Darlene Ruth Morrison, 54, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept. 9, 1950, in Whitefish, to Jay "Shorty" and Alice Leona (St. Germain) Gould. She was raised in Warden, Wash., where she graduated in 1968.

On May 9, 1978, she married Ken Morrison Jr., in Columbia Falls.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Alice; her niece, Lynnette Gould; and her nephew, Tommy Gould.

Survivors include her husband, Ken, of Columbia Falls; father, Jay, of Kalispell; daughters, Alice and Jeanette, of Columbia Falls; son, Kenny, of Columbia Falls; sister, Germaine Bennett, of Kalispell; brother, Tom Gould of Warden, Wash.; sister, Myrene Arneson, of Lynnwood, Wash.; brother, Dale Gould, of Columbia Falls; granddaughters, Rebecca Lynn Lanterman and Kassidi Morrison; grandson, Hunter Morrison; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was an artist, mother, prankster, loving wife, sister, grandmother, and a friend to many.

She loved animals -- cats, dogs ... and mustangs (especially a green 1969 coupe!)

Funeral services were held on Friday, Jan. 7, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home.