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A tribute to the greatest man I've ever known, my grandfather Feldon "Bud" Morgan
Feldon "Bud" Morgan, 86, of Morgantown passed away on Saturday, August 8, in Columbia. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, August 10, at Morgantown Church of God with Pastor Lamar Davis and Dr. Louis F. Morgan (grandson) officiating. Visitation was held Sunday at Colonial Funeral Home. Interment was in the Morgantown Cemetery.
Feldon Morgan was born in Morgantown on February 26, 1923 to Cleveland Sedgie and Audrey Allison Morgan. A 1940 graduate of West Pearl High School, he enrolled briefly in Pearl River College before enlisting in the United States Navy in 1943, where he served in numerous battles during the Second World War aboard the USS New Mexico.
Following the war, Morgan purchased the family store in Morgantown, where he worked more than 40 years. He was loved and respected throughout the community for his kindness to families in need. He was also a cattle farmer and served more than 30 years as Morgantown Postmaster, with the Post Office located inside the family store. Following his retirement, he enjoyed working on a newspaper delivery route for several years. He was an active member of the Morgantown Church of God.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Kathleen Pittman Morgan. Other survivors include sons, Larry Morgan and Representative Ken Morgan, both of Morgantown; grandchildren Krystal Graves of Kokomo, Dr. Louis Morgan of Cleveland, Tenn., Krae Morgan of Morgantown and Chandra Phipps of Taylorsville; great-grandchildren, Skylar Graves, Taylor Graves, Morgan Carney, Channing Phipps and Lauren Phipps; two sisters, Opal Morgan of Morgantown and Ryvers May of Columbia; and one brother, John Kenneth Morgan of Gulfport.
Pallbearers were Ronnie Bracey, Jimmy Easterling, Kelly Harmon, Cecil Morgan, Tony Morgan, Sedgie Ray Pittman, Wilvie Price, Mark Stringfield and Ralph Ward. Honorary pallbearers were special friends Gene Dawsey and John Pearson.
Colonial Funeral Home of Columbia was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary as published in The Columbian Progress (Columbia, Mississippi)
Find-A-Grave link:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40596184
Feldon Morgan was born in Morgantown on February 26, 1923 to Cleveland Sedgie and Audrey Allison Morgan. A 1940 graduate of West Pearl High School, he enrolled briefly in Pearl River College before enlisting in the United States Navy in 1943, where he served in numerous battles during the Second World War aboard the USS New Mexico.
Following the war, Morgan purchased the family store in Morgantown, where he worked more than 40 years. He was loved and respected throughout the community for his kindness to families in need. He was also a cattle farmer and served more than 30 years as Morgantown Postmaster, with the Post Office located inside the family store. Following his retirement, he enjoyed working on a newspaper delivery route for several years. He was an active member of the Morgantown Church of God.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Kathleen Pittman Morgan. Other survivors include sons, Larry Morgan and Representative Ken Morgan, both of Morgantown; grandchildren Krystal Graves of Kokomo, Dr. Louis Morgan of Cleveland, Tenn., Krae Morgan of Morgantown and Chandra Phipps of Taylorsville; great-grandchildren, Skylar Graves, Taylor Graves, Morgan Carney, Channing Phipps and Lauren Phipps; two sisters, Opal Morgan of Morgantown and Ryvers May of Columbia; and one brother, John Kenneth Morgan of Gulfport.
Pallbearers were Ronnie Bracey, Jimmy Easterling, Kelly Harmon, Cecil Morgan, Tony Morgan, Sedgie Ray Pittman, Wilvie Price, Mark Stringfield and Ralph Ward. Honorary pallbearers were special friends Gene Dawsey and John Pearson.
Colonial Funeral Home of Columbia was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary as published in The Columbian Progress (Columbia, Mississippi)
Find-A-Grave link:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40596184
