Nowata Star
126 E. Cherokee St.
Nowata, OK 74048
February 28, 2001
Permission for archiving obituaries given by Phillip Reid, Publisher

Funeral services for William L. "Bill" Morgan, Jr., 76, of Iola, Kansas, who died Sunday, February 25, 2001, at Allen County Hospital in Iola, will be held Wednesday, February 28 at 1:30 PM at the First Baptist Church in Iola, Kansas. The Reverend Jim Laws will officiate. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery in Iola under the direction of Waugh-Yokum & Fiskel Memorial Chapel of Iola.

Bill was born July 29, 1924 in Pawhuska, the son of Beulah and William Lincoln Morgan, Sr. He graduated from Nowata High School and then served with the U.S. Army Air Corp during WWII. After the war he made his home in Coffeyville and worked for Sherwin Williams Paint Co. He furthered his education by taking continuing education courses through Kansas University and Wichita State University. He moved to Independence and worked 32 years for Automotive Controls Corp. retiring in January of 1996 as a supervisor.

On December 3, 1966, he married Velma M. Johnson. They moved to Iola from Independence in October of 1995. He was a member of the SEK.K. Manufacturing Engineers Association. While living in Independence he belonged to First Southern Baptist Church. After moving to Iola, he joind First Baptist Church and served as trustee. He was a sports enthusiast and also enjoyed traveling, gardening and his cat, "Buster."

Survivors include his wife, Velma M. Morgan of the home; one son, Christopher L. Johnson of Cameron, Missouri; three daughters: Sharon Ann Morgan of Aluwe; Cheryl L. Dillow of Iola, Kansas and Cathy S. Stueckemann of Jacksonville, Florida; three brothers: Hubert Morgan of Siloam Springs, Arkansas; Tom Morgan of Coffeyville, Kansas and Jim Morgan of Wichita, Kansas; also, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mr. Morgan was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Bob Morgan.