Jeanine "Genie" Morton, age 80, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday February 23, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones. Genie grew up in Eunice and attended St. Edmond's High School here she was a cheerleader and an active member of the 4-H club. She had a passion for dancing and animals of all kinds. Genie was a member of the New Orleans Photography Club and worked as a professional photographer in Slidell for both the Daily Times and Century newspapers. She later relocated to Lafayette where she travelled thorough out the state with her job. Genie was preceded in death by her loving parents Bill and Claudia Morton. She will be missed by her two sisters, Lynn Fontenot and Chiquita Reddoch (Jeff); her three children; Billie Dunn, Charles Thibodeaux (Luciane), Leslie Marceaux (Wolf); her eleven grandchildren; Shelly Scamardo Kantor (Adam), Jason Scamardo (Bethann), Stephen Amason, Alan Thibodeaux (Britini), Adam Thibodeaux (Jessica), Tabitha Reed (Eric), Brandon Thornton (Jennifer), Tiffany Juan, Richard Juan, Alfonzo Taglialavore, Christina Taglialavore; her sixteen great grandchildren; and of course her beloved fur babies Maggie, Marty and Sandy A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at 11:00 AM at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Eunice. Burial will take place at St. Paul Cemetery. Msgr. Robert Romero will officiate. A Celebration of Life will follow at Keller House in Eunice.