DOROTHY JEANNE MORRISON 1929 ~ 2019

Dorothy Jeanne Morrison of Big Bend Woods Healthcare Ctr, passed away Thursday, February 21st, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s.

She was born to James Alexander and Marie (Walker) Pitts June 21, 1929 in Dallas, TX. She was a 1946 graduate of Mesquite Highschool. She was married to James Burton Walliser, Sr with whom she had two children. She later married Robert Francis Morrison, with whom she had two children.

Jeanne worked as a civil service employee for the USAF, a clerk/stenographer for Dallas court reporters, an admin asst for General Electric Dallas Defense Program Division, and later as a secretary for Damaris Young Wright, M.D. After retirement, she moved to Forsythe, MO where she spent time collecting perfume bottles, hanging out with friends, and attending local Red Hat Society events. She moved to St Louis to be near family as her disease progressed.

She was loving, faithful, and ever giving to her family and friends. She will be greatly missed and will forever hold a special place in the hearts of those who knew her. She was a true Southern Belle.

She is survived by her sister Kaye (Ron) Nelson of TX, sister Bennye Gatteys of CA, son Troy (Janet) Wilson, son Jerry (Blair) Walliser of TX, son Donald (April) Morrison of TX, daughter Nancy (Brian) Wright of TX, and 11 grandchildren. Please visit the following link for a family video. https://youtu.be/D5xIFk_ns24

She was preceded in death by her brother James A. “Sonny” Pitts, and both parents.

The family wishes to thank her many caretakers and the staff at Big Bend Woods Healthcare, as well as Unity Hospice in St Louis. We will forever be grateful for your exceptional care and love for Jeanne.

A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:30 on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Restland Cemetery Dallas in the Garden of the Good Shepherd.