Edna Morris

Age 88, passed away after an extended illness on December 6, 2013 in McKinney, Texas. Born February 22, 1925 to Frederick and Hettie May Hicks in Calingiri, Western Australia. Edna is survived by her four children, Susan Kay Rinker, Paul Raymond Morris and wife Carolyn, Carla May Lewis and husband James and Martin Jay Morris and wife Darlene; ten grandchildren, Matthew Rinker and wife Raegan, Amanda Horton and husband Mark, James Lewis II and wife Casey, Daniel Lewis and wife Julie, Carrie Creasy and husband Kyle, Shannon White and husband Joshua, Jason Morris and wife Veronica, Ryan Morris and wife Jessica, Martin Morris and Evan Morris; fourteen great grandchildren, June Horton, Joy Horton, Grace Horton, Kendall Lewis, Gabriel Lewis, Elliana Lewis, Joshua Creasy, Eva Creasy, Olivia Creasy, Madeline Morris, Chloe Morris, Parker Morris, Noah Morris and Mason Morris. Edna was graced with the nickname “Dink” by her father and her name Edna was inspired by a midwife. She grew up in Western Australia with three older sisters and attended school through the 8th grade at which time she began to work in various places. As a young woman, a chance meeting with a handsome sailor would change her life forever and she was married on March 18, 1947. Throughout the years, she was blessed with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and her family became the center of her world. Edna understood the value of family and the precious moments spent with the ones you love and she was an active mother and grandmother who loved to get out and play with the children. Being a mother was the most important job she ever had and in addition to that role she also worked in the small family business. Edna was also a member of the Canton Seventh Day Adventist Church in Canton, Ohio. She had a place in her heart for all of God’s creations including animals, flowers and nature. Edna enjoyed many things in life including traveling, shopping, oil painting, writing poetry and good food. She enjoyed making people laugh and inspired kindness and honesty in everyone who knew her. Edna also held a very close relationship with God and she was a model for the power of prayer and the strength found in faith. Three words that would properly illustrate the life of Edna “Dink” Morris would be Faithful, Fun Filled and Successful. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 1:00 pm at Stonebriar Funeral Home located at 10375 Preston Road in Frisco, TX 75034. Pastor Paul Hunt, Ph D will officiate the service and Matt Rinker, James Lewis II, Daniel Lewis, Kyle Creasy, Mark Horton and Jeff Smeltzer will serve as pallbearers. A graveside service and interment will follow the service at Preston Bend Cemetery in Pottsboro, Texas.

A house is just a building

We come to, whence we roam

But love can make it “special”

And then we call it Home.

- Edna Morris