Susan F. Morris

A Memorial Service celebrating Susan F. Morris, 76, Lawrence, will be held at 1:00pm on Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1101 Vermont, in Lawrence, with reception to follow at Merchant on Massachusetts Street. She died Thursday, October 8, 2015, at her home.
Susan was born July 26, 1939, and grew up with her older brother Robert in Leawood, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Helen Gibbs Nelson. She was proud to receive her bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the University of Kansas and was a working Registered Nurse most of her adult life, continuing after retirement to provide volunteer service at Healthcare Access in Lawrence until her unexpected passing.
Susan married the love of her life, Galen Z. Morris, in 1962 and together they made a wonderful life, making a home and raising a family in Salina, Kansas, until Galen’s death in August of 1991. After moving to Lawrence in 1993, Susan embraced a new life making great friends, nursing at Brandon Woods in Lawrence and Alterra Sterling House in Topeka, Kansas, doing volunteer work and traveling around the world with friends and family. She is survived by her two best friends, sons Fred N. Morris of Stuyvesant, New York and Jeff D. Morris, of Kansas City, Missouri, and her daughter-in-law Mary and two grandchildren, Gibbs Morris and Evelyn Morris, who filled her heart and made her so proud to be “Granny Sue.” She is also survived by many friends who she accepted into the family of her heart.
Susan lived a life of action and purpose. She loved her country life near Salina, her dachshunds, working in her yard, the smell and look of a mowed lawn and her daily Jumble. She lived for meaningful times with her many friends, visits to Fred at his farm in New York State, time with her grandchildren, fishing at her family cabin and the adventures of daily life.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made directly to Health Care Access Clinic in Lawrence (www.healthcareaccess.org) or the Lawrence Humane Society (www.lawrencehumane.org).
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