Mr Calvin Paul Morales Jr.

April 2, 1947 - February 15, 2019

Calvin Paul Morales Jr was born in Gonzales, LA on April 2, 1947 and passed from this life on February 15, 2019. Services will be held Monday, February 18 at 12 Noon at New Life Apostolic Church, 2226 T V Road, Jackson, MS. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until service time at the church. Burial will follow at 2:00 PM in the Nachez Trace Cemetery on US 51 in Madison. Wilcox Funeral Home, Carthage, MS is in charge of the arrangements. Calvin was a Vietnam veteran who served honorably in the United State Navy and retired from Midland Enterprises and Florida Marine. He was a member of New Life Apostolic Church. He is survived by his wife, Venitta Leveritt, and sons, Nathan Morales and wife Stephanie and Anthony Morales and wife Amanda, his grandsons, Caleb, Quinn, and Ethan, and his only granddaughter, Emily Josey and her husband James. He is also survived by his brothers Roland Morales, Tim Morales, Richard Morales, Robert Hill, and David Hill and sisters Roxane Morales and Diane Simmons, and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Calvin Morales Sr. and mothers Joyce DeBlanc and Learline Morales and sister Pat Templet. Calvin enlisted in the Navy in 1964, and upon discharge found employment in the towboat industry. He worked his way up from a deckhand through the ranks to captain. He worked in this industry for 49 years before retiring in 2017. Calvin enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing and working on his property. He loved his family and his church family. He was a loyal and devoted husband and father, uncle, brother, grandfather and friend. His impact was profound on the people that knew him.