Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Morgan, C. Marie Nichol  February 1, 2009
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Feb. 4, 2009
C. Marie (Nichol) Morgan, 84, of Sumner, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, at Plum 
Creek Care Center in Lexington. 

Marie’s body was cremated.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the 
United Church of Sumner, East Campus with the Rev. Ken Hutson officiating.
   
A memorial book signing and visiting with family will be held Wednesday, Feb. 
4, 2009, from 7-8 p.m. at the United Church of Sumner, East Campus. 

Inurnment of Marie’s ashes will be held at a later date.

Survivors include her loving husband of 63 years, Ellis Morgan, of Sumner; two 
daughters, Carol (Jim) Whitesel of Miller, Lori Erwin of Sumner; one son, Dale 
(Jozi) Morgan of Houston, Texas; two sisters, Cleo (Gordon) Robinson of 
Stockton, Calif., Lula Vanderpool of Tahlequah, Okla.; one brother, John (Liz) 
Nichol of Tulsa, Okla.; six grandchildren, Lisa (Alan) Lautenschlager, James 
(Amanda) Whitesel, Jessica Erwin, Chelsey Erwin, Chase Erwin and Jeremy 
(Emily) Morgan; eight great-grandchildren, Kaci, Kylie and Kortney Jacoby; 
Jeremy P. and Anthony Morgan and Megan, Faith and Tucker Whitesel and one 
great-great-granddaughter, Ashlyn Van Eperen. 
  
Marie was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Ray Nichol and a 
sister, Willie Keeler, both of Tulsa, Okla.  

She was born Jan.7, 1925, to John Thomas Nichol and Thelma (Finley) Nichol 
near Tahlequah, Okla.  She attended grade school in the small village of 
Welling, and high school at Tahlequah, graduating in 1941.  After high school 
she went to live with her aunt in Oklahoma City, and worked in a store in the 
city.    

Marie was united in marriage to Ellis N. Morgan on June 18, 1945, at Oklahoma 
City, Okla.  Marie and Ellis met while Ellis was stationed at Will Rogers 
Field.  They were married when he returned from Italy.  They lived in San 
Antonio, Texas until October when he was sent to the Lincoln Air Base in 
Lincoln to be discharged.  
 
Ellis went to work at the Navy Ammunition Depot near Hastings and they lived 
in Hastings.  In the early 1950s, they bought acreage near Juniata and lived 
there until the base at Hastings closed.  They were transferred in May of 
1966, to a Navy Ammunition Depot near McAlester, Okla.  They bought a new 
brick house and lived there until Ellis retired in 1972.  The couple moved 
back to Nebraska and built a new home near Miller.  They then moved to Sumner 
where they retired.   

Marie loved to sew and made all kinds of items.  She knitted, crocheted and 
quilted many things.  She also sewed most of her own clothing. She also loved 
the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and never missed listening or watching 
a game.  Marie enjoyed being with her loving family as well family gatherings. 
Because of her failing health she moved into Plum Creek Care Center in 
Lexington in September 2007.  
 
She was a member of the United Church of Sumner.    


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