Bernice W. "Gigi" Morris

Bernice W. "Gigi" Morris 87, of Amarillo, Texas, passed peacefully to see her Heavenly Father on Dec. 20, 2017. Bernice was born April 8, 1930 in Lonoke County, Ark., to Edgar and Bessie Ward. She and her husband, William Morris, moved to Texas in 1952. She worked as a dental assistant for many years and served in the nursery at Coulter Road Baptist Church for twenty-eight years. Bernice was a loving, caring and encouraging mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is preceded in death by her husband of sixty-six years, William Morris, and her son, Eddie. Gigi is survived by her daughter, Lynne Vivens and spouse Mitchell Vivens, and their children Brice and Micah; her daughter Sandra Edwards and her husband Randy Edwards, and their children: Alisha Denton and her husband Sean and their children Mattie, Sawyer and William; Jaymie Roberts and her husband Derrick, and their children Zackary, Kambree and Charlee; Josh Edwards and his wife Candace, and their children Blayke and Breckyn; and Brandon Edwards and his wife Corey and their children Harper, Hadley and Hogan. Bernice is also survived by her sister Loraine Brown and two very special nieces, Judy White and DeAnn Shields-Marley. A special thank you to her caregiver, Gloria, with High Plains Senior Care. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Children's Ministry at Coulter Road Baptist Church, 4108 S. Coulter St., Amarillo, Texas, 79109. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017 at Wattensaw Church, Lonoke County, Ark., with burial in Wattensaw Cemetery. David Bentley will officiate. Arrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home. www.SmithFamilyCares.com.