Don Morgan
Temple, Oklahoma

     Don Morgan died July 31, 2006 at the age of 84.  He was born July 23, 1922 in Canyon, Texas, the son of Bud Markham and his wife Rebecca Mae  Bassett.  His parents were divorced, and Mae married French Morgan in 1928.

     French raised Don and his two brothers, Billy and Eddie, and then adopted them in 1942.   French and Mae also had three other sons, J.B., Earl and Robert.  Eddie, J.B., Earl and Robert are still living.  Billy was killed in action in 1944 during bombing run over Bucharest. Don and Billy both graduated from Erick High School in 1941.

     Don married Mildred Sue Barber, daughter of Rev. Davis D. Barber, on May 17, 1942, and they had four children, David, Donna, Susan, and Scott.

     He served in the European Theater in World War II under General George Patton.  After the war, he attended OBU and Southwestern State College, and then attended the Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery, graduating in 1950.

     He was a family physician, and practiced medicine in Lubbock, Texas, and in Tipton, Healdton, Madill and Temple, Oklahoma.  He settled in Temple in 1962 and retired in 1988.  His first wife died in 1986, and he married Carlene Hunt in 1988.

David Morgan Honolulu HI
MORGAN,

Posted by [1]David W. Morgan <dmorgan@efn.org> on Fri, 12 Jun 1998

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The children of Dr. and Mrs. Don Morgan honored their parents Sunday,
May 16 at the Patio Room of First State Bank, Temple, on their 40th
wedding anniversary. Children are David of Erick, Donna of Houston,
Susan of Oklahoma City and Scott of Temple. Also assisting the
children were Leta and George Fyke, sister and brother in law to Mrs.
Morgan.

Special guest were Cecil and Imogene Park of Wichita Falls, Texas, as
they were the Morgan's Best man and Brides Maid. The Morgans
reaffirmed their wedding voews before baskets or red carnations
flanked by seven branch candelabrum holding blue candles. Reading the
vows was Rev. Monty Baggett, pastor of First Baptist Church, where
they are members.

Serving at the refresment tables were Mrs. George Fyke, Mrs. J. W.
Parker, Mrs. Gary Monroe, and Mrs. Phyllis Jarvis.

Out of town guests registered were Mrs. Mae Morgan, Roy Swagger, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Bruner of Erick; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morgan, Lynn and Alan
of Granite; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stevens Jr and Mr and Mrs. John C.
Stevens of Frederick; Mr and Mrs. Richard Lamb and Mr. and Mrs. Murl
Sturgess of Tipton; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Parker of Dill City; Miss Abbie
Hollis and Mrs. D. D. Barber of Oklahoma City, and many friends from
Temple and Walters.

(May 16, 1982) They were actually married on May 17, 1942
at Cheyenne, Oklahoma. They ran away from home to get married.
 

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