Dorothy Reese Morrison

Dorothy Louise Reese Morrison, age 88, passed away on December 13, 2019. A Mississippi native, Dorothy was born to the late Otis Ray Reese and Jewette Marie Mulkey Reese on September 26, 1931. She is preceded in death by her husband, Herbert “Earl” Morrison, Jr.; her sister, Yvonne Marie Reese Moossy; and her brother, James “Jimmy” Otis Reese, Jr.

Dorothy is survived by her daughters, Patricia Morrison Fuqua (William “Bill”) and Peggy Morrison Howell (Edwin “Eddie”); her grandchildren, Aimee Fuqua Menard, Brennon Jarrett Fuqua (Juliana), Chad Edwin Howell (Michaela) and Scott Matthew Howell (Christine); great-grandchildren, Rylee Nicole Menard, Brice Edwin Howell, Gavin Michael Howell, Alyssa Janice Howell and Abel Matthew Howell; her siblings, Mary Geneva Reese Hicks, Alice Sue Reese and Willie Arnold Reese; and her very dear friend, Hiram Skaggs.

Dorothy, born in Magnolia, Ms moved to Franklinton, La when she was 9. She was very active in school and won State in basketball. She went to Southeastern, La where she won popularity and scholastic honors, married Earl and moved to Air Force bases in Denver then El Paso. They moved to Houston and then to New Orleans where they raised their two daughters. Dorothy worked as a Nursery School Teacher at the JewiOsh Community Center, Munholland Methodist School and St Charles Avenue Presbyterian. She instructed many floor/water exercise classes. Her hobbies were reading, sewing, journaling, crafts, bridge, golf, Elder Hostal and yearly sister trips. Dorothy was a member of the PEO Sisterhood (Philanthropic Education Organization), Daughters of American Revolution (DAR), Daughters of the Confederacy, book clubs and was an Elder in the Diamondhead Community Church.

A Celebration of Life event will be held for family and friends on Saturday, January 18th from 12:30 – 3:30 at the Fleur de Lis Event Center at 1645 N. Causeway Blvd, Mandeville, La 70471.