Stearns, Lexi Nichole

Lexi Nichole Stearns, 3, of Cedar Rapids, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, following a sudden illness. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, conducted by the Rev. Ike Akabogu. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include her adopted parents, Karen Stearns and Jerry Morris of Cedar Rapids; birth mother, Jennifer Morrow of Cedar Rapids; sister, Mariah Stearns of Cedar Rapids; three brothers, Eliejah Morow, Ja'Mauri Morrow and Jeffery Morris, all of Cedar Rapids; aunts, Tara McCoy and Tina Stearns, both of Cedar Rapids, and Crystal Morris of Ely; and eight cousins.

She was preceded in death by her great-grandmother, Betty I. Starr.

Special thanks to the nursing staff at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for the wonderful care they gave to Lexi.

The family prefers no floral tributes. Instead, please consider directing memorials to the Lexi Stearns Memorial Fund c/o Dupaco Community Credit Union, 313 Williams Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.

Please sign the online guest book for Lexi at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published Nov. 9, 2013 in The Gazette