Haynes Morris

1927 - 2003

Haynes Morris, a retired banker, died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003.

Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday in The Sanctuary of Broadway Baptist Church. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home.

Haynes was born in Maypearl on May 7, 1927, the youngest of six children born to James L. Morris Sr. and Alice Morris.

Haynes graduated from Maypearl Public School, attended North Texas State University in Denton for one year and enrolled in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his discharge from the Navy he enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin where he earned a BBA degree and a "T" Association membership.

Haynes and Lois Marie Jeanes were married Sept. 9, 1950, in her hometown of Taylor. Haynes, Lois and the children attended Broadway Baptist Church.

After graduating from the University of Texas, Haynes was employed by Universal CIT Credit Corporation in Shreveport, Dallas and Sherman before joining First National Bank of Fort Worth in the Installment Loan Department in January 1953. During his 44 years in banking he was employed by First National, Bank of Commerce, Landmark Bank and retired as president and director of the First State Bank in Grandview.

Haynes earned a graduate certificate at the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. Additionally, he held a graduate certificate from the American Institure of Banking. During his banking career Haynes participated in many civic activities including: Fort Worth Chamber Development Corporation - director; Air Power Council - Director; Texas Manufacture Association; Air Force Association - president; Bank Public Relation and Marketing Association; Longhorn Club of Fort Worth - president; North Texas Tuberculosis Association - president and director; Fort Worth Executives Association - president; Ridglea Country Club - director; Petroleum Club; American Industrial Development Council; Texas Industrial Development Council; and Grandview Industrial Foundation - president and director.

Haynes loved golf and had many friends with whom he loved to play golf, gin rummy and dominos at Ridglea Country Club where he was a member since 1961.

Haynes was a good friend, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and will be missed by all.

Pallbearers will be Kevin Escobar, Nick Escobar, Ken Link, Dean Morris, Ted Noel, Ramon Romo Jr., Thomas Willis, and Jeff Wolpa.

The Morris family extends their sincere appreciation to Home Hospice of North Texas and Dr. James Bordelon and the staff at The Texas Cancer Center.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Luther and Alice Jordan Morris of Maypearl, Texas.

Survivors: Wife, Lois and their three children, Deborah Escobar and her husband, Adolph, of San Antonio, Keith Morris and his wife, Kit of Crowley, Leigh Ann Romo and her husband, Ramon of Waco; grandchildren, Lyndsey, Nick and Kevin Escobar, Linelle Wolpa, Patricia, Ramon, Jr., Josie, and Austin Romo; great grandson, Nathan Romo; surviving siblings include, Jim Morris and his wife, Velma of Plainview, Tom Morris and his wife, Estella of Amarillo, Jack Morris of Plainview, Tut Morris and his wife, Tommie of Mesquite, Alice Willis and her husband, Tom of Sherman; numerous nieces and nephews.