1924
James
2007
James Lauder (Jimmy) Morgan
December 31, 1924 — August 27, 2007
James Lauder "Jimmy" Morgan
Laurel Hill, NC
Mr. James Lauder "Jimmy" Morgan of 10243 Old Wire Road died Monday, August 27, 2007 at his residence.
Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Friday at the Church in the Pines. The family will receive friends following the service in the fellowship hall and from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium in Laurinburg.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Elizabeth Evans Morgan; a son, the Rev. Dr. James L. "Jim" Morgan, Jr. and wife, Annette of Laurinburg; three daughters, Dr. Patricia Elise Morgan and husband, Terry Lee Wright of El Cerrico, CA, Kay Morgan Anderson of High Point, Susan Morgan Farrell and husband, Charles of Laurel Hill; ten grandchildren.
Jimmy was born December 31, 1924 in Charlotte, a son of the late Edwin and Elise McKinnon Morgan. He grew up in Laurel Hill and Laurinburg and attended public schools in Laurinburg before graduating from the McCallie School in 1941. He attended Davidson College from 1941 to 1943, and served in the US Army Air Corps as a 1st Lieutenant and B-29 bomber navigator in the Pacific Campaign, World War II. Following the War, he graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1949 with a BS degree in Commerce.
Upon graduation, Jimmy joined Morgan Mills (now the Morgan Company) in 1949. He was presently chairman of The Morgan Company and The Morgan Foundation.
He served as a member of the Scotland County Board of Education from 1953-64 and from 1966-70, and was a member of the Scotland County Board of Commissioners from 1971-72.
Jimmy also volunteered for Scotland County United Way where he served as past president in 1973-74, the Scotland County Arts Council, Community Concert Association, North Carolina Symphony Society, and was past a chairman of Scotland Memorial Hospital.
He also served as a trustee for St. Andrews Presbyterian College from 1967 to the present and served as chairman from 1987-90. He was also a past trustee of Davidson College, Montreat College, and Union Theological Seminary.
An active Presbyterian, he was a member and elder emeritus at the Church in the Pines in Laurel Hill, a former board member of Presbyterian Homes of North Carolina, was serving as a trustee for Scotia Village Retirement Community for 1984 to the present, and was the president of the Scotia Village Foundation from 1993 to the present.
Jimmy studied piano with his aunt, Bessie Gibson Morgan and clarinet from her son, Harold Gibson and also learned to play saxophone. With various bands he played at McCallie School, Davidson College and at the 1942 Rose Bowl, which was played in Durham. His love of jazz and swing music of the 1930a
Laurel Hill, NC
Mr. James Lauder "Jimmy" Morgan of 10243 Old Wire Road died Monday, August 27, 2007 at his residence.
Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Friday at the Church in the Pines. The family will receive friends following the service in the fellowship hall and from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium in Laurinburg.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Elizabeth Evans Morgan; a son, the Rev. Dr. James L. "Jim" Morgan, Jr. and wife, Annette of Laurinburg; three daughters, Dr. Patricia Elise Morgan and husband, Terry Lee Wright of El Cerrico, CA, Kay Morgan Anderson of High Point, Susan Morgan Farrell and husband, Charles of Laurel Hill; ten grandchildren.
Jimmy was born December 31, 1924 in Charlotte, a son of the late Edwin and Elise McKinnon Morgan. He grew up in Laurel Hill and Laurinburg and attended public schools in Laurinburg before graduating from the McCallie School in 1941. He attended Davidson College from 1941 to 1943, and served in the US Army Air Corps as a 1st Lieutenant and B-29 bomber navigator in the Pacific Campaign, World War II. Following the War, he graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1949 with a BS degree in Commerce.
Upon graduation, Jimmy joined Morgan Mills (now the Morgan Company) in 1949. He was presently chairman of The Morgan Company and The Morgan Foundation.
He served as a member of the Scotland County Board of Education from 1953-64 and from 1966-70, and was a member of the Scotland County Board of Commissioners from 1971-72.
Jimmy also volunteered for Scotland County United Way where he served as past president in 1973-74, the Scotland County Arts Council, Community Concert Association, North Carolina Symphony Society, and was past a chairman of Scotland Memorial Hospital.
He also served as a trustee for St. Andrews Presbyterian College from 1967 to the present and served as chairman from 1987-90. He was also a past trustee of Davidson College, Montreat College, and Union Theological Seminary.
An active Presbyterian, he was a member and elder emeritus at the Church in the Pines in Laurel Hill, a former board member of Presbyterian Homes of North Carolina, was serving as a trustee for Scotia Village Retirement Community for 1984 to the present, and was the president of the Scotia Village Foundation from 1993 to the present.
Jimmy studied piano with his aunt, Bessie Gibson Morgan and clarinet from her son, Harold Gibson and also learned to play saxophone. With various bands he played at McCallie School, Davidson College and at the 1942 Rose Bowl, which was played in Durham. His love of jazz and swing music of the 1930a
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