Otha Morgan was born in Marion, Alabama on Friday, August 20, 1915 to Monroe Morgan and Tempie Garrett Morgan.
Otha lost his father, Monroe Morgan, in 1922 when he was 7 years old and he lost his mother, Tempie Garrett Morgan, in 1926 when he 11 years old. At 11 years old he had to live with his older brother, Prophet, who already had a family of his own. Those were tough years for Otha, but he stayed strong through the years without his parents.
In about 1936, Otha met Lucy Ann Durry. They were later married on October 8, 1942 in Selma (Dallas County), Alabama. They had four children, Ruby, Eunice, Otha L. and Jimmie Morgan.
In 1950, Otha made a smart decision to purchase a home for his family. He was renting one side of a two-family house at 2318 Perham Avenue (now Carver Avenue) in Selma, Alabama, when the house next door at 2312 Perham Avenue came up for sale. That house was also a two-family house that had been rented. He and his wife Lucy purchased that house, and it became the family home for the rest of their lives.
Otha only had an elementary school education, but he taught himself to read and write after he became an adult. He loved to sit and scribble on paper and then show it to his children, so they could see his progress. He took so much pride in his ability to learn to read and write. He enjoyed sitting and scribbling on paper all the time.
Daddy could tell some of the funniest jokes you've ever heard. The way he told them was even funnier than the jokes sometimes. He told one of, "A group of animals were sitting around the table playing cards one cold winter night. The fire in the fireplace started getting low, and there was no wood in the house to put on the fire. The Lion, since he was the king, shouted out, "Alright, the ugliest man in this house, has to go out and get some fire wood." They all sat still, none of them moved or looked at the other, then the Gorilla jumped up and said, "Okay, okay I'll go!"
Otha was a DIY (Do it yourself) kind of person around the house. He learned to repair things at his house to save money, from painting and patching the roof, to carpentry and cutting his own boys' hair. The family house had a big back yard and he grew a garden every year. When his children saw a man named Mr. Johnson coming with a mule and plow, they knew it was soon to be gardening and weed pulling time.
Otha was Daddy to his children. Daddy worked hard to provide for his family and keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. He never owned a car in his life, and he never even had a driver's license. He walked almost everywhere he went in Selma, Alabama. Daddy did most of the grocery shopping for his family. When he went grocery shopping, he went alone most of the time. In an effort to save a few dollars, he shopped at more than one grocery store. After he finished grocery shopping, Daddy got a cab to bring him home. It is still a mystery, how he managed to shop at several different grocery stores and carry bags of groceries from one store to the other before calling a cab to bring him home.
Daddy was not wasteful with food or any other products he purchased for the house. He taught his children not to be wasteful because, in his words, everything you waste cost money to replace. He even kept small scales of soap in the bathroom and wetted them and stuck them together to create a small bar of soap for washing hands to keep from throwing them away. If you went into the bathroom at his house, you might see some soap scales stuck together with different colors of soap for washing hands only, not bathing.
Daddy took pride in having a job and working for a living. He always found ways to get transportation to and from work. A great number of his co-workers provided him transportation to and from work and he reciprocated by helping them pay for gas. When his ride ran just a little late picking him up in the morning, Daddy would pace the floor waiting for them. He knew the importance of having a job and he didn't like to be late for work. He took his job seriously and being late for work was against everything he stood for. Thank you Daddy for your love and dedication to your family and everything else you did to hold your family together through some tough times.
On June 14, 1998, Otha Morgan accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and he was baptized at Shiloh Baptist Church at 220 Mechanic Street in Selma, Alabama. He was 82 years old. Later that same year, about two months later, in August, he was hospitalized, then later placed on Dialysis and released to go home. He didn't like Dialysis and he, in his own way, made it known that he didn't like it. On August 23, 1998, three days after his 83rd birthday, he quietly passed away at home in Selma, Alabama.
Otha was preceded in death by his wife Lucy Durry Morgan, on April 3, 1978 after 35 years of marriage; his parents, Monroe and Tempie Garrett Morgan; siblings, Fletcher Morgan, Profit Morgan, Lula Morgan and Corrine Morgan Craig.
He is survived by his four children, Ruby Morgan, Eunice Morgan, Otha L. Morgan, the creator of this memorial and Jimmie Morgan, nine grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
Funeral Services for Otha Morgan were held on August 29, 1998 at 2:00 PM at the neighborhood home church, Shiloh Baptist Church, 220 Mechanic Street in Selma, Alabama with Pastor Joshua Davis officiating. Pastor Davis said during his eulogy, "The devil thought he had him, but the devil was wrong." Otha was interred at Elmwood Cemetery at 802 Race Street in Selma, Alabama. Elmwood Cemetery is now called Lorenzo Harrison Memorial Gardens.
Miller Funeral home of Selma, Alabama was entrusted with arrangements.
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From the U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current:
NAME: Otha Morgan Morgan
GENDER: Male
DEATH AGE: 83
BIRTH DATE: 1915
RESIDENCE PLACE: Selma
DEATH DATE: 23 Aug 1998
OBITUARY DATE: 28 Aug 1998
OBITUARY PLACE: Selma, Alabama, USA
NEWSPAPER TITLE: The Selma Times-Journal
CHILD: Otha Morgan; Jimmy Morgan; Ruby Morgan; Eunice Morgan
Otha lost his father, Monroe Morgan, in 1922 when he was 7 years old and he lost his mother, Tempie Garrett Morgan, in 1926 when he 11 years old. At 11 years old he had to live with his older brother, Prophet, who already had a family of his own. Those were tough years for Otha, but he stayed strong through the years without his parents.
In about 1936, Otha met Lucy Ann Durry. They were later married on October 8, 1942 in Selma (Dallas County), Alabama. They had four children, Ruby, Eunice, Otha L. and Jimmie Morgan.
In 1950, Otha made a smart decision to purchase a home for his family. He was renting one side of a two-family house at 2318 Perham Avenue (now Carver Avenue) in Selma, Alabama, when the house next door at 2312 Perham Avenue came up for sale. That house was also a two-family house that had been rented. He and his wife Lucy purchased that house, and it became the family home for the rest of their lives.
Otha only had an elementary school education, but he taught himself to read and write after he became an adult. He loved to sit and scribble on paper and then show it to his children, so they could see his progress. He took so much pride in his ability to learn to read and write. He enjoyed sitting and scribbling on paper all the time.
Daddy could tell some of the funniest jokes you've ever heard. The way he told them was even funnier than the jokes sometimes. He told one of, "A group of animals were sitting around the table playing cards one cold winter night. The fire in the fireplace started getting low, and there was no wood in the house to put on the fire. The Lion, since he was the king, shouted out, "Alright, the ugliest man in this house, has to go out and get some fire wood." They all sat still, none of them moved or looked at the other, then the Gorilla jumped up and said, "Okay, okay I'll go!"
Otha was a DIY (Do it yourself) kind of person around the house. He learned to repair things at his house to save money, from painting and patching the roof, to carpentry and cutting his own boys' hair. The family house had a big back yard and he grew a garden every year. When his children saw a man named Mr. Johnson coming with a mule and plow, they knew it was soon to be gardening and weed pulling time.
Otha was Daddy to his children. Daddy worked hard to provide for his family and keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. He never owned a car in his life, and he never even had a driver's license. He walked almost everywhere he went in Selma, Alabama. Daddy did most of the grocery shopping for his family. When he went grocery shopping, he went alone most of the time. In an effort to save a few dollars, he shopped at more than one grocery store. After he finished grocery shopping, Daddy got a cab to bring him home. It is still a mystery, how he managed to shop at several different grocery stores and carry bags of groceries from one store to the other before calling a cab to bring him home.
Daddy was not wasteful with food or any other products he purchased for the house. He taught his children not to be wasteful because, in his words, everything you waste cost money to replace. He even kept small scales of soap in the bathroom and wetted them and stuck them together to create a small bar of soap for washing hands to keep from throwing them away. If you went into the bathroom at his house, you might see some soap scales stuck together with different colors of soap for washing hands only, not bathing.
Daddy took pride in having a job and working for a living. He always found ways to get transportation to and from work. A great number of his co-workers provided him transportation to and from work and he reciprocated by helping them pay for gas. When his ride ran just a little late picking him up in the morning, Daddy would pace the floor waiting for them. He knew the importance of having a job and he didn't like to be late for work. He took his job seriously and being late for work was against everything he stood for. Thank you Daddy for your love and dedication to your family and everything else you did to hold your family together through some tough times.
On June 14, 1998, Otha Morgan accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and he was baptized at Shiloh Baptist Church at 220 Mechanic Street in Selma, Alabama. He was 82 years old. Later that same year, about two months later, in August, he was hospitalized, then later placed on Dialysis and released to go home. He didn't like Dialysis and he, in his own way, made it known that he didn't like it. On August 23, 1998, three days after his 83rd birthday, he quietly passed away at home in Selma, Alabama.
Otha was preceded in death by his wife Lucy Durry Morgan, on April 3, 1978 after 35 years of marriage; his parents, Monroe and Tempie Garrett Morgan; siblings, Fletcher Morgan, Profit Morgan, Lula Morgan and Corrine Morgan Craig.
He is survived by his four children, Ruby Morgan, Eunice Morgan, Otha L. Morgan, the creator of this memorial and Jimmie Morgan, nine grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
Funeral Services for Otha Morgan were held on August 29, 1998 at 2:00 PM at the neighborhood home church, Shiloh Baptist Church, 220 Mechanic Street in Selma, Alabama with Pastor Joshua Davis officiating. Pastor Davis said during his eulogy, "The devil thought he had him, but the devil was wrong." Otha was interred at Elmwood Cemetery at 802 Race Street in Selma, Alabama. Elmwood Cemetery is now called Lorenzo Harrison Memorial Gardens.
Miller Funeral home of Selma, Alabama was entrusted with arrangements.
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From the U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current:
NAME: Otha Morgan Morgan
GENDER: Male
DEATH AGE: 83
BIRTH DATE: 1915
RESIDENCE PLACE: Selma
DEATH DATE: 23 Aug 1998
OBITUARY DATE: 28 Aug 1998
OBITUARY PLACE: Selma, Alabama, USA
NEWSPAPER TITLE: The Selma Times-Journal
CHILD: Otha Morgan; Jimmy Morgan; Ruby Morgan; Eunice Morgan
Otha Morgan was born in Marion, Alabama on Friday, August 20, 1915 to Monroe Morgan and Tempie Garrett Morgan.
Otha lost his father, Monroe Morgan, in 1922 when he was 7 years old and he lost his mother, Tempie Garrett Morgan, in 1926 when he 11 years old. At 11 years old he had to live with his older brother, Prophet, who already had a family of his own. Those were tough years for Otha, but he stayed strong through the years without his parents.
In about 1936, Otha met Lucy Ann Durry. They were later married on October 8, 1942 in Selma (Dallas County), Alabama. They had four children, Ruby, Eunice, Otha L. and Jimmie Morgan.
In 1950, Otha made a smart decision to purchase a home for his family. He was renting one side of a two-family house at 2318 Perham Avenue (now Carver Avenue) in Selma, Alabama, when the house next door at 2312 Perham Avenue came up for sale. That house was also a two-family house that had been rented. He and his wife Lucy purchased that house, and it became the family home for the rest of their lives.
Otha only had an elementary school education, but he taught himself to read and write after he became an adult. He loved to sit and scribble on paper and then show it to his children, so they could see his progress. He took so much pride in his ability to learn to read and write. He enjoyed sitting and scribbling on paper all the time.
Daddy could tell some of the funniest jokes you've ever heard. The way he told them was even funnier than the jokes sometimes. He told one of, "A group of animals were sitting around the table playing cards one cold winter night. The fire in the fireplace started getting low, and there was no wood in the house to put on the fire. The Lion, since he was the king, shouted out, "Alright, the ugliest man in this house, has to go out and get some fire wood." They all sat still, none of them moved or looked at the other, then the Gorilla jumped up and said, "Okay, okay I'll go!"
Otha was a DIY (Do it yourself) kind of person around the house. He learned to repair things at his house to save money, from painting and patching the roof, to carpentry and cutting his own boys' hair. The family house had a big back yard and he grew a garden every year. When his children saw a man named Mr. Johnson coming with a mule and plow, they knew it was soon to be gardening and weed pulling time.
Otha was Daddy to his children. Daddy worked hard to provide for his family and keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. He never owned a car in his life, and he never even had a driver's license. He walked almost everywhere he went in Selma, Alabama. Daddy did most of the grocery shopping for his family. When he went grocery shopping, he went alone most of the time. In an effort to save a few dollars, he shopped at more than one grocery store. After he finished grocery shopping, Daddy got a cab to bring him home. It is still a mystery, how he managed to shop at several different grocery stores and carry bags of groceries from one store to the other before calling a cab to bring him home.
Daddy was not wasteful with food or any other products he purchased for the house. He taught his children not to be wasteful because, in his words, everything you waste cost money to replace. He even kept small scales of soap in the bathroom and wetted them and stuck them together to create a small bar of soap for washing hands to keep from throwing them away. If you went into the bathroom at his house, you might see some soap scales stuck together with different colors of soap for washing hands only, not bathing.
Daddy took pride in having a job and working for a living. He always found ways to get transportation to and from work. A great number of his co-workers provided him transportation to and from work and he reciprocated by helping them pay for gas. When his ride ran just a little late picking him up in the morning, Daddy would pace the floor waiting for them. He knew the importance of having a job and he didn't like to be late for work. He took his job seriously and being late for work was against everything he stood for. Thank you Daddy for your love and dedication to your family and everything else you did to hold your family together through some tough times.
On June 14, 1998, Otha Morgan accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and he was baptized at Shiloh Baptist Church at 220 Mechanic Street in Selma, Alabama. He was 82 years old. Later that same year, about two months later, in August, he was hospitalized, then later placed on Dialysis and released to go home. He didn't like Dialysis and he, in his own way, made it known that he didn't like it. On August 23, 1998, three days after his 83rd birthday, he quietly passed away at home in Selma, Alabama.
Otha was preceded in death by his wife Lucy Durry Morgan, on April 3, 1978 after 35 years of marriage; his parents, Monroe and Tempie Garrett Morgan; siblings, Fletcher Morgan, Profit Morgan, Lula Morgan and Corrine Morgan Craig.
He is survived by his four children, Ruby Morgan, Eunice Morgan, Otha L. Morgan, the creator of this memorial and Jimmie Morgan, nine grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
Funeral Services for Otha Morgan were held on August 29, 1998 at 2:00 PM at the neighborhood home church, Shiloh Baptist Church, 220 Mechanic Street in Selma, Alabama with Pastor Joshua Davis officiating. Pastor Davis said during his eulogy, "The devil thought he had him, but the devil was wrong." Otha was interred at Elmwood Cemetery at 802 Race Street in Selma, Alabama. Elmwood Cemetery is now called Lorenzo Harrison Memorial Gardens.
Miller Funeral home of Selma, Alabama was entrusted with arrangements.
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From the U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current:
NAME: Otha Morgan Morgan
GENDER: Male
DEATH AGE: 83
BIRTH DATE: 1915
RESIDENCE PLACE: Selma
DEATH DATE: 23 Aug 1998
OBITUARY DATE: 28 Aug 1998
OBITUARY PLACE: Selma, Alabama, USA
NEWSPAPER TITLE: The Selma Times-Journal
CHILD: Otha Morgan; Jimmy Morgan; Ruby Morgan; Eunice Morgan
Otha lost his father, Monroe Morgan, in 1922 when he was 7 years old and he lost his mother, Tempie Garrett Morgan, in 1926 when he 11 years old. At 11 years old he had to live with his older brother, Prophet, who already had a family of his own. Those were tough years for Otha, but he stayed strong through the years without his parents.
In about 1936, Otha met Lucy Ann Durry. They were later married on October 8, 1942 in Selma (Dallas County), Alabama. They had four children, Ruby, Eunice, Otha L. and Jimmie Morgan.
In 1950, Otha made a smart decision to purchase a home for his family. He was renting one side of a two-family house at 2318 Perham Avenue (now Carver Avenue) in Selma, Alabama, when the house next door at 2312 Perham Avenue came up for sale. That house was also a two-family house that had been rented. He and his wife Lucy purchased that house, and it became the family home for the rest of their lives.
Otha only had an elementary school education, but he taught himself to read and write after he became an adult. He loved to sit and scribble on paper and then show it to his children, so they could see his progress. He took so much pride in his ability to learn to read and write. He enjoyed sitting and scribbling on paper all the time.
Daddy could tell some of the funniest jokes you've ever heard. The way he told them was even funnier than the jokes sometimes. He told one of, "A group of animals were sitting around the table playing cards one cold winter night. The fire in the fireplace started getting low, and there was no wood in the house to put on the fire. The Lion, since he was the king, shouted out, "Alright, the ugliest man in this house, has to go out and get some fire wood." They all sat still, none of them moved or looked at the other, then the Gorilla jumped up and said, "Okay, okay I'll go!"
Otha was a DIY (Do it yourself) kind of person around the house. He learned to repair things at his house to save money, from painting and patching the roof, to carpentry and cutting his own boys' hair. The family house had a big back yard and he grew a garden every year. When his children saw a man named Mr. Johnson coming with a mule and plow, they knew it was soon to be gardening and weed pulling time.
Otha was Daddy to his children. Daddy worked hard to provide for his family and keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. He never owned a car in his life, and he never even had a driver's license. He walked almost everywhere he went in Selma, Alabama. Daddy did most of the grocery shopping for his family. When he went grocery shopping, he went alone most of the time. In an effort to save a few dollars, he shopped at more than one grocery store. After he finished grocery shopping, Daddy got a cab to bring him home. It is still a mystery, how he managed to shop at several different grocery stores and carry bags of groceries from one store to the other before calling a cab to bring him home.
Daddy was not wasteful with food or any other products he purchased for the house. He taught his children not to be wasteful because, in his words, everything you waste cost money to replace. He even kept small scales of soap in the bathroom and wetted them and stuck them together to create a small bar of soap for washing hands to keep from throwing them away. If you went into the bathroom at his house, you might see some soap scales stuck together with different colors of soap for washing hands only, not bathing.
Daddy took pride in having a job and working for a living. He always found ways to get transportation to and from work. A great number of his co-workers provided him transportation to and from work and he reciprocated by helping them pay for gas. When his ride ran just a little late picking him up in the morning, Daddy would pace the floor waiting for them. He knew the importance of having a job and he didn't like to be late for work. He took his job seriously and being late for work was against everything he stood for. Thank you Daddy for your love and dedication to your family and everything else you did to hold your family together through some tough times.
On June 14, 1998, Otha Morgan accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and he was baptized at Shiloh Baptist Church at 220 Mechanic Street in Selma, Alabama. He was 82 years old. Later that same year, about two months later, in August, he was hospitalized, then later placed on Dialysis and released to go home. He didn't like Dialysis and he, in his own way, made it known that he didn't like it. On August 23, 1998, three days after his 83rd birthday, he quietly passed away at home in Selma, Alabama.
Otha was preceded in death by his wife Lucy Durry Morgan, on April 3, 1978 after 35 years of marriage; his parents, Monroe and Tempie Garrett Morgan; siblings, Fletcher Morgan, Profit Morgan, Lula Morgan and Corrine Morgan Craig.
He is survived by his four children, Ruby Morgan, Eunice Morgan, Otha L. Morgan, the creator of this memorial and Jimmie Morgan, nine grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
Funeral Services for Otha Morgan were held on August 29, 1998 at 2:00 PM at the neighborhood home church, Shiloh Baptist Church, 220 Mechanic Street in Selma, Alabama with Pastor Joshua Davis officiating. Pastor Davis said during his eulogy, "The devil thought he had him, but the devil was wrong." Otha was interred at Elmwood Cemetery at 802 Race Street in Selma, Alabama. Elmwood Cemetery is now called Lorenzo Harrison Memorial Gardens.
Miller Funeral home of Selma, Alabama was entrusted with arrangements.
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From the U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current:
NAME: Otha Morgan Morgan
GENDER: Male
DEATH AGE: 83
BIRTH DATE: 1915
RESIDENCE PLACE: Selma
DEATH DATE: 23 Aug 1998
OBITUARY DATE: 28 Aug 1998
OBITUARY PLACE: Selma, Alabama, USA
NEWSPAPER TITLE: The Selma Times-Journal
CHILD: Otha Morgan; Jimmy Morgan; Ruby Morgan; Eunice Morgan
