Memorial services for Cherylene Sylvia (Hayslett) Morriss, 75, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 8, 2024 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Cherylene passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at the home of her daughter Elizabeth.
Cherylene was born on November 22, 1948 in Kansas City, Mo, the daughter of Shirley May Hayslett.
Cherylene was a proud member of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. You could always find her cheering for her children and grandchildren at their sporting events, performances and recitals. She was an avid crafter. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, sewing and beading in her spare time.
She married Allen M. Morriss on June 19, 1981. He survives of the home.
Other survivors include her daughters, Shirley R. Twilliger (Jeremy), Elizabeth L. Alvarez (Daniel), Katrina M. Morriss; grandchildren: Stevie Drake, Andy Drake, Hannah Morriss, Seven Alvarez, Justice Alvarez, Carsten Alvarez, Mercedes Alvarez, Zoe Alvarez, Agape Morriss & Kadmiel Morriss
She is preceded in death by her mother, her son, Christopher Morriss, her brothers, Daniel Hayslett and Dennis Hayslett and grandson, Tobias Alvarez.
Memorial contributions may be made in Cherylene’s name to Solo Parent Society and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.
For more information or to post a condolence go to warrenmcelwain.com.
