Lucille Marie Morris Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mrs. Lucille Marie Morris gently transitioned on June 10, 2022. The family wishes to thank all who have reached out with loving words of encouragement. Sweet Lucy was born Lucille Marie Morris (née Gant) to Grace and Jack Gant. She was the sister of Barbara, Leonard, and Joyce. All four siblings were born and raised in a small, segregated town called Centralia, Illinois. Lucille was always brilliant. After completing her secondary education at Centralia High, she received a scholarship to Illinois University, but declined out of concern for her safety. She instead moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with her Aunt Letha to begin her career. After settling in Detroit, she married Arthur Lee Edge in 1955. Their marriage lasted 13 years and they had two children together: Arthur Leon II and Charlene Marie. In 1972, she married Ward Morris, bringing Little Ward into the family. Lucille was forever filled with ambition and a drive for business. After several years working in accounting she started an accounting business. In 1977, she became the first Black woman in Michigan to start a manufacturing company, which she called Tektron Industries, Ltd. After retiring, she moved to Albuquerque, NM. She later returned to Michigan via Battle Creek, then finally settled in Southfield where she passed away peacefully at home with family. Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, siblings Barbara (Orlando) Young and Leonard Earl Gant, and partners Arthur Edge and Ward Morris. Lucille leaves to cherish her memory her sister Joyce (Edward) Sampson, her children Arthur Leon (Tina) Edge and Charlene (Henry) Gordon, and Ward (Cheri) Morris, and grandchildren Arthur, Alexis, Gabrielle, Graca, Rachel, Richard and Matthew. She will be remembered by many cherished cousins, nieces, nephews, and a host of friends and family. Lucille Morris' family would like to thank everyone for their kind expressions of sympathy, as well as Kemp Funeral Home of Southfield for their exemplary services. Your support during our bereavement is a great comfort to us. Please join us for an evening repast following the memorial at the Church of the Transfiguration (25225 Code Rd. Southfield, MI). In lieu of flowers, please donate to The BUILD Institute of Detroit in Lucy's memory to support the city's next generation of entrepreneurs. https://buildinstitute.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/buildinstitute/donation.jsp?campaign=23& Zoom Instructions 1. Go to Kempfuneralhome.com. 2. Click on your loved one’s photo. You are now on their Tribute Page. 3. You should see a tab labeled photo & videos (or it may be labeled media, depending on your device). Select that tab. 4. Just before the service starts, you will see an icon labeled Webcast (or it may be labeled external video, depending on your device). Select the icon. 5. You will begin to launch into the zoom meeting. 6. Wait for host to let you into the meeting.

Lucille Marie Morris

August 31, 1935 - June 10, 2022