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Viola Pearl Bass Morrison
Viola was the daughter of Pearl and William Bass. She grew up in Amarillo and attended Amarillo High School. Upon graduating, Viola went to The University of Texas on a train. There she met the love of her life, Bob Morrison. They married in Austin in 1950 and moved to Graham, where they raised four children, Robert, Marcy, Greg, and John. She devoted her life to her family, friends, and community.
Viola, "Vi", served as the first president of the Graham Hospital Auxiliary, and was active in the First Presbyterian Church where she served as a Sunday School Teacher for high school students for seventeen years. She was also involved with several businesses in the Graham area.
Survivors at time of death included three sons Robert Morrison III of Irving, Texas, Greg Morrison of Ft. Worth, John Morrison and wife Amy of Graham, one daughter Marcy Henry and husband Mike of Ft. Worth; a brother Bill Bass and one sister Lynn Bennis and sister-in-law, Frances Hammond, all of Graham. A brother, Marvin Bass and wife Sandra of Amarillo, and a sister-in-law Corinne Bass of Georgetown. She was referred to as "Aunt Vi" by many within her family and those who knew her as a friend.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Morrison, Jr. in 1965, and her granddaughter, Grace Morrison in 2007.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1929 - 2009 (80 years)