Bettie Jo Morgan

Bettie Jo Morgan, 88, of Ruby, died Sunday, October 13, 2013. She was born June 30, 1925 in Bonlee, North Carolina to the late Charles and Edna Webster. She married Daniel J. Morgan in 1948 in Detroit. He died on February 22, 1986. Mrs. Morgan graduated from East Carolina University in Greenville North Carolina and was a school teacher for a short time in the 1960's at Yale High School. She was a member of the Smiths Creek Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star and a long time devoted member and former church treasurer of Ruby United Methodist Church. She is survived by her son, Gary (Linda) Morgan of Canton; a grandson, Bradford Morgan of Salt Lake City, UT; a granddaughter, Stephanie Morgan of Okemos; four first cousins, Russell Webster of Siler City, NC, Patricia Webster Walters, Judy Webster Barber and Kathryn Webster Garrett all of Bonlee, NC; and many other cousins and their children. She was preceded in death by her son, Daniel Joseph Morgan in 1976. Funeral Services wiil be held Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Sandy Branch Bapthist Church, 715 Sandy Branch Church Road, Bear Creek, NC 27207, with Rev. Womack Keck officiating. Burial will follow in East Side Cemetery, Rockingham, North Carolina. The family will receive friends on Friday, October 18, 2013 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, 230 N. Second Avenue, Siler City, NC 27344. Memorials may be made to Penrickton Center for Blind Children, 26530 Eureka Road, Taylor, MI 48180 To send condolences, visit www.pughfuneralhome.com