Jerry Wade Morris

Jerry Wade Morris, 72, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in Clarendon.

Services were held on Thursday, June 6, 2013, in the First Baptist Church in Clarendon with Rev. Matthew Stidham and Rev. Bill Hodges, officiating.

Burial with Texas DPS Honors followed in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.

Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Jerry was born June 16, 1940, in Post to Dillard and Wanda Morris. He married Lois Hodges on December 13, 1961, in Post. He had been a State Trooper through Texas Department of Public Safety for 31 years prior to his retirement. He had been a resident of Clarendon since 1977. He was a member of the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department and received Firefighter of the Year in 2006. He was a Board member for the Clarendon Housing Authority and a member of the First Assembly of God in Clarendon. Jerry also loved to ride his scooter around town on most days.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife, Lois Morris of Clarendon; a son, Jerry Wade Morris, Jr. of Clarendon; a daughter, Mindy Choate of Plainview; a brother, Jack Morris of Post; a sister, Shelia Melton of Post; 3 grandchildren, Camille Blackmon of Happy, Cade Choate of Plainview, and Tyler Morris of Amarillo; 3 great grandsons, Joey, Jarrod and Vinny; and a great granddaughter, Paisley Bruegel.

The family request memorials be sent to the Snack Pak 4 Kids / 701 Park Place Ave. / Amarillo, Texas 79101 or High Plains Food Bank / PO Box 31803 / Amarillo, Texas 79120.