The Reverend Florence Morson, 63, of Beaumont, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February, 10, 2011. A native of Beaumont, she was born March 24, 1947, to Willie Mae and James McDonald.

A great student and talented musician, she embarked on the adventure of a lifetime shortly after her 18th birthday. She moved from Beaumont to New York City. There she met her husband, Charles Alfred Morson, and had her only son, John Emmanuel Morson II.

During her time in New York, she started her own successful Medical Billing business.  She also started two clothing lines and a catering business. She believed she could do anything.  She simply needed to try her best in order to become successful. Florence taught these lessons to her son, her stepdaughter, Donn Renee Morson-McKie and her Goddaughter, Adria Semien. But more than anything, she taught the importance of developing a relationship with God, and of course, that love is the most important aspect of the Christian faith. The lessons she shared with her children would become the foundation of her Christian Ministry.

A woman of great faith, she was raised in Saint James Methodist Church where she would return over thirty years later to begin her ministerial career. After St. James, she continued serving the community at First United Methodist Church before finally joining New Song Covenant Church.

Reverend Morson is survived by her mother, Willie Mae Woodard of Beaumont; son, John Emmanuel Morson II and his wife Funmi of Alpharetta, Georgia; stepdaughter, Donn Renee Morson-McKie and her husband Everton McKie of Long Island, New York; and the apple of her eye, her granddaughter, Eliora T. Morson.

A celebration of this wonderful mother and servant of God will take place at 10:00 am, Friday, February 18, 2011, at First United Methodist Church, 701 Calder Avenue, under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont, with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of her family and friends will begin at 9:00 a.m. until the time of her service at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 7015, Beaumont, Texas 77726.

“Who can find a virtuous woman?  For her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10