Nov. 23, 1942 - Oct. 22, 2015
Date of Service: Oct. 27, 2015
Karen Lynn Morris
DECLO - Karen Lynn Stevens Morris, 72, of Declo, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Regional Medical Center, in Twin Falls.
She was born Nov. 23, 1942, in Los Angeles, Calif., the daughter of Robert LaVon and Iris Mahala Shipley Stevens. The family moved to Declo in 1946, where she has since resided. Karen graduated from Declo High School in 1961. She also attended business school at Stevens-Henager College. Karen worked for Ore-Id Foods for 35 years. She loved to fish, bowl, and play bingo, and, she loved all sports.
She married Lee Morris on Sept. 1, 2006. They were later sealed in the Twin Falls LDS Temple on Nov. 22, 2008. They loved spending time with their friends at the Minidoka County Senior Center.
She is survived by her husband, Lee Morris of Declo; one brother, Larry (Shirley) Stevens of Kennewick, Wash.; cousins, Rosie Stevens and Clyde Stevens, who lived with the family for many years; her stepchildren, Cheryl (Andy) Garner of Declo, Marshall (Donna) Morris of Burley, Charolette (Jay) Wilson of Pocatello, and Allan (Chris) Morris of Burley; 12 step-grandchildren; 27 step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Cleo Barton and Jennes Anderson; one brother, Robert Alfred Stevens; and a stepson, Mike Morris.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Declo LDS Stake Center, 213 W. Main St., in Declo, with Bishop Dale C. Darrington officiating. Burial will be at Gem Memorial Gardens in Burley.
Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
