Patsy Lou Strong Morris was born November 8, 1934 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the daughter of Elwood and Edna Patterson Strong. She was a wonderful and loving mother, wife and grandmother. Her first priority was always her children. During her marriage to her first husband, Charles E. Smith, she gave birth to 5 sons and 1 daughter; Richard, Jim, Ronnie, Connie, Mike and John. They lived on the family farm in LaCygne, Kansas where Pat welcomed his 4 sons; Art, Gary, Danny and Steve, into their family. She raised Danny and Steve as her own, after their mother died. After Charles died in 1961, Pat remained on the family farm with their 8 children.
During the following years, Pat met G.W. Morris, and they were married in 1966. They sold the family farm in LaCygne and moved to a farm in Amsterdam, Missouri, where G.W. was raising his 3 children. Along with her full-time job as a mother, Pat was known for her kind and compassionate heart and her beautiful voice. She was part of the church choir and often sang duets with her good friend Eleanor at special church events, as well as many “family karaoke sessions” over the years with Ronnie, John and Connie. After raising their combined children, Pat continued to give back. She worked at area care facilities after earning her certification as an Accredited Nurse Aid. In 2016, after successfully working and farming for 49 years, Pat and G.W. retired and moved to Carl Junction, Missouri.
Pat is survived by two children; Connie Smith and John Smith as well as her husband, G.W. Morris, two step-children, Shelly Sims and Carl Morris, plus numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
