Tahlequah Daily Press

Obituaries

January 30, 2013

Randall Earl Morgan

TAHLEQUAH — Randall Earl Morgan

TAHLEQUAH – Services for Randall Earl Morgan are Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 11 a.m., at South College Church Of Christ, Tahlequah. Officiating are ministers Stephen Parker and David Deffenbaugh. Interment will be held at a private family burial under the care of Green Country Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at tahlequahfuneral.com.

Randall Earl Morgan, 85, of Tahlequah was born on Feb. 16, 1927, to Earl and Regaina Morgan in Tulsa.

He graduated from Central High School in Tulsa and attended Tulsa University following his honorable discharge from the Navy.

Randall and Lois Carter were married May 29, 1949. They spent 63 years together rearing their family and being Christian examples to all who knew them. They were blessed with three children, Christy, Gary and Tim.

The family moved from Tulsa to Tahlequah in 1967 where they owned and operated Morgan’s Bakery and Shack Café for 22 years.

He was a faithful member of the Church of Christ serving as a Bible school teacher, deacon and elder. For years he was an avid angler, golfer and shutterbug. He was active in the community and served on the board for the Tahlequah Public Works Authority for 15 years and was past president of the Tahlequah Chamber of Commerce. He was among the organizers of Burnt Cabin Youth Camp Annual Golf Tournament.

Randall passed away at his home on Jan. 26, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. He is preceded in death by his father, Earl; mother, Regaina; step-mother, Agnes; daughter, Teresa; grandsons, Michael and Mark Rust. He was a beloved husband, father, brother, granddad and friend.

He is survived by Lois, his wife of 63 years; daughter, Christy Sego and husband J.T., son, Gary and wife Sherry; son, Tim and wife Patti; grandchildren, Scott Morgan and wife Nolita, Randy Morgan and wife Tessa, Stevie Lynn Louise Morgan, Crystal Berdinner and husband Brandon, and Julia Ann Morgan; great-grandkids, Anthony, Alex, Skyler, Trever, Emi, David and Aubrey; sisters, Nina and husband Norwood Dunham, Donna Haidary, and Linda Shoun, along with many nieces, nephews, cousins and loved ones.

Those wishing to send an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the Burnt Cabin Christian Camp, P. O. Box 97, Tahlequah, OK 74464.

Green Country Funeral Home, 203 S. Commercial Road, (918) 458-5055.

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