Frankie L. Morris of Lilbourn, the son of Airis Louis Morris and the late Dennis James Morris, was born near Parma on April 4, 1951, and died at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston on Wednesday, Feb.16, 2005, at the age of 53.

He was a lifelong resident of Lilbourn and a farmer.

On Dec. 11, 1976, he was married to Marie at the Catron Baptist Church in Catron.

Surviving are his wife, Marie Morris of Lilbourn; three daughters, Anna Louise Morris, Melissa Dawn Morris, Candy Marie Morris, all of Lilbourn; his mother, Airis Louis Morris of Malden; three sisters, Rita Ann Gibbs of Mountain View, Lottie Mae Cannady of Malden, and Patricia Joanna Gee of Dexter; three brothers, Dennis Junior Morris of Mountain View, Michael Todd Morris of Poplar Bluff, Darrell Wayne Morris of Poplar Bluff.

Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Parma.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, in the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Parma with Rev. Dale Shoup of Malden officiating.

Interment will lfollow in the Mounds Park Cemetery near New Madrid with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Parma in charge of arrangements.