Mike Morgan Obituary (1923

Mike Morgan, 96, of Mahomet, Illinois, passed away at 3:30 P.M. Monday, March 16, 2020, at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana, Illinois. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the VFW Post 5520, 609 Edgebrook Dr., Champaign, Illinois, 61820. Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Farmer City, Illinois, is assisting the family with arrangements. Mike was born December 6, 1923, in Cuba, Illinois, a son of Fred Eugene and Irene Minich Morgan. He married Emma Lee Jones on May 5, 1941, in Kahoka, Missouri. She passed away on November 1, 2000. Mike is survived by his children, Ronald (Wanetta) Morgan of Champaign, Illinois; Carol Morgan of Mahomet, Illinois; Myra (Garry) Carrington of Mahomet, Illinois; and Samuel (Julia) Morgan of Urbana, Illinois; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, granddaughter, and twelve siblings. Mike was a truck driver for several years. He retired from Champaign Asphalt Company as a heavy equipment operator. He was an Army Veteran of WWII. Mike was a life member of the VFW Post 5520 in Champaign, Illinois, and a member of the IUOE Local 841 of Champaign, Illinois.