John Angus Morrison passed away at the age of 80 on the morning of February 11th, 2010, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Gainesville, FL. A lifelong Florida resident, who lived most of his life in Dunnellon, FL, John was known to friends and family as "Mr. Johnny." John operated his own successful timber harvest company in the Dunnellon area for many years. He was also employed for over forty years by the Goethe Lumber Company of Dunnellon, FL, as timberlands manager. John was a patriot who bravely served his country during the Korean War as a combat soldier in the U.S. Marine Corps. John has been formally retired for over 10 years. He has enjoyed his free time since retirement gardening and helping raise his grandchildren. Mr. Johnny was a skillful and accomplished outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and just being in the wilds of Florida. There were few things he enjoyed more than listening to his hounds howling in pursuit of an elusive buck in the Florida hammocks and pine flatwoods, or hearing an old Osceola spring gobbler's response reverberate across a cypress swamp in reply to his call. Most of all, Mr. Johnny enjoyed his family and his many friends who visited him regularly at his "empire." He resided on several acres of rural property just outside of Dunnellon in Citrus County. Mr. Johnny's front door was always open. Nearly endless conversation awaited anyone who entered his home. He will be truly missed by those who survive him, including his wife Ruby, his sisters Alma Dyjack of Panama City, Florida, and Sue Richardson of Crystal River, his son John W. Morrison of Dunnellon, his daughter Angie Shashy of Ocala, his daughter Karen Holt of Dunnellon, stepson Jesse Chesterfield of Dunnellon, step-grandchildren Brianna and Tyler Chesterfield of Dunnellon, granddaughter Colby Morrison and great-granddaughter Kylie Morrison of Ocala grandson Kyle Morrison of Lake Weir, grandson Charles Holt of Dunnellon, granddaughter Kayla Holt of Citrus Springs, and grandsons Benjamin and Daniel Shashy of Ocala.A visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, from 5 to 7:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Inglis where a funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Bobby Thompson officiating. Interment will follow at the Dunnellon Cemetery in Dunnellon, FL, with military honors conducted by the American Legion Post 155 Crystal River, FL. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River, FL.