Thelma Louise (Pippins) Morris

Thelma Louise (Pippins) Morris, age 82 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016 at St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital. Services are planned for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Asher, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma.   Pastor Dale Griffith will officiate. Burial will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Quinton City Cemetery in Quinton, Oklahoma.  Pallbearers are Justin Morris, Brandon Morris, Clyde Morris, Korey Hokett, Jack Coker, and James Thomason. Thelma was born January 10, 1934 in Russellville, Oklahoma, to Jessie Clarence Pippins and Lillie Gladys (Smith) Pippins.  She graduated from Quinton High School, and she attended college in Finley, Oklahoma.  Thelma married Bobby Joe Morris May 21, 1955 in Oklahoma City at the Church of God.  She worked as a bookkeeper for two department stores, and Bobby worked for Tinker Air Force Base for 21 years.  They were married for 59 years before he passed away October 30, 2014. Thelma is survived by two sons, Mark Morris of Norman, Oklahoma, and Ronald Morris of Asher, Oklahoma; one brother, J. D. Pippins of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Lillie Pippins; her husband, Bobby Joe Morris; one son, Kevin Morris; two brothers, Elery Harold Pippins and Dource Pippins; and one granddaughter, Amy Digison. Funeral Information: January 20, 2016, 10:30 AM First Baptist Church of Asher, Oklahoma under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849