Virgil "Mike" Morgan, 93, of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly of Terre Haute, Illinois, died April 2, 1989, in Atlanta. He was born in 1899, the son of John and Agnes (Burns) Morgan. On June 30, 1930, he married Susan Jacques. She survives.
Known as "Mike" to his family and friends, he and Susie lived in Terre Haute, Illinois, for 25 years before moving to Monmouth, Illinois, where Virgil was employed in the Illinois State Garage. When Virgil retired in 1968, they moved to East Point, Georgia, and later to Atlanta, Georgia, where they were active in their church.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Oma Brodie. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sister, Irene Crabill, La Harpe, Illinois.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, South Fulton, Georgia.
In 1987, Susie sent me the following clipping from the Atlanta newspaper, written by Lois Clendenen, Lifestyle Correspondent, dated July 9, 1987:
"Marriage Institution Is Safe In USA
"Susan and Virgil Morgan, who live on Myrtle Drive SW, are a part of statistics.
"Until lately their marriage longevity, and that of others who have kept the home fires burning, has been slighted. The Morgans' recent anniversary contradicts widespread reports that one out of two American marriages ends in divorce. A recent Harris poll says this 'misleading statistical nonsense has led to an indelible message (marriage failure) that has been chorused in church pulpits, academic broadsides and political prophecies of doom for the American family.'
"The article reports that if marriages of 30-40 or more years were combined with recent marriages they would not average out to one failure for every two modern weddings. I agree.
"The glad new tidings are that nearly nine out of 10 marriages last. Susie and Virgil (Mike) Morgan are among the survivors.
"When Mrs. Morgan came to Terre Haute, Ill., to teach in a little country school over 50 years ago, Mr. Morgan was attracted to her by her pleasant disposition. He said, 'I like her!'
"She returned his affection so they married and lived in Terre Haute (pronounced Terry Hut there) for 25 years before moving to Monmouth, Ill., where Virgil was employed in the Illinois State Garage. When he retired 20 years ago they came to East Point to care for Susan's sister, Mrs. Paul Kupfer, who had become an invalid.
"She recalled an early incident when Virgil rushed into the house, took down his shotgun and ran out the back door. 'What's he up to? I wondered,' said Mrs. Morgan. 'So I went out to see. The door slammed behind me so hard it frightened off a flock of ducks flying overhead. Mike was so aggravated with me he went off to town. But he got over it by evening and came back home. He has always preferred to walk away rather than argue.'
"That he has always been an understanding man is revealed in his reaction to a bride's cooking failure. Susan said, 'The first time I made an angel food cake, it came out of the oven as flat as a fritter. All Mike said was 'put it in the cook stove and forget it and no one will ever know.'
"'Back then,' she said, 'we used corn cobs to start a fire, and added coal. Mike had a good fire going each day by the time I got up.' Then she added, 'I can make an angel food cake now.'
"Mrs. Morgan feels that young people are again coming back to the basic rules for making a good marriage. These she feels are summed up in seeing each other's needs, understanding and forgiveness, tolerance and, most important, an abiding love. She said she feels church attendance is also important.
"'We've gone to church all our lives,' she said. 'Virgil and I have always helped others.'
"'My mother lived with us 18 years, an aunt stayed with us until she died and then we cared for my sister. To do this we had to work together. I couldn't have done it without Virgil. We had to agree on taking them into our home and all that that implied. We did it.'
"Relatives and friends of the amiable Morgans find them unfailingly pleasant, a living love story and not a dried-up statistic.
"They have been married 57 years and three weeks as of this day and they are still smiling."
Known as "Mike" to his family and friends, he and Susie lived in Terre Haute, Illinois, for 25 years before moving to Monmouth, Illinois, where Virgil was employed in the Illinois State Garage. When Virgil retired in 1968, they moved to East Point, Georgia, and later to Atlanta, Georgia, where they were active in their church.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Oma Brodie. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sister, Irene Crabill, La Harpe, Illinois.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, South Fulton, Georgia.
In 1987, Susie sent me the following clipping from the Atlanta newspaper, written by Lois Clendenen, Lifestyle Correspondent, dated July 9, 1987:
"Marriage Institution Is Safe In USA
"Susan and Virgil Morgan, who live on Myrtle Drive SW, are a part of statistics.
"Until lately their marriage longevity, and that of others who have kept the home fires burning, has been slighted. The Morgans' recent anniversary contradicts widespread reports that one out of two American marriages ends in divorce. A recent Harris poll says this 'misleading statistical nonsense has led to an indelible message (marriage failure) that has been chorused in church pulpits, academic broadsides and political prophecies of doom for the American family.'
"The article reports that if marriages of 30-40 or more years were combined with recent marriages they would not average out to one failure for every two modern weddings. I agree.
"The glad new tidings are that nearly nine out of 10 marriages last. Susie and Virgil (Mike) Morgan are among the survivors.
"When Mrs. Morgan came to Terre Haute, Ill., to teach in a little country school over 50 years ago, Mr. Morgan was attracted to her by her pleasant disposition. He said, 'I like her!'
"She returned his affection so they married and lived in Terre Haute (pronounced Terry Hut there) for 25 years before moving to Monmouth, Ill., where Virgil was employed in the Illinois State Garage. When he retired 20 years ago they came to East Point to care for Susan's sister, Mrs. Paul Kupfer, who had become an invalid.
"She recalled an early incident when Virgil rushed into the house, took down his shotgun and ran out the back door. 'What's he up to? I wondered,' said Mrs. Morgan. 'So I went out to see. The door slammed behind me so hard it frightened off a flock of ducks flying overhead. Mike was so aggravated with me he went off to town. But he got over it by evening and came back home. He has always preferred to walk away rather than argue.'
"That he has always been an understanding man is revealed in his reaction to a bride's cooking failure. Susan said, 'The first time I made an angel food cake, it came out of the oven as flat as a fritter. All Mike said was 'put it in the cook stove and forget it and no one will ever know.'
"'Back then,' she said, 'we used corn cobs to start a fire, and added coal. Mike had a good fire going each day by the time I got up.' Then she added, 'I can make an angel food cake now.'
"Mrs. Morgan feels that young people are again coming back to the basic rules for making a good marriage. These she feels are summed up in seeing each other's needs, understanding and forgiveness, tolerance and, most important, an abiding love. She said she feels church attendance is also important.
"'We've gone to church all our lives,' she said. 'Virgil and I have always helped others.'
"'My mother lived with us 18 years, an aunt stayed with us until she died and then we cared for my sister. To do this we had to work together. I couldn't have done it without Virgil. We had to agree on taking them into our home and all that that implied. We did it.'
"Relatives and friends of the amiable Morgans find them unfailingly pleasant, a living love story and not a dried-up statistic.
"They have been married 57 years and three weeks as of this day and they are still smiling."
Virgil "Mike" Morgan, 93, of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly of Terre Haute, Illinois, died April 2, 1989, in Atlanta. He was born in 1899, the son of John and Agnes (Burns) Morgan. On June 30, 1930, he married Susan Jacques. She survives.
Known as "Mike" to his family and friends, he and Susie lived in Terre Haute, Illinois, for 25 years before moving to Monmouth, Illinois, where Virgil was employed in the Illinois State Garage. When Virgil retired in 1968, they moved to East Point, Georgia, and later to Atlanta, Georgia, where they were active in their church.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Oma Brodie. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sister, Irene Crabill, La Harpe, Illinois.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, South Fulton, Georgia.
In 1987, Susie sent me the following clipping from the Atlanta newspaper, written by Lois Clendenen, Lifestyle Correspondent, dated July 9, 1987:
"Marriage Institution Is Safe In USA
"Susan and Virgil Morgan, who live on Myrtle Drive SW, are a part of statistics.
"Until lately their marriage longevity, and that of others who have kept the home fires burning, has been slighted. The Morgans' recent anniversary contradicts widespread reports that one out of two American marriages ends in divorce. A recent Harris poll says this 'misleading statistical nonsense has led to an indelible message (marriage failure) that has been chorused in church pulpits, academic broadsides and political prophecies of doom for the American family.'
"The article reports that if marriages of 30-40 or more years were combined with recent marriages they would not average out to one failure for every two modern weddings. I agree.
"The glad new tidings are that nearly nine out of 10 marriages last. Susie and Virgil (Mike) Morgan are among the survivors.
"When Mrs. Morgan came to Terre Haute, Ill., to teach in a little country school over 50 years ago, Mr. Morgan was attracted to her by her pleasant disposition. He said, 'I like her!'
"She returned his affection so they married and lived in Terre Haute (pronounced Terry Hut there) for 25 years before moving to Monmouth, Ill., where Virgil was employed in the Illinois State Garage. When he retired 20 years ago they came to East Point to care for Susan's sister, Mrs. Paul Kupfer, who had become an invalid.
"She recalled an early incident when Virgil rushed into the house, took down his shotgun and ran out the back door. 'What's he up to? I wondered,' said Mrs. Morgan. 'So I went out to see. The door slammed behind me so hard it frightened off a flock of ducks flying overhead. Mike was so aggravated with me he went off to town. But he got over it by evening and came back home. He has always preferred to walk away rather than argue.'
"That he has always been an understanding man is revealed in his reaction to a bride's cooking failure. Susan said, 'The first time I made an angel food cake, it came out of the oven as flat as a fritter. All Mike said was 'put it in the cook stove and forget it and no one will ever know.'
"'Back then,' she said, 'we used corn cobs to start a fire, and added coal. Mike had a good fire going each day by the time I got up.' Then she added, 'I can make an angel food cake now.'
"Mrs. Morgan feels that young people are again coming back to the basic rules for making a good marriage. These she feels are summed up in seeing each other's needs, understanding and forgiveness, tolerance and, most important, an abiding love. She said she feels church attendance is also important.
"'We've gone to church all our lives,' she said. 'Virgil and I have always helped others.'
"'My mother lived with us 18 years, an aunt stayed with us until she died and then we cared for my sister. To do this we had to work together. I couldn't have done it without Virgil. We had to agree on taking them into our home and all that that implied. We did it.'
"Relatives and friends of the amiable Morgans find them unfailingly pleasant, a living love story and not a dried-up statistic.
"They have been married 57 years and three weeks as of this day and they are still smiling."
Known as "Mike" to his family and friends, he and Susie lived in Terre Haute, Illinois, for 25 years before moving to Monmouth, Illinois, where Virgil was employed in the Illinois State Garage. When Virgil retired in 1968, they moved to East Point, Georgia, and later to Atlanta, Georgia, where they were active in their church.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Oma Brodie. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sister, Irene Crabill, La Harpe, Illinois.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, South Fulton, Georgia.
In 1987, Susie sent me the following clipping from the Atlanta newspaper, written by Lois Clendenen, Lifestyle Correspondent, dated July 9, 1987:
"Marriage Institution Is Safe In USA
"Susan and Virgil Morgan, who live on Myrtle Drive SW, are a part of statistics.
"Until lately their marriage longevity, and that of others who have kept the home fires burning, has been slighted. The Morgans' recent anniversary contradicts widespread reports that one out of two American marriages ends in divorce. A recent Harris poll says this 'misleading statistical nonsense has led to an indelible message (marriage failure) that has been chorused in church pulpits, academic broadsides and political prophecies of doom for the American family.'
"The article reports that if marriages of 30-40 or more years were combined with recent marriages they would not average out to one failure for every two modern weddings. I agree.
"The glad new tidings are that nearly nine out of 10 marriages last. Susie and Virgil (Mike) Morgan are among the survivors.
"When Mrs. Morgan came to Terre Haute, Ill., to teach in a little country school over 50 years ago, Mr. Morgan was attracted to her by her pleasant disposition. He said, 'I like her!'
"She returned his affection so they married and lived in Terre Haute (pronounced Terry Hut there) for 25 years before moving to Monmouth, Ill., where Virgil was employed in the Illinois State Garage. When he retired 20 years ago they came to East Point to care for Susan's sister, Mrs. Paul Kupfer, who had become an invalid.
"She recalled an early incident when Virgil rushed into the house, took down his shotgun and ran out the back door. 'What's he up to? I wondered,' said Mrs. Morgan. 'So I went out to see. The door slammed behind me so hard it frightened off a flock of ducks flying overhead. Mike was so aggravated with me he went off to town. But he got over it by evening and came back home. He has always preferred to walk away rather than argue.'
"That he has always been an understanding man is revealed in his reaction to a bride's cooking failure. Susan said, 'The first time I made an angel food cake, it came out of the oven as flat as a fritter. All Mike said was 'put it in the cook stove and forget it and no one will ever know.'
"'Back then,' she said, 'we used corn cobs to start a fire, and added coal. Mike had a good fire going each day by the time I got up.' Then she added, 'I can make an angel food cake now.'
"Mrs. Morgan feels that young people are again coming back to the basic rules for making a good marriage. These she feels are summed up in seeing each other's needs, understanding and forgiveness, tolerance and, most important, an abiding love. She said she feels church attendance is also important.
"'We've gone to church all our lives,' she said. 'Virgil and I have always helped others.'
"'My mother lived with us 18 years, an aunt stayed with us until she died and then we cared for my sister. To do this we had to work together. I couldn't have done it without Virgil. We had to agree on taking them into our home and all that that implied. We did it.'
"Relatives and friends of the amiable Morgans find them unfailingly pleasant, a living love story and not a dried-up statistic.
"They have been married 57 years and three weeks as of this day and they are still smiling."
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