John Edward Morgan

JOHN MORGAN, 84, of Jacksonville, Ark. passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. He was born Nov. 16, 1931 in Roland, Ark. to the late John and Ruth Morgan. He was a member of the Somers Avenue Church of Christ in North Little Rock, Ark. He was a Korean War Veteran. He was retired from GTE Corporation. He enjoyed traveling, gardening, and working in the yard. He was a Razorback football, basketball, and baseball fan; as well as a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Janet Morgan; and his sister, Francis Touchard, of New Orleans, La. He is survived by his children, Karen Young and her husband, Donald, of North Little Rock and Kent Morgan of Bedford, Texas; sisters, Doris Ward of Little Rock, Dorothy Horne of Little Rock, and Jean Stockwell of Westminister, Calif. Visitation will be held at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 at 9 a.m. The funeral service will follow at 10 a.m. with Oran Burt officiating. An online guestbook is available at griffinleggettresthills.com.