Morris E. Cornell, 75, passed away peacefully at his home in Kentland on January 11, 2010. Morris was raised in Veedersburg, Indiana. He graduated from Veedersburg High School in 1952 and was further educated at Jordan College of Music, Butler University where he earned his B.S. degree. He then attended the University of Minnesota with a Wall Street Journal Fellowship receiving a Masters of Fine Arts degree. "Mr. C" was one of the most beloved teachers in Newton County. He began his teaching career in Fowler before moving to Kentland to teach Art and Drama at A.J. Kent High School and Kentland Grade School. When the consolidation of South Newton High School in 1967 began, his lifelong passion for theater emerged. Morris formed and organized the legendary South Newton Production Company. With the help and hard work of students and adults alike, his direction of Broadway musicals and dramas rivaled the quality of any big city production. One of the amazing gifts Morris had was to develop the hidden talent of many eager students and adults who had never before been on stage. Mr. C will be greatly missed by is students, friends and his family. He will be remembered for the many lives he enriched, the culture he brought to this small Indiana farming community and most of all, his wonderful, infectious laughter. Morris is survived by two brothers; Larry Holland and Michael(Lori)Cornell, three sisters; Patty(Norman)Swagler, Merry(Harold)Underhill Marti(LaRue)Courtney and many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his close friends; Ann Petrich, Frances Kresler, Lois Constable and Jerry and Sarah Modjeski. Morris was preceded in death by his parents; Harold E. Holland and Dorothy Cornell Holland, his brother Charles D. Holland, his sisters; Constance Deere and Prudence Patton and his dear friend John J. Yost. A celebration of Morris's life will be held on April 10, 2010 at the Trinity United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. CST in Kentland. A gathering of family and friends will continue the celebration at The Colonial Inn at 5:30 p.m. CST.