Vander L. Morris

Published 2:21 pm Wednesday, October 3, 2018

By Holley Cochran

Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, at North Pleasant Hill M. B. Church, New Hebron, Mississippi for Mr. Vander LaPatrick Morris, 41, who died Sat- urday, Sept. 22, 2018, at Lawrence County Hospi- tal, Monticello.

Rev. Moses Johnson of- ficiating with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funer- al Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Vander L. Mor- ris was born to Kenith Dampier and Detra Mor- ris Fortenberry. He was a member of North Pleas- ant Hill M. B. Church and was a Mason.

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He graduated from Law- rence County High School in 1993 and attended Co- piah Lincoln Community College. He had a career in offshore drilling before his illness.

Mr. Morris loved at- tending events at the race- track and fellowship with family and friends. He married his high school sweetheart, Dr. Lawanda McDuffery-Morris, who preceded him in death; to this union, one child was born, Jordyne Nicole Morris.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Clention and Shellie Mor- ris and Clarence Dampier.

Mr. Morris is survived by daughters, Jordyne Morris of Hattiesburg; Kierra (William) Wade of Hazlehurst; mother, Detra (Frederick) Fortenberry of New Hebron; father Ken- ith (Mary) Dampier of Jackson; maternal grand- mother, Iola Armstrong

of New Hebron; brothers, Frederick Fortenberry of Newport News, Virginia, Tony Fortenberry of New Hebron, Carlos Adams of North Carolina, Eric (Yo- landa) Dampier of Jackson and Patrick Drummond of Terry; sister, Latonya Fortenberry of New He- bron; Monique Duckwoth of Mt. Olive, Sanqierra Dampier of Jackson and Kierra Dampier of Dallas, Texas and three grand- children; mother and father-in-law, Philemon and Gayness McDuffey; special friend, Tammie McGowan and many oth- er relatives and friends.

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