Sarah “Tootsie” Morris
Baldwyn- Sarah Jane Morris, age 96, died on April 1, 2025 peacefully at her home in Baldwyn, Mississippi. Sarah was born on August 14, 1928. She was married to Charles R. Morris for sixty years prior to his death in 2007. Sarah lived in Baldwyn her entire life.
Sarah graduated from Baldwyn High School. She worked at Farmers and Merchants Bank for over 40 years serving in many roles until her retirement as the Senior Vice President of Operations-Security Officer.
Sarah was a faithful member of the Baldwyn First Baptist Church and dearly loved her church family. She was a devout Christian lady.
She always looked forward to Spring and loved working with her plants. She also loved sitting on her back porch with her cat Mittens. She was very close to all of her family and thoroughly enjoyed the annual family reunions and her girl trips to Branson, Missouri. Sarah was a stranger to no one and loved a good laugh.
She asked the following:
“Remember Me With Laughter and Smiles. Don’t Remember Me With Tears”
Survivors include Sarah’s two children, Nila Kern (Jeffery) of Gulf Breeze, FL and Cary Morris of Baldwyn; four grandchildren, Megan Morris, Adam Bourque, Meridith Morris and Brooke Morris; four great grandchildren, Carmen, Zoey, Cora and Evelyn; several nieces and a nephew. Sarah was preceded in death by her husband Charles Morris, her parents, James and Corrie McCary, her brothers, William McCary, James McCary, A.D “Bud” McCary, her sister Carol McCary Holley.
Visitation will be at Waters Funeral Home in Baldwyn on Friday evening, April 4th, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at Waters Funeral Home in Baldwyn on the same day at 2:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers she requested donations to be sent to the First Baptist Church of Baldwyn.
