MITCHELL Mary Lou Morris, 82, Mitchell, passed away at 6:24 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford.
Born December 28, 1926, in Mitchell, she was the daughter of Jesse and Cecelia (Routh) Melvin. She married Rex Morris December 15, 1944.
Mary Lou was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Baptist Church.
Surviving: husband,
Rex Morris, Mitchell
daughters,
Judith Ann Tanksley and husband, Kenneth, Mitchell
Janet Elaine Cord and husband, Jim, Tolono, Illinois
grandchildren,
Bryan Scott Tanksley, Jessica Ann Stewart, Jennifer Lynne Renteria, and Allison Marie Holladay
4 great grandchildren
sisters,
Ruth Isom, Mitchell
Lois Root, Orleans
Her parents; sisters, Edith Deweese, Elva Russell, and Lorena Elrod; and brothers, Noble, Roscoe, and Willard Melvin, preceded her in death.
Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 14, at Liberty Baptist Church with Rev. Wade Judy officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Baptist Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at Chastain Funeral Home and from 10:00 a.m. until the service on Friday at the church.
Memorial Gifts: Liberty Baptist Church