Morris, Thomas Edward 
  	
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Thomas Edward "Eddie" Morris, 62, passed away 
on December 11, 2006, at his home in Longview, Texas. He lost 
his battle with cancer with his family and friends at his side. 
Mr. Morris was born September 25, 1944, in Columbia, Tennessee. 
He was about one year old when his family moved to Texas, where 
he was raised. Most people who knew Mr. Morris would agree he 
was one of the most honest, most stubborn, and most opinionated 
men they had ever met. But, they would also agree he loved his 
family with all his heart and soul, and was one of the best men 
you would ever meet. His wife was everything to him; his love, 
his best friend, his confidant, his glory. Where you saw one, 
you saw the other, from the first thing in the morning when they 
shared their first Dr. Pepper, until they went to bed at night. 
He was so proud of his children, Kim and Steve. Steve was always 
able to make him laugh, and they loved to watch football together. 
Kim was always "his baby girl," and the two of them spent many 
nights just sitting and chatting. Kim and Steve have always laughed 
about how they could always talk openly to "Steady Eddie." More 
than 33 years ago when his wife's sister passed away and left four 
daughters, he freely opened his heart, his arms, and his home. He 
was always there for them as if they were his own children. He and 
his wife affectionately came to be known to all as "Aunt Claudia 
and Uncle Eddie" by all who knew him because of their four "extra 
children." They often laughed that others would never know them by 
their real names. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas 
Morris; his mother, Estelle Morris; and his sister, Mary Lee Oliver. 
Mr. Morris is survived by his wife of nearly 42 years, Claudia Inez 
Morris; their daughter, Kim Ivey; and their son, Stephen "Cuz" Morris, 
all of Longview. Mr. Morris also leaves behind four nieces, Karen 
Martin, Karla Hammons, Kitty Minor, and her husband, Billy, and Kleva 
George; and all their children and grandchildren. He also leaves 
behind one brother and sister-in-law, Phillip and Bobbie Morris of 
Sealy, Texas; a sister, Deborah Crawford; niece, Melissa Horton of 
Mount Pleasant; nephew, Phillip Wayne Morris of Azel, Texas; niece, 
Eva Joanne Morris of Slaton, Texas; and nephews, Kevin and Randy Goad 
of Austin, Texas. Also left behind is his uncle, Virgil Thornsberry 
and his wife, Peggy, of Plano, Texas; his aunt, Jewel Branson and her 
husband, Hollis, of Sherman, Texas; and his aunt, Ruby Mathis of 
Washington. Graveside services will be held at Nevills Chapel in Mount 
Pleasant, Texas. Services will be conducted by family and friends as 
they feel compelled to share their experiences with "Uncle Eddie." In 
lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made 
to Texas Home Health Hospice, 3220 N. Fourth St., Ste. 101, Longview, 
TX 75605-5143.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/13/2006.