A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, with the
Rev. Jeffrey G. Laible officiating. Burial will be
in Lucas Chapel Cemetery, rural Lincoln.
Mrs. Morris was an elementary teacher for
District 27 for 30 years.
She was born Jan. 17, 1939, in Lincoln. Her
parents were Stephen A. and Edna Sparks Power. She
married Richard Morris in 1962.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Mark
(and Donna) Morris of Lincoln and Rick (and Kelly)
Morris of Los Angeles, Calif., three grandchildren,
Alyssa, Alexis and Zach; and one brother, Stephen A.
(and Pat) Power of Granger, Ind.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church
and the Illinois Retired Teachers’ Association.
She graduated from Lincoln Community High School
and Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa.
She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and
a good friend to all who knew her.
Memorials may be made to the Sweet Pea Foundation
or Holy Family Catholic Church.
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