Lester Walter Morris

October 10, 1917 – December 28, 2003

Lester Walter Morris, 86, of Wichita Falls, died Sunday, December 28, 2003 in Wichita Falls. Funeral services will be conducted 3:00 PM Tuesday, December 30, 2003 in the chapel of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls, Pastor George B. Davis, New Harvest Church, ofciating. Interment will follow in Burburnett Cemetery under the direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home. A son of the late Robert Walter and Delia Moore Morris, Lester was born October 10, 1917 in Durant, Oklahoma. He was a pilot in the Army Air Corp and the Air Force. He graduated in 1944, was a command pilot, and ew B17s. Lester served in World War II, the Korean War, and performed logistics in the Vietnam War. He was a member of the 95th Bomb Group. Lester retired as a Colonel in the United States Air Force. His rst wife, Irene Morris, also preceded him in death in 1990. He is survived by his wife, Pearl Morris of Wichita Falls; two daughters, Tina Whittle and husband Lt. Colonel Richard Whittle of Ft. Meade, Maryland and Peggy Morris of Guthrie, Oklahoma; one stepdaughter, Karen Burdette and husband R.D. Burdette of Burkburnett; one stepson, Gary Stone of Dallas; six grandchildren, Tara Whittle, Walter Eakins, Chris, Kim, Jennifer and Ryan Burdette; one great grandson, Mekhi; and several nephews and cousins. Visitation will begin at 7:00 PM Monday, December 29, 2003 at Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls. For those desiring, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls, New Harvest Church, or the charity of your choice.

Daily Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) - Tuesday, December 30, 2003