Arcadia Lynn “Katy” MORRIS

1948 - 2025  (77 years)

• Name	Arcadia Lynn “Katy” MORRIS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	1948	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina ARCADIA "KATY" LYNN MORRIS GREENAWALT Posted Monday, May 5, 2025 5:00 am Arcadia “Katy” Lynn Morris Greenawalt, 77, wife of retired Lt. Col. USAF Rodgers Kenyon Greenawalt, died Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Everett Lee Morris (Carolyn) and Arvis Lauren Stewart Morris. Katy met Rodgers the summer of 1965 in Maryland, where they fell in love and married on June 17, 1967. She was an active and dedicated military wife for 24 years. Mrs. Greenawalt was a member of Sumter Methodist Church. She was active and taught Sunday school at Trinity United Methodist Church for over 30 years. Mrs. Greenawalt was active in the community, serving on the Sumter Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, director of Bethel Baptist Preschool and Kindergarten and the founding executive director of Sumter United Ministries. For her service and love for the Sumter community, she was awarded the Order of the Silver Crescent in 2005 from Gov. Sanford. She attended the University of Maryland and was a lifetime learner and passionate about art, music, floral design, cake decorating and anything else she was curious about. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Lauren Noble (Ron); a son, Rodgers K. Greenawalt Jr. (Daniele); two brothers, Lee Morris (Marilyn) and Mike Morris (Mary); five grandchildren, Peyton Newman (Tyler), Melanie Noble, Amy Noble, Emma Greenawalt and Allie Noble; a brother-in-law, Mike Buchholz; as well as a number of beloved nieces, nephews and other special relatives. She was preceded in death by a sister, Melanie Buchholz, a brother, John Riley Morris, along with many special family members and close friends. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 12, 2025, in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Bouknight officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2025, in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sumter Methodist Church, c/o Gwen McElveen, 50 Mere Ct., Sumter, SC 29150 or to Sumter United Ministries, PO Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151. Online condolences may be left at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 775-9386. ARCADIA "KATY" LYNN MORRIS GREENAWALT Posted Monday, May 5, 2025 5:00 am Arcadia “Katy” Lynn Morris Greenawalt, 77, wife of retired Lt. Col. USAF Rodgers Kenyon Greenawalt, died Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Everett Lee Morris (Carolyn) and Arvis Lauren Stewart Morris. Katy met Rodgers the summer of 1965 in Maryland, where they fell in love and married on June 17, 1967. She was an active and dedicated military wife for 24 years. Mrs. Greenawalt was a member of Sumter Methodist Church. She was active and taught Sunday school at Trinity United Methodist Church for over 30 years. Mrs. Greenawalt was active in the community, serving on the Sumter Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, director of Bethel Baptist Preschool and Kindergarten and the founding executive director of Sumter United Ministries. For her service and love for the Sumter community, she was awarded the Order of the Silver Crescent in 2005 from Gov. Sanford. She attended the University of Maryland and was a lifetime learner and passionate about art, music, floral design, cake decorating and anything else she was curious about. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Lauren Noble (Ron); a son, Rodgers K. Greenawalt Jr. (Daniele); two brothers, Lee Morris (Marilyn) and Mike Morris (Mary); five grandchildren, Peyton Newman (Tyler), Melanie Noble, Amy Noble, Emma Greenawalt and Allie Noble; a brother-in-law, Mike Buchholz; as well as a number of beloved nieces, nephews and other special relatives. She was preceded in death by a sister, Melanie Buchholz, a brother, John Riley Morris, along with many special family members and close friends. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 12, 2025, in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Bouknight officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2025, in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sumter Methodist Church, c/o Gwen McElveen, 50 Mere Ct., Sumter, SC 29150 or to Sumter United Ministries, PO Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151. Online condolences may be left at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 775-9386.  [1, 6, 8, 9]
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina ARCADIA "KATY" LYNN MORRIS GREENAWALT Posted Monday, May 5, 2025 5:00 am Arcadia “Katy” Lynn Morris Greenawalt, 77, wife of retired Lt. Col. USAF Rodgers Kenyon Greenawalt, died Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Everett Lee Morris (Carolyn) and Arvis Lauren Stewart Morris. Katy met Rodgers the summer of 1965 in Maryland, where they fell in love and married on June 17, 1967. She was an active and dedicated military wife for 24 years. Mrs. Greenawalt was a member of Sumter Methodist Church. She was active and taught Sunday school at Trinity United Methodist Church for over 30 years. Mrs. Greenawalt was active in the community, serving on the Sumter Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, director of Bethel Baptist Preschool and Kindergarten and the founding executive director of Sumter United Ministries. For her service and love for the Sumter community, she was awarded the Order of the Silver Crescent in 2005 from Gov. Sanford. She attended the University of Maryland and was a lifetime learner and passionate about art, music, floral design, cake decorating and anything else she was curious about. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Lauren Noble (Ron); a son, Rodgers K. Greenawalt Jr. (Daniele); two brothers, Lee Morris (Marilyn) and Mike Morris (Mary); five grandchildren, Peyton Newman (Tyler), Melanie Noble, Amy Noble, Emma Greenawalt and Allie Noble; a brother-in-law, Mike Buchholz; as well as a number of beloved nieces, nephews and other special relatives. She was preceded in death by a sister, Melanie Buchholz, a brother, John Riley Morris, along with many special family members and close friends. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 12, 2025, in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Bouknight officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2025, in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sumter Methodist Church, c/o Gwen McElveen, 50 Mere Ct., Sumter, SC 29150 or to Sumter United Ministries, PO Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151. Online condolences may be left at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 775-9386. ARCADIA "KATY" LYNN MORRIS GREENAWALT Posted Monday, May 5, 2025 5:00 am Arcadia “Katy” Lynn Morris Greenawalt, 77, wife of retired Lt. Col. USAF Rodgers Kenyon Greenawalt, died Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Everett Lee Morris (Carolyn) and Arvis Lauren Stewart Morris. Katy met Rodgers the summer of 1965 in Maryland, where they fell in love and married on June 17, 1967. She was an active and dedicated military wife for 24 years. Mrs. Greenawalt was a member of Sumter Methodist Church. She was active and taught Sunday school at Trinity United Methodist Church for over 30 years. Mrs. Greenawalt was active in the community, serving on the Sumter Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, director of Bethel Baptist Preschool and Kindergarten and the founding executive director of Sumter United Ministries. For her service and love for the Sumter community, she was awarded the Order of the Silver Crescent in 2005 from Gov. Sanford. She attended the University of Maryland and was a lifetime learner and passionate about art, music, floral design, cake decorating and anything else she was curious about. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Lauren Noble (Ron); a son, Rodgers K. Greenawalt Jr. (Daniele); two brothers, Lee Morris (Marilyn) and Mike Morris (Mary); five grandchildren, Peyton Newman (Tyler), Melanie Noble, Amy Noble, Emma Greenawalt and Allie Noble; a brother-in-law, Mike Buchholz; as well as a number of beloved nieces, nephews and other special relatives. She was preceded in death by a sister, Melanie Buchholz, a brother, John Riley Morris, along with many special family members and close friends. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 12, 2025, in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Bouknight officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2025, in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sumter Methodist Church, c/o Gwen McElveen, 50 Mere Ct., Sumter, SC 29150 or to Sumter United Ministries, PO Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151. Online condolences may be left at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 775-9386.
  Occupation	Executive Director Church Ministries  [4]
  Occupation	Executive Director Church Ministries  [4]
  _UID	FBAF49CB6ED44B02807ADB419474F731930A
  _UID	FBAF49CB6ED44B02807ADB419474F731930A
  Death	3 May 2025	Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	12 May 2025	Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Fort Jackson, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina   [8]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I218310	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Everett Lee MORRIS, Jr.,   b. 26 May 1928, Popular Bluff, Missouri d. 18 Jul 2015 (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Arvis Lauren STEWART
  _UID	0E4C1EF32BA4471181130E8D82E2D3DAD28E
  _UID	0E4C1EF32BA4471181130E8D82E2D3DAD28E
  Family ID	F147830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Lauren GREENAWALT   2. Rodgers Kenyon GREENAWALT, Jr.
  Family ID	F147829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S9938] John Riley Morris. [S9999] Interview with Rodgers Kenyon Greenawalt. [S10137] Greenawalt to speak at Genealogical Society. [S10001] . [S14223] ‘Alone, unarmed and unafraid’. [S22867] Everett Lee Morris. [S28137] . [S32591] Arcadia Lynn Morris Greenawalt. [S32764] Arcadia “Katy’ Lynn Morris Greenawalt - Katy Greenawalt’s legacy live on in the details.