WILDWOOD, Fla. – Charles Warman Morris Jr., 79, died August 13, 2022 in Wildwood, Fla. He was born June 10, 1943, in Washington, D.C., to Roberta Ann Morris (Purks) and Charles W. Morris.

“Charlie” graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in civil engineering. He was a longtime resident of Jefferson, Maine. He was employed by the Maine Department of Transportation until his retirement in 2006.

Charlie will be remembered as the “life of the party,” always engaging people in conversations. He loved to sing, dance and flirt.

Charlie’s happiest times were being outdoors and active and he often camped with his best friend Bill Ralston, of Hurdle Mills, N.C., going on long distance bicycle road trips. He also enjoyed bombing between Florida and Maine in his camper visiting with family and friends, often with his cat Tiger at his side. He liked to camp, swim, kayak and even tried zip lining late in his life. He spent long hours in his workshop in Maine and was a master furniture builder and refinisher. He crafted stunning wreaths from Maine balsam firs to give to family and friends back in his home state of Virginia every Christmas.

He took his daughters camping in some of the most beautiful spots in Maine.

He loved to laugh and joke and loved pastries as big as his head. And he was known to waitresses and bakeries across the state.

After retiring to Florida he visited many friends back in Maine, including his first wife and mother of his daughters, Linda Davis and her husband Richard DeVries.

He spent many happy years with his true companion the late Diane Sturtevant, and her son Andy.

He is survived by his daughters; Britt Morris and her spouse Keith Edwards of Richmond, Maine and Sarah Morris and her spouse James Mattson, of Washington State; father T. Weldon Carlton, brother Richard Carlton and his spouse Maria all of Pinehurst, N.C.; nieces Jenny Carlton Kemp of Orangeburg, S.C., and Kristin Garces de Marcilla of Miami, Fla., and nephew Aaron Palbicke of Rock Hill, S.C.; cousins Becky Campagna of Boca Raton, Fla., Nadine Bivins of Henrico, Va., Edwin Weiss of Franklin, Va., Charlotte Pryor of Scarborough, Maine., Ralph Pryor of Land ‘O Lakes, Fla., Robert Pryor of Upper Marlboro, Md.; great aunt Henderson “Hennie” Foster of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; and his dear friend Judy Nickerson of Wildwood, Fla.

He was predeceased by his mother Roberta Ann Carlton, his father Charles Sr., killed in WWII in 1944, and his beloved aunt Margaret Morris Pryor.

No funeral service is planned.

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