Kathy Sue Morriss, age 79, of Springfield, MO, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2023. Kathy was born to Russell and Catherine Browe on September 17, 1943, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City and received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education from Austin College and East Texas State University. Kathy was united inContinue Reading
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Kathy Sue Morriss, age 79, of Springfield, MO, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2023. Kathy was born to Russell and Catherine Browe on September 17, 1943, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City and received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education from Austin College and East Texas State University. Kathy was united in marriage to R. Todd Morriss on July 6, 1968, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Kathy was employed in Financial Aid for Cox College and then later with Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority. When not working, she enjoyed traveling especially to visit friends, volunteering with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, singing in the church choir, gardening and enjoying good wine. Nothing, however, brought her more fulfillment than spending time with her 4 grandkids. Kathy will be remembered as a wonderfully warm and caring person with a big heart and passion for improving the lives of those around her. She was often described by others as a wonderful, sweet, joyful, and kind person that lived life to the fullest and was a blessing in the lives of those she knew and helped. Kathy leaves behind a legacy of well-raised sons and grandkids, countless students that she helped in her Financial Aid career and numerous homes rebuilt in her PDA work.
Kathy was preceded in death by her loving husband, R. Todd Morriss, her parents, Russell and Catherine Browe; and her sisters Betty Robinson and Dorothy Bullard.
She is survived by two sons, Jason Robert Morriss and wife Sarah, and Casey Patrick Morriss and wife Amy; four grandchildren, Rainen, Zoe, Josiah, and Aiden; her sister Charlene Pinkston and husband Ken; and a host of family and friends.
A celebration of Kathy’s life will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1900 E. Barataria Street, Springfield, Missouri 65804.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ashley House – Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services, or Trinity Presbyterian Church. Services have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home South.
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