THELMA MORGAN
1926 - 2016
Obituary
Thelma Morgan, 90, died Thursday (Oct.
6, 2016) at Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born July 7,
1926, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to LeRoy and Mary (Diehl) Carr. She
married Grant Morgan on March 11, 1945, and he preceded her in death
on March 27, 1988. Thelma worked as a dietary manager in nursing
homes in several towns, including Sedgwick, Halstead and Merriam.
She enjoyed sewing and embroidery and
also enjoyed jigsaw puzzles. Thelma also enjoyed spending time
outside doing yard work and watching colorful birds. She especially
liked taking time to watch the hummingbirds that came to her yard.
Family was important to Thelma and she greatly looked forward to
spending time with her loving family and many friends.
She is survived by her daughters: Sue
Shirk and Linda (Pete) Funk, both of Newton; son Doug Morgan, also of
Newton; one brother, Douglass Carr of Bentonville, Arkansas; and two
sisters, Juanita Bailey of Topeka and Elsie Karell of Wichita.
She also has five grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband Grant Morgan; son-in-law Rodney Shirk and three
brothers and seven sisters.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday
(Oct. 10, 2016) at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain
Reverend Dr. Diana Leaf presiding. Burial will be in the Resthaven
Cemetery in Wichita, Kansas.
Visitation will be 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday
at Petersen Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 2 to
3 p.m.
Memorials are suggested in lieu of
flowers to St. Jude's Children Hospital or Kindred Hospice in care of
Petersen Funeral Home.
1926 - 2016 (90 years)