Shirley Dorlene Lefevre Morris

Shirley was born to Earl Phelix and Wilma Faye Short Lefevre on March 7, 1938 in Humble, TX. She married her beloved and wonderful husband Billy Joe on September 1, 1956 at St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Odessa, TX. They were married for 56 years. God gave Billy Joe and Shirley three precious sons, Larry Don, Garry Dewayne and Barry Dean.

Shirley graduated from Odessa High School in 1956. As a Junior and Senior at Odessa High she worked as a co-op student at Retail Merchants Assoc. After her children were in school she went to work for the City of Odessa Water Dept where she worked for a number of years. She then worked in the office of Gibson’s Distribution Center.

In 1985 Shirley started working for Odessa 66 Credit Union and retired from there, in 2000.

Welcoming Shirley to the Lord’s house will be her parents Earl and Wilma Lefevre, her precious grandson, Gabriel Dean Morris, her maternal and paternal grandparents, along with Billy Joe’s mom and dad, Merle and Dorothy Morris, great granddaughter Caroline Morris and sisters-in-law Janet Bates Lefevre and Faye Marie Morris.

Shirley is survived by her husband Billy Joe Morris, sons and spouses, Larry Don and Susan, Garry Dewayne and Melissa and Barry Dean and partner Tom Garcia. Grandchildren, Leland and wife Brooke Morris, Alisha and husband Algot Preston, Lindsey Morris, as well as nephew, Kyle and wife Kate Spragins and niece, Kelli Spragins, who she considered her grandchildren. Shirley is also survived by five great grandchildren, Avery and Emerson Preston, Savannah Morris, Cooper and Harrison Morris. Honorary great grandchild, Reese Spragins. Shirley’s sister, Linda and husband Bob Spragins. Shirley’s brother Jerry D. Lefevre and wife Juanell. Nephews, Jerry Don Lefevre II, Terry Lefevre, and niece Danielle Lefevre. Brother-in-law, Jack Morris.

Shirley was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt. She most treasured time spent together with her loving family and road trips in the motor home to Branson, Missouri with her beloved Bill. She was also extremely appreciative and loved all her doctors, nurses and caregivers. The family expresses a special thanks to Dr. Amanullah Kahn and his Physician’s Assistant, Mary Kippa and Fran Cascio her wonderful chemo nurse, for their love and care for 26 years.

Visitation will be Thursday, April 25th from 6-8 pm at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Friday, April 26th also at the funeral home with interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to www.MADD.org or Methodist Children’s Home 1111 Herring Ave Waco, TX 76708.

Services are entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.

Take Me Home

God looked around HIS garden,

and found an empty place.

He then looked down upon the earth,

And saw your tired face.

He put his arms around you,

and lifted you to rest.

God’s garden must be beautiful,

He always takes the best.

He knew that you were suffering, He knew that you were in pain, He knew that

you would never get well on earth again.

He saw the road was getting rough,

and the hills were hard to climb, so He closed your weary eyelids and whispered

“Peace be thine.”

It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn’t go alone.

For part of us went with you, the day God called you home…