. He married Jane Exum on May 1, 1965 and they enjoyed 54 years together. He was a member of the Harrisburg Church of God of Prophecy. Johnny was the owner and operator of Johnny's Muffler shop from 1992 until he retired in 2007. After his retirement he began buying a restoring tractors which became his hobby, and the standard joke being he wouldn\u0027t buy another tractor. The next thing you know he would be hooking up to the trailer, coming in the house with a big grin on his face saying someone called about a tractor for sale all the while he was saying he wasn\u0027t going to buy it. Next thing you know he was pulling in the driveway with a tractor. He would bring in some of the worst looking tractors but when he finished restoring them they were some of the best looking ones. He sold tractors in Michigan, Tennessee, and all over Arkansas. He was known to a lot of people as the "tractor man". Along with the tractors he loved to hunt in the hills and really loved camping. He also loved to tease all of his grandchildren.
Johnny was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters, L.T. Morris, Elvis Morris, Eugene "Gigs" Morris, Mildred "Sis" Lee Morris, Norma Dean Morris, Connie Chandler, and Leoda Parker.
He is survived by his wife, Jane Morris, of the home, one son, Todd Morris and his wife Amy of Harrisburg, one daughter, Wendy Pettit and her husband Wade of Harrisburg, three brothers, Bobby Morris and his wife Gladys of Caraway, Thomas Morris and his wife Mary Ann, of Michigan, and Edward "Spike" Morris of Paragould, two brothers-in-law, Bill Chandler of Harrisburg and Bill Parker of Coatsville, IN, eight grandkids, Daylee Morris and Tyler Collier of Paragould, Hawlee and Allee Morris and Brandon Scott Lee Meeker, all of Harrisburg, Michael Pettit and Renee Pettit of Caraway and Hannah Pettit of Lake City, three great grandkids, Jaycee Lee Collier and Rilee Laine of Paragould, Kenneth Dean Hill of Caraway, and his best friend and working buddy, Kenneth Branum.
Friends may visit Monday, July 8, 2019, from 12-2:00 p.m. at Gregg-Weston Home Chapel. Graveside services will follow at 2: 00 p.m at Harrisburg Memorial Park Cemetery with Brother Ronnie Tackett officiating.
Pall Bearers are Steve Eastin, Bryan Clampit, Adam Lacy, Joe Lacy, Chad lacy, and Rodney Bryant. Honorary Paul bearers are Kenneth Branum, Pete Traynom, Jimmy Doyle, Vicki Winningham, Peggy Wood, Janice Lynn, and Sandra Cooper.