Morris is retired from the Drummond Company with 40 years service. He is currently employed as a sales consultant for a local automobile dealership. He is a member of Jasper's First Baptist Church and the Kiwanis Club. Morris is married to Anita Kitchens Studdard and they have two children; Vicki Shumate and Morris Studdard, Jr. They are also the proud grandparents of Micah Shumate, Kendra Studdard and Gordon Morris Studdard.