Cynthia Ann Morse

away December 8, 2016, in Talladega, Alabama, at the age of 61.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John Franklin Daniel and

Cecil Jean (Brown) White; her brother John Daniel Jr.; and her

grandparents, J. Frank and Hazel M. Brown, and Thomas E. and

Mathilda Daniel.

Following her birth in Murray, Kentucky, Cynthia spent much of her

childhood in California and Texas and most of her adult life in

Missouri. She was creative, funny, intelligent, and witty and had a

great sense of style in addition to an incredible memory. Cynthia

enjoyed musical theatre and art, and particularly liked working with

pastels. She was a loving sister and aunt, a loyal friend, and an

extremely generous individual. Cynthia will be sorely missed by her

family and friends.

Survivors include Cynthia’s sisters, Susan Gooch (Don “Goosey”) of

Forney, Texas, and Brenda Blackstock (Silas) of Tuscaloosa,

Alabama; her brothers, John E. Daniel of Lebanon, Tennessee, and

James W. Daniel of Nashville, Tennessee; her nephews and nieces,

Thomas, Amber, Sarah, and Bethany Gooch and Christopher and

Daniel Blackstock; their partners; and 10 great nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at

Nunnelee Funeral Home in Sikeston, Missouri. Visitation is from

12pm to 1pm, followed by a 1pm service in the chapel, and a brief

graveside service at Catholic Calvary Cemetery in Charleston,

Missouri.Arrangements under the direction of Nunnelee Funeral Chapel, Sikeston, MO.