Marjorie Ellen Morgan

Ms. Marjorie Ellen Kennedy Morgan, 92, of Box Springs, GA, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 pm on Monday, January 27, 2014, at Andersonville National Cemetery with Reverend Chris Hess officiating.

Ms. Morgan was born in Mendon, MO on May 15, 1921, to James Nolan and Bessie Ellen McPherson Kennedy. She was a member of First Christian Church in Mendon, MO. She was a Sergeant in the Marine Corps during World War II. She was a school teacher in Missouri before moving to Georgia with her husband. A homemaker, she was a wonderful cook, especially pies. She enjoyed fishing, camping, and playing cards. Ms. Morgan loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them. Along with her husband, the late Robert Morgan, she was a member of several bowling leagues. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Morgan, and by a son, Gary Morgan.

She is survived by a son, Dennis and Carol Morgan of Huntsville, AL; by two brothers Donald and Betty Kennedy of Sedalia, MO, and Ralph and Marjorie Kennedy of Brunswick, MO; by a daughter-in-law, Dianne E. Morgan, of Buena Vista, GA; two granddaughters, Angie and Kevin Miller and their children, Nolan Miller and Katie Miller of Columbus, GA, and Becky and Johnathan Steed and their children, Kaleb Steed, Blake Steed and Morgan Steed of Ramstein, Germany; a grandson, Rob Morgan of Smyrna, GA; three step-grandsons, Ryan and Nikki Elliott and their children, Layne Gray, Hayden Gray, and Caitlyn Elliott, Cameron and Tracy Elliott and their children, Brody Elliott, and Eli Elliott, and Patrick Elliott all of Tazewell GA.

Watson-Tante Funeral Home of Buena Vista, Georgia, is in charge of these arrangements.