Mary Ann Morrison was born to Preston and Bettye Jeanne Cantrell on May 5th, 1956, in Stephenville, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents and her older brother Frank. Mary passed away unexpectedly December 12, 2025 at the age of 69.

The family will receive friends at a visitation from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 18th at Lunn's. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 19th at Lunn's Chapel with Rev. Christopher Readus officiating. Interment will follow at Rosemont Cemetery under the direction of Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home.

She is survived by her son Tanner Morrison, sister and brother-n-law Paula & Dwayne Clark, her nieces Kim Clark and Andrea Cantrell, her nephews Wade Clark and Chris Cantrell, and many other relatives.

Mary, who some called Mary Ann, grew up in Stephenville. She was a cheerleader for the Stephenville Yellowjackets and very popular in high school. Maybe it had something to do with how cute and outgoing she was. She had many childhood friends and those

friendships lasted her lifetime. After high school, Mary moved to Abilene where she went to business school and started her career as a bookkeeper working for her brother-in-law Dwayne's construction company. It was in Abilene that she gave birth to her only child on August 4th, 1985, a son that she and Rory named Tanner.

After moving to Wichita Falls, she worked for a time at a stained glass store and became very talented in the art, creating some beautiful pieces that are showcased in various churches and homes around the area. She went on to utilize her bookkeeping skills and worked for Skipworth's Plumbing Company. However, her last position started in August of 2002, over 23 years ago, at Morrison's Supply (now called Reese), where she was a loyal employee and co-worker starting out in bookkeeping and then managing their showroom.

Some of Mary's hobbies over the years were working in the yard and staying home with the animals she had and loved. In most recent years, she loved to stay home, rest from work and watch old black and white movies and classic sitcoms. She looked forward to weekly Friday nights going out with her close local girl friends to dinner and maybe a little shopping. Actually a lot of shopping. She really liked to shop. She loved the rare but very special get-togethers back in Stephenville with her old high school friends. Those were some of her most fun times that she really enjoyed.

But her world revolved around her son Tanner. He was her everything. She never once missed any of his sporting events when he was younger. She loved hearing all about his trips and excursions and couldn't wait to share photos from those adventures. She showered him with love, selflessness and grace. She helped guide him through life with wisdom and insight, relentlessly filling him with encouragement that he could conquer whatever the world put in his path. There was never a day that she didn't make it known that Tanner was her shining star. She wore only one necklace and she wore it all the time, a necklace that he had given to her. It was her way of keeping a part of him with her at all times.

She loved traveling with him to different places. She especially fell in love with the Rocky Mountains when she recently visited Tanner there. She wanted to explore and experience her son's life through his eyes and share an adventure with him. Mary was a selfless, patient and giving mother, sister and friend who always filled the room with peace. She had a gift of being able to decorate her home to make you feel that you were walking right into a Hallmark movie. She filled a room and people's hearts with warmth and love that made you feel like you were home in front of a warm fire.

Everyone who knew Mary knew she loved to give. She didn't just give gifts, she gave her ear. She always asked about you. She wasn't a "me" person. She was a "you" person. She always asked about you and wanted to learn more about you. If you were close to Mary, you could probably look around your house and see gifts she had given you throughout the years. Paula, her sister, would tell Mary "these gifts you have given me, you'll get them back one day".

Paula never expected that Mary, who was 10 years younger than her, would go first. Mary was Paula's best friend and Paula was hers. They spent hours Saturday mornings talking on the phone. No one knows what they found to talk about for so long. But one thing is for sure. They wished they lived much closer and could be together more. They cherished their visits and travels together, as all best friends do. Mary's thoughts about her sister were given to Paula in a little Plaque that reads ...

"Dear Sister

When you look in this mirror,

see what I see... the sister I LOVE.

When I look at you I will always see

the young girl who shared with me

the joys and tears of our family.

The girl who argued, teased, defended

and loved me with all her heart.

This mirror reflects what I see... two sisters

who will never lose their childhoods,

because they have each other,

and two women who are there to lead,

follow or carry each other as the years go by.

Carry this mirror with you

and reflect on how lucky we

are to be ... SISTERS.

all my love

Mary's family is small, and Mary was a very important and special part of their lives and traditions and will greatly be missed. All who were lucky enough to call her family or friend will miss her, her precious spirit, her beautiful smile, her laugh and everything that was Mary Ann.