"Bud" Marion

Matthew Morgan, Jr.

Marion Matthew Morgan, Jr. "Bud" went to be with his Lord and Savior, October 11, 2023.

Funeral Service will be at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at Trinity Baptist Church with Pastor Jimmy Dillon officiating. Interment will follow at Megargel Cemetery in Megargel, Texas, under the direction of Falls Funeral Home.

Bud was born June 21, 1938 to Marion Morgan Sr. and Ethel (Jones) Morgan in Seymour, Texas.

He married the love of his life, Gloria Jean (Jeannie) Morris Reed on April 11, 1981. She preceded him in death on December 6, 2015.

Bud enjoyed being a truck driver for many years. He then retired and started driving a tractor, mowing the state highways. He officially retired at the age of 80. He still loved to get outside and mow yards, pick up and shell pecans, and spend time playing with and treating his animals.

He was preceded in death by his father Marion Morgan Sr.; his mother, Ethel Jones Morgan; four brothers, Richard Morgan, Bill Morgan, Lester Morgan, and Jerry Morgan; and two sisters, Edna Mae Welch and Lucille Barker.

Bud is survived by his son Buddy Morgan; three daughters, Kimberly Chapman, Kelly and her husband Michael Gilbert, Jr., and Karen and her husband Mike Calsing; his stepdaughter, Heather and her husband Roddie Chappell; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren; as well as a host of family and friends.