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Berniece (Houk) Morris

April 19, 1926 ~ January 15, 2003

Funeral services for Berniece Morris, 76, Burlington, Kansas, were held on January 18, 2003 at the United Methodist Church in Burlington, Kansas, with burial in Graceland Cemetery in Burlington, Kansas under the direction of Jones Funeral Home, Burlington, Kansas.

Berniece was born April 19, 1926 in Colony, Oklahoma to William Nelson and Lillie Mae Motley Houk. She passed away on January 15, 2003 at her home in Burlington, Kansas.

She was raised in the Colony, Oklahoma area and graduated from high school at Cowden, Oklahoma. On February 20, 1945, she was married to B.A. Morris at San Bernardino, California, where he was stationed in the Navy.

Following his discharge they returned to Oklahoma for a short time before moving to Kansas in 1947. They lived in the Chanute area for many years.

Berniece attended Neosho County Junior College for 2 years. She served as executive for the Chanute Chapter of the Red Cross for several years. She and her husband moved to Burlington in 1999.

At Chanute, she was a longtime member of Otterbein United Methodist Church where she was an active in many areas. She transferred her membership to the Burlington United Methodist Church in 2001. When her children were young, she served as a youth group leader at the church and was also a Cub Scout leader.

Survivors include her husband, B.A. Morris, Burlington, Kansas; two sons, Gene Morris, Nacagdoches, Texas, Charles Morris, Burlington, Kansas; one daughter, Sheila Holloway, Redding, Pennsylvania; 10 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren; 3 sisters, Lucille Duncan, Chula Vista, California, Letha Wells, Lookeba, Oklahoma, and Pauline Phillips, Long Beach, California.

She was preceded in death by a son, Richard Deral Morris and several brothers and sisters.

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