Anita Ann Morrison

Funeral Services for Mrs. Anita Ann Morrison, age, 80 Clinton resident will be held 10:00 A.M . Saturday, March 1, 2014in the First Christian Church, officiated by Doyle Kinney and Jeff McDowell. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Custer City under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Anita "Nita"Ann Russell Morrison was born June 28,1933 at the farm home of her maternal grandparents, Tom and Ethel Schneider, 6 miles south of Custer City, OK. Her parents were Wilbur Lee Russell and Eva Mildred (Schneider) Russell. They lived on a farm until Anita was 9 years old. In 1942 the family moved to Oklahoma City. When Anita was a freshman in high school, they moved to Clinton. Anita was supposed to graduate in 1951, but she married Leon Morrison on June 7,1950. She was only able to attend until December 1950. Seven years later she went back to school and graduated with her sister AletaLeeinl958. She spent several years as a homemaker while raising her children, she tried to improve the family's income by doing washing and ironing for other people. She also kept children for working mothers. If you can imagine the charge for each child was $1.25 per day and that included lunch. Later she worked for her father at the credit bureau of Custer County. She did not work outside the home until the 3r child; Grover Eugene "Gene" was in school. When her father sold the family business in 1972, she went to work for the new owners. After that she worked at the Clinton Hospital for almost 5 years. She was stricken with multiple sclerosis and was forced to retired on her wedding anniversary in 1978. The joy of her life was working with young people; first at the church with Bible School, with a junior choir and later in 1970 with the sing out group, "Christian Dimensions". Mrs. Ralph (Pat) Crowl suggested this outreach and invited Mrs. Morrison to help out. The "Christian Dimensions" traveled all over western Oklahoma. They were featured twice on TV in Oklahoma City where they presented a God and Country program as well as at the Oklahoma State Capitol for the House of Representatives. They sang for a large group at the Clinton High School and received a standing ovation. The group made a . tour by charter bus to Seattle, Washington. This group was made up of multiracial and inter denominational young people. Some came and stayed for the full three years that they sang together. She was a member of the First Christian Church, She loved to read, sew and crochet as well as write letters and cards to comfort those in need. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Leon, of the home, daughter, Tommie Lynn Walker and husband William "Bill", Clinton and two sons, Russell Leon Morrison, Jr. and wife Mary Leaman, Billings, MT, and Grover Eugene Morrison and wife Wanda, Houston, TX as well as Dr. Jack Butler and wife Charlene, of Edmond, OK, he became the third son after the death of his own mother. Sister, Aleta Lee Fields and Husband Ray of Clovis, NM. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Rachelle Roberts and husband Butch, Norman, OK; Brandon Walker and wife , Dawn, Midway, TX; Broderick" Peyton" Walker and wife Lacey, Clinton, OK; and Robert "Robby" Jakola and wife Brandi, Wichita Falls, TX. She has five great-grandchildren; Reid and Rylee Roberts, Rayden and Madison Walker and Kevin Jakola. The family expresses heart-felt thanks to Drs. Thomas Cashero, Robert Blakeburn, and Stacey Knapp as well as the staff at Clinton Regional Hospital, Grace Living Center, and Shepherd Home Health for their kind and loving care. Donations may be sent to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Gideon's International or Samaritan's Purse.