Susan Morrison

MORRISON, Susan R. - July 26, 1963 - September 10,2004. Loving wife, mother and daughter. Born in Palm Beach, FL. Left to be with our Lord on September 10, 2004 after a short illness. Survived by her husband, Larry, twin daughters, Leslie and Ashley; mother, Betty Meshell and brother, Chuck Gilbert. Preceded in death by her father, Charles Gilbert; her sister, Sherry Gilbert and her brother Johnny Gilbert. Susan was a court reporter by profession and a devoted, loving mother by choice.Susan was a member of the First Baptist Church of Forney, TX.Susan is survived by many more relatives and friends throughout the state and her presence in their lives will be truly missed.To know Susan was to love Susan. Funeral services will be 1:00PM Tuesday, September 14, 2004, at the New Hope Funeral Home Chapel in Sunnyvale, TX. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery in Forney, TX. Family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday evening from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. Honoring Susan's devotion to her precious children, in lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to American National Bank, Forney, TX., First Baptist Church of Forney LARRY'S WORDS: I still remember the first time I saw Susan.We worked for the same grocery store and she was on break, sitting at the break table and I saw her through the glass door leading to the break room.I thought that she was so beautiful and wondered if I had a chance with her.A couple of months later I had an opportunity to ask her out on a date, but she brushed me off before I had a chance. About six months later she came to me and asked me out, since I guess she saw I wasn't going to try to ask her out again.The rest is history. Susan was the most wonderful wife and mother and I strived daily to be worthy of her.Susan loved her daughters in such a tender way.The way she nuzzled up to them and kissed on them like they were still little babies is very precious to me and the girls. Our hearts are overflowing with Susan's demonstrative love for her family.We cherish our wife and mother and her wisdom in providing her family with memories to now sustain us. Susan's insistence that we return to church at a time in lives when we had drifted away speaks of her true devotion and love for God.Susan loved Jesus and knew him as her savior and was very careful to make sure our girls were brought up knowing and loving Jesus. I thank you Lord for being so very blessed in knowing and loving Susan for almost twenty-five years.Susan was my friend, helpmate, wife and mother of our two wonderful little girls. Susan, with grief engulfing our mortal hearts, today our spiritual hearts lift you up and somehow we sing with joy for you and your journey as you now go and live with our heavenly Father.We stand in awe of God's mysterious and wonderful ways as we somehow comprehend God has granted us the realization that today it is our wife and mother leading our hearts in song, guiding us, loving us and watching over us.Susan, we love you.