Melvin Ray Morgan^[1]

Abt 1950 - 2009  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Melvin Ray Morgan
  Born	Abt 1950
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Sep 2009  [2]
  Person ID	I151542	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Verl Morgan,   b. 30 Mar 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Apr 1974  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Edna Bell Ward,   b. 23 Dec 1925,   d. 2 Jul 2009, Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F54340	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Gail Hedgecoth
  Married	Abt 1968
  Children	1. Melanie Morgan   2. Melvin Morgan, Jr.
  Family ID	F99988	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  a0151542.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 Apr 1974. Verl Morgan obituary [S106] The Mountain Press, 7 Oct 2009. Melvin Ray Morgan, 59, of Maryville went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 28, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents Verl and Edna Morgan, brother Robert Morgan, mother and father-in-law Margaret and Lyndal Hedgecoth, sisters-in-law Sue Frank and brother-in-law Perry Roden. He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years Gail Hedgecoth Morgan; children Melanie and Melvin Jr.; loving grandsons Eric, Brandon, Brady and the love of his life who will miss him very much, great-granddaughter Haley “Halo” Grace Howard. Loving sister Bonnie Tipton and Mary Gibson who helped take good care of their brother during his sickness. Also sisters Barbara Kyker and Colleen Gyory and brother Ron Morgan of Illinois. Special uncle Bob Morgan, special sisters-in-law Joy Roden and Martha McLemore and many nieces and nephews. A special thank you to friends Jack Cruze, Terry Bradburn, Randall Weeks, Robert and Tina Burns, Pastor Mike McClung, Tony Long, Gene Webb and Johnny Pilkey. Melvin was cremated. A celebration of life service was held Saturday, Oct. 3. Memorial Funeral Home in Maryville in charge of arrangements.