November 10, 1933 — August 18, 2025
Funeral service for Lawana Morris, age 91 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 22, 2025, at Tapp Funeral Home with Al Davis officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Tapp Funeral Home from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Ms. Morris passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, at Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Ennis, Texas
Lawana was born on November 10, 1933, in Mineral Wells, Texas to Alfred and Sarah (Collins) Leach.
She was raised in Dallas, Texas, and lived in Irving, Texas most of her life before moving to Sulphur Springs. Lawana married the love of her life, Marvin Morris in 1950. She worked at City National Bank as a teller for many years. Lawana was awarded “Best Teller” twice in her career. She loved her job and all her customers. Lawana loved cooking and baking for her family. She was always very active in her church, Grace Family Fellowship. Lawana was always ready to spend time with her family and treat them to coffee, apple fritters and Oreos.
Lawana is survived by her daughter, Kathy Nichols (Johnny) of Ennis, Texas; sons, Buddy Morris from Ft. Worth, Texas, and Joe Robert Morris from Sulphur Springs, Texas; grandchildren, Tacy Negrete (Mauricio), Tabitha Harris (Billie), Justin Morris all from Sulphur Springs, Texas and Patsy Earls (Derrick) from California; ten great grandchildren; two sisters, Racheal Campbell from Tyler, Texas, and Elizabeth Dane from Paris, Texas; nieces, Virginia Desbuza of Phoenix, Arizona and Eddie Ray Baiseri of Paris, Texas.
She was preceded in death by husband Marvin Morris; parents: Alfred and Sarah Leach; brothers, Donald Leach and Ronald Leach; sisters, Pat Simpkins (Troy) and Joyce Wruck.
