Funeral services for Morris Upchurch will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in the First Baptist Church. Rev. Doug McClure and Rev. Dick McClure officiating and burial will follow in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Morris passed away Friday, January 6, 2012, in Arlington, TX at the age of 89. Morris John Upchurch was born May 25, 1922, in Blue, OK the son of James David and Cora Florence (Ponder) Upchurch. He lived in the Hugo area most of his life and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hugo since 1943. Morris married Mary Helen Boyette on September 12, 1948 in Stamps, AR. He taught in the Hugo School System for forty-two years beginning in 1942 and retiring in 1984.
Morris is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Helen Upchurch in 2000; one brother Forrest Upchurch in 2011.
Morris is survived by two sons, Alan Lee Upchurch of Alvin, TX and John Mark Upchurch of Pantego, TX; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one great-great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Chapel.
