James Joseph Morris, III

Wevertown, NY- James Joseph Morris, III, born February 5, 1943, died July 28, 2025, at home, in Wevertown, NY, surrounded by family. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, to Jane Covert O'Brien Morris and Erwin Francis Morris, I. He was 82 years old. He had many jobs and adventures, including winning several lawsuits to get the Adirondack Park Agency to approve his non-jurisdictional subdivision for his children and future grandchildren. But there were two things he was most proud of: being a husband and father. He married Joan Patricia Byrnes on December 16, 1967, in Forest Hills, NY. They were married 57-1/2 years. Together they had ten children, James Joseph Morris, IV (Debbie Jean Balter), Kayleen Ellen Campion (Mark Edward), Jeanne Catherine Bohan, Erin Patricia Feliz-Morris (Manny), Kelley Anne Morris-Millington (Earl Calvin), Megan Elizabeth Morris, Erwin Francis Morris, II (Rebecca Carrie Bailey), Joseph Patrick Morris (Ronda Ehntholt), Courtney Lynne Millington (Derek Rael), Jane Covert Morris, II (Salutatorian 2005 Johnsburg Central School). He was very proud of his twenty-three grandchildren, Timothy Brendan Bohan, Shannon Jeanne Bohan, Sarah Elizabeth Morris, Liam Patrick Campion, Victoria Lynn Anderson, Sabrina Marie Bohan, James Joseph Morris V, (Valedictorian 2017 Johnsburg Central School), Kayleen Jane Campion, Kevin William Bohan, Lynden O'Brien Millington, Bridget Mary Campion, Daphne Lynne Millington, Ryan Padraic Morris, Gage Michael Morris, Julia Grace Morris (Valedictorian 2023 Johnsburg Central School), Aidan Mikael Millington (Salutatorian 2023 Johnsburg Central School), Stephen Joseph Millington, Colin Patrick Morris, Reagan Denise Morris, Vidal Erwin Feliz-Morris, Emmanuel Legend Feliz-Morris, Erin Reilly Feliz-Morris and Finnegan Joseph Morris. The wake is held at Baker Funeral Home, 11 Lafayette Street, Queensbury, NY (518-761-9303) from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on August 1, 2025. Jim expressed profound gratitude for all the help given to him in his final days by his three daughters Kelley, Megan, and Jane, especially Megan. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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