Willie Durward Morgan

1917 - 2008  (90 years)

• Name	Willie Durward Morgan  [1, 2]
  Born	13 Mar 1917	Jasper County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Feb 2008	Orange County, Texas
  Buried	3 Feb 2008	Hillcrest Memorial Gardens (Claybar Hillcrest), Orange, Orange County, Texas
  Notes	Tommy Morgan writes that his grandparents were in the Navy, stationed in Honolulu, during the second World War. This is where oldest daughter Patricia was born. Willie Durwood "Bill" Morgan Willie Durward "Bill" Morgan, 90, of Orange died, Friday, February 01, 2008 at the Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Visitation for friends and family will be held Saturday, February 2 from 4-8 p.m. at the Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 2 p.m. followed by interment at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Bill was born on March 13, 1917 to Thomas and Olive Morgan on a farm outside of Roganville, Texas. His family later moved into the township of Roganville where he lived with his family until 1935 when he entered the Citizens Conservation Corp near Milam, TX at the age of 18. He later worked as a logger until joining the Navy in 1942. He served in the Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he met and married his wife, Helen in 1944. They moved to Orange in 1945 where he worked for Consolidated Steel, later known as American Bridge. Bill was hired among the original group of men that began the Orange Navy Base Fire Department in July 1947. He served with that fire department for over 30 years. He was promoted to Fire Chief and retired in that position in December 1975, on the day the Orange Navy Base was officially closed. Bill was also a master barber and co-owner of the Lutcher Drive and East Town Barber Shop in the late 60's with Bob Davis. He enjoyed working in his garden, growing roses, bird hunting, watching baseball games, and spending time with his family. Bill's life always reflected his love for God, his family, and his country. Bill was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Orange, where he was first invited by Mr. Eddie Barker. Later he served as youth Sunday School teacher for many years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Madison 126 of Orange for over 50 years. He is preceded in death by his brother, Amidee Morgan, and his elder son, Michael Morgan. He is survived by his wife of over 63 years, Helen Klafka Morgan, his children, Patricia Ojobaro of Houston, Margaret Funderburk and husband, Terry, of Denver, CO, and son, Willie Morgan, and wife, Marjorie, of Orange; grandchildren, David, Emmanuel, Jr., and Theresa Ojobaro, Tommy Morgan, Lonnie Condon, Leslie Blankis, Dale Funderburk, Chrissy Babcock, Tammy Garmon, and Lorie Everitt; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Elna Gattis of Houston and brother Lee Julian Morgan and wife Lois of Lumberton, and sister-in-law Lillian Morgan of Nederland. Serving as pallbearers will be Milton Babcock, Jeff Garmon, Jason Everitt, Tommy Morgan, David Ojobaro, and Emmanuel Ojobaro, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be great-grandsons, Justin and Jordan Babcock. Published in Source: The Beaumont Enterprise from 2/2/2008 - 2/3/2008, Courtesy of Bonnie Jones Smith
  Person ID	I19568	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Thomas Carr Morgan,   b. 17 Jun 1888, Texas ,   d. 23 Aug 1951  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Olive Agnes Hawthorne,   b. 3 Jul 1892, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. 26 Dec 1983  (Age 91 years)
  Married	Abt 1909
  	According to Jo Ann Lee Gartig, they were the parents of W.D. "Bill" Morgan, who in 1999 was age 83 and living in Orange, Texas. He was the one that placed the headstone for Duncan and Elizabeth Morgan in the old Morgan Cemetery near Roganville.
  Family ID	F4272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Michael William Morgan,   b. 22 Nov 1946, Orange County, Texas ,   d. 14 Oct 1998, Harris County, Texas  (Age 51 years)   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2008
  Family ID	F9525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Mar 1917 - Jasper County, Texas Died - 1 Feb 2008 - Orange County, Texas Buried - 3 Feb 2008 - Hillcrest Memorial Gardens (Claybar Hillcrest), Orange, Orange County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.). [S598] Morgan, Felix Michael Thomas "Tommy"-Family Researcher (tommy@tommymorgan.com).