MORGAN -- William Douglas Morgan, 37, of 524 Wilson Ave., Wood River who was wounded Nov. 17, by a gunshot fired by off-duty Alton Police Patrolman Bidwll Slater, died at 2:45 a.m. today at Firmin Desloge Hospital, St Louis. He was admitted at Alton Memorial Hospital and later transferred to Firmin Desloge.
The machinist at Olin Corporation was born July 6, 1932 in Louisville, Ill., a son of the late Wilmer Morgan. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was a member of First Baptist Church of East Alton and International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Worker's of East Alton, 660.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Maude Morgan of East Alton; his widow, the former Betty Kopp, whom he married Oct. 20, 1967 in Edwardsville; two stepdaughters, Beth Giles and Kathy McGee, both at home; two brothers, Paul and Robert Morgan, both of East Alton; and three sisters, Mrs. Hope Kasiewicz and Mrs. Ruth Ann Hinkle, both of East Alton and Mrs. Helen Hattery of Bethalto. A brother, Dale, preceded him in death.
Visitation at Marks Mortuary, Wood River, will be after 4 p.m. Tuesday until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday when the body will be moved to the Calvary Temple, Alton for funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. C. L. Gruver will officiate at services and burial in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens.
Source: Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois) 01 Dec 1969, Mon • Page 20.
Contributor: Bob Sparanese (49011767)
The machinist at Olin Corporation was born July 6, 1932 in Louisville, Ill., a son of the late Wilmer Morgan. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was a member of First Baptist Church of East Alton and International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Worker's of East Alton, 660.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Maude Morgan of East Alton; his widow, the former Betty Kopp, whom he married Oct. 20, 1967 in Edwardsville; two stepdaughters, Beth Giles and Kathy McGee, both at home; two brothers, Paul and Robert Morgan, both of East Alton; and three sisters, Mrs. Hope Kasiewicz and Mrs. Ruth Ann Hinkle, both of East Alton and Mrs. Helen Hattery of Bethalto. A brother, Dale, preceded him in death.
Visitation at Marks Mortuary, Wood River, will be after 4 p.m. Tuesday until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday when the body will be moved to the Calvary Temple, Alton for funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. C. L. Gruver will officiate at services and burial in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens.
Source: Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois) 01 Dec 1969, Mon • Page 20.
Contributor: Bob Sparanese (49011767)
MORGAN -- William Douglas Morgan, 37, of 524 Wilson Ave., Wood River who was wounded Nov. 17, by a gunshot fired by off-duty Alton Police Patrolman Bidwll Slater, died at 2:45 a.m. today at Firmin Desloge Hospital, St Louis. He was admitted at Alton Memorial Hospital and later transferred to Firmin Desloge.
The machinist at Olin Corporation was born July 6, 1932 in Louisville, Ill., a son of the late Wilmer Morgan. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was a member of First Baptist Church of East Alton and International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Worker's of East Alton, 660.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Maude Morgan of East Alton; his widow, the former Betty Kopp, whom he married Oct. 20, 1967 in Edwardsville; two stepdaughters, Beth Giles and Kathy McGee, both at home; two brothers, Paul and Robert Morgan, both of East Alton; and three sisters, Mrs. Hope Kasiewicz and Mrs. Ruth Ann Hinkle, both of East Alton and Mrs. Helen Hattery of Bethalto. A brother, Dale, preceded him in death.
Visitation at Marks Mortuary, Wood River, will be after 4 p.m. Tuesday until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday when the body will be moved to the Calvary Temple, Alton for funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. C. L. Gruver will officiate at services and burial in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens.
Source: Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois) 01 Dec 1969, Mon • Page 20.
Contributor: Bob Sparanese (49011767)
The machinist at Olin Corporation was born July 6, 1932 in Louisville, Ill., a son of the late Wilmer Morgan. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was a member of First Baptist Church of East Alton and International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Worker's of East Alton, 660.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Maude Morgan of East Alton; his widow, the former Betty Kopp, whom he married Oct. 20, 1967 in Edwardsville; two stepdaughters, Beth Giles and Kathy McGee, both at home; two brothers, Paul and Robert Morgan, both of East Alton; and three sisters, Mrs. Hope Kasiewicz and Mrs. Ruth Ann Hinkle, both of East Alton and Mrs. Helen Hattery of Bethalto. A brother, Dale, preceded him in death.
Visitation at Marks Mortuary, Wood River, will be after 4 p.m. Tuesday until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday when the body will be moved to the Calvary Temple, Alton for funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. C. L. Gruver will officiate at services and burial in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens.
Source: Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois) 01 Dec 1969, Mon • Page 20.
Contributor: Bob Sparanese (49011767)
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