Mary Hall Morgan
February 6, 1925 ~ December 14, 2005
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Asheville, NC
Mary Hall Morgan, 80, widow of James L. Morgan, of West Asheville, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center.
Surviving are one son, James Gary Morgan and his wife, Trudy, of Charlotte, their children, Margaret and James Morgan of Charlotte and Ben Morgan, a student at NC State University, son of the late Kris Morgan; one sister, Mildred H. Keeler of Anderson, SC; four nephews, Randy Keeler of Anderson, SC, Rick Keeler of Lexington, NC, Dr. L.E. Shehi, Jr. of Birmingham, AL, and Dr. G. Michael Shehi of Gadsden, AL.
Mrs. Morgan was born February 6, 1925, in Murphy and was the daughter of the late Faraday C. Hall and Mary Lee Hall.
She worked as a switchboard operator for Southern Bell, a secretary for Six Associates Architects and also worked with the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. She was a long time member of West Asheville Baptist Church and a member of the Faith Sunday School Class and June Goodwin Circle. She remained active in her church until this past year. She was a Past Regent of Royal Arcanum.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Luther Osment and David Tucker officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park beside her beloved husband, Jim, who died in 1996.
Her family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813. As an alternative, donations may be made to Camp Bluebird, c/o Leslie Verner, R.N., Mission Hospital Cancer Services, Box 38, St. Joseph Hospital, 428 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. Checks should be made payable to “Camp Bluebird”.
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We became neighbors with Jim and Mary in 1989 at Lake Hartwell. They reached out to us and made us feel like we had known them forever. We have many fond memories of them and will especially miss them when we visit the lake.
Your mom was a wonderful person and we all will miss her greatly. Our thoughts and prayers are will you and your family
Randy and Family
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this very difficult time.
To the Hall Family:
Your Mother and I were in High School at the same time, and our fathers worked at Southern Bell at the same time when we were children.
She always reached out to me at High School Reunions in her warm, special way. Please know my prayers are with you, and I know your dear mother rests in peace, and is with our Heavenly Father. In Love and Sympathy.. Laura McRary Keck
To Mary’s family:
Mary will always bless my heart when I remember her. She came to my ‘rescue’ one day over 35 years ago, and our friendship was sealed at that time. Through all these years we have kept in touch with phone calls, visits, emails and even snail mail. I will miss her. She was a dear, sweet person whom I expect to see again one day. May God strengthen you and comfort you in this new year as her memory encourages us all. With prayers and sympathy, Tina
My dear sister. I loved you and hope you love ‘your new room ‘ in heaven. Millie
My dear sister is now with the Lord and all our family members. God grant her peace. Millie
Mary Lib’s Family, We go back a lot of years and Mary Lib was in the Class of 42 and I was in the 43 Class. We were at Vance, Hall Fletcher, and Lee Edwards together having lived in the same neighbor-hood. We knew Jim most of those years too. Regardless of age, health, or any other circumstance we are never ready to give up our loved ones. The only possible comfort comes from Faith in the Sovereignty of God and the concern of caring friends. We are thinking of you and will remember you in our prayers. Joe
Sweet Mary will be missed by so many. She had a way of making you feel special, right when you needed it. She was a ageless bubbly bundle of joy with a smile that radiated across a room.
Gary, Trudy, Margaret, James, Ben, and Millie: You each know above all Mary was a devote Christian. She is whole and at peace. Cancer cannot invade the soul. It cannot steal eternal life. It cannot conquer the Spirit.
Love and God’s blessings to each of you. Sandy
Mary had a beautiful, gernerous spirit that will continue to live on in our memories of her. She was kind enough to allow me to stay in her home last spring while I visited my grandmother, Virginia Mallonee, who was hospitalized in Asheville at the time. It was a great opportunity to get to know Mary – she was a kind, gracious, bubbly lady who loved her family, friends and life.
Mary was a close and dear friend of my family for more than 50 years. She had a warm and generous heart, a wonderful sense of humor, and she loved life and people. I have many fond memories of Mary and Jim, and I’m deeply grateful for the friendship and support that they gave me and my parents. We were blessed to have them in our lives.
We didn’t get to see Mary very often, but we know that she was a very active member of the Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum, Rhododendron Council. Our condolences to her family and close friends. She will be in our prayers.
My Sincerest Condolences to the family of Mary Hall Morgan. She will be missed by all of her Royal Arcanum family. May She Rest in Eternal Peace.
To the Morgan family: We lived in Asheville and Nick worked with the Tel. Co. so we knew Jim and Mary back then. We kept in touch for a long time and then as the years passed, we moved away and we both were busy with families, etc. When we moved to Charlotte, they would call us on occasion when they would come here to visit. Your Mom and Dad were both great people and we know that you will miss them very much. Please accept our deepest sympathy.
We have you in our hearts and Prayers janice
I dearly loved Mary. And I had great respect for the loving and independent way she lived her life. One thing is certain, she really ‘lived her life’ with joy and enthusiasm and that was a gift to me and to many others who knew her. I shall miss her. Jane Philips