Loice Marie Morris Helgren, 95, of Austin, Texas passed away on February 15, 2017. She was born in Jonah, Texas to Anderson Fambrue Morris and Mary Lessie Mitchell on February 9, 1922. Marie married Wesley Leonard Helgren, Jr. on September 9, 1944. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Leonard, brothers Elmer, S. L., Douglas, Wallace, and sister, Ary.
She is survived by sisters Margie Hamilton, Lavern Bizzell, and Barbara Jean Gunn; daughter, Janette Gail Preusse, son, James Wesley Helgren, wife, Brenda, and granddaughter Anne Marie.
Her family was all-important to her. She was an active member of Grace United Methodist Church in Austin most of her life, serving as a Sunday School teacher and member of the Grace Methodist Quilters.
Friends are cordially invited to a Visitation with family and friends from 6-8 p.m., Monday, February 20, 2017, at Cook-Walden Capital Parks in Pflugerville, Texas. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at Cook-Walden Capital Parks in Pflugerville, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Marie's honor to Communities in Schools of South Central Texas, 161 S. Castell Ave., New Braunfels, TX 78130; or online at http://www.cis-sct.org/give/giving-opportunities/ .
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