Billy Dean “Bill” Morris, 71, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015.
Service: 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, at Biggers Funeral Chapel.
Burial with military honors: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.
Visitation: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Vitas Hospice, 6100 Western Place #800, Fort Worth, Texas 76107; or Metropolitan Baptist Church Mission Fund, 6051 Azle Ave., Lake Worth, Texas 76135.
Bill was born April 5, 1943, in Westville, Oklahoma, to Benton and Nina Morris. He graduated in June 1961 from ElDorado High School in Placerville, California. Bill served in the U.S. Air Force and retired from Bell Helicopter in 2003 after 30 years of service. He married Raye Holcomb on June 5, 1965, in Munday and had moved to the Fort Worth area in January 1966. He was a proud member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and had lovingly donated a kidney to his wife 15 years ago.
Survivors: His loving wife of 49 years, Raye; sister, Betty Page; brother, Lonnie Morris; special friends, E.J. and Felix; four nieces and one nephew in Oklahoma.