Morgan, George Bernard

1926 - 1984  (58 years)

• Name	Morgan, George Bernard
  Birth	25 Feb 1926	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 05a 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 09, page 05a
  Reference Number	MORG.G004
  _FGRAVE	128176840
  Military Service	World War II, United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Navy Shield
  Death	26 Apr 1984	Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I41574	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Morgan, Floyd W.,   b. 5 Dec 1895, Illinois d. 21 Aug 1964 (Age 68 years)
  Mother	McDade, Ethel Irene,   b. 31 Dec 1897, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Jan 1984, Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Feb 1926 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Death - 26 Apr 1984 - Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  George B. Morgan, 58, Rt. 1, Dundas, died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Summers Funeral Home with the Rev. Herman Gumble officiating. Burial will be in Crest Haven Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be in the form of gifts to the American Cancer Society. Born in Noble Feb. 25, 1926, he was the son of Floyd and Ethel McDade Morgan. He had been engaged in construction work. A veteran of the Navy during World War II, he was a member of the Olney American Legion Post No. 30 and Aeirie No. 2549 FOE. Survivors include three sons, Bernard Lee Morgan and his wife Karlette of Casey, David Neal Morgan and his wife Ruth of Olney, and Michale Kent Morgan of Salem; a daughter, Mrs. Brad (Debra) Daugherty of West Union; a brother, Louis Morgan of Olney; six sisters, Mrs. Gladys Biedelemann of Noble, Mrs. Maude Straley of Olney, Mrs. Margaret Miller of West Liberty, Mrs. Rose Spillman of Olney, Mrs. Anna Eblin of Mt. Vernon, and Mrs. Wilma Cummins of Olney; and six grandchildren, Brent, Amy and Haley Morgan of Casey, Shawn Morgan of Olney, and Brandon and Aaron Daugherty of West Union. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister in infancy. Olney Daily Mail (IL)

  
  

• Sources

  [S955] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 09, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-00769-00449?usePUB=true&_phsrc=RIv1&pId=139755240) (Reliability: 2).