Joseph Roger Morgan

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 29 at 10:00 AM in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Avenue, MD with Msgr. John Brady officiating. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation: Public Visitation will be held in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home from 5:00 - 8:00 PM with prayers being said at 7:00 PM Joseph Roger Morgan Sr., 91, of Bushwood died March 22, 2005, at his residence. > Born July 18, 1913, in Clements, he was the son of the late Joseph Columbus Morgan and Margaret Farrell Morgan. > He was the husband of Agnes Gwynette Hayden Morgan, whom he married Sept. 7, 1936, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Morganza. In addition to his wife of 68 years, he is survived by nine of his 10 children: Joseph R. Morgan Jr. (and wife Sevgi) of Bellflower, Calif., Joan Phyllis Lincoln (and husband Charles) of Waldorf, James R. Morgan (and wife Clara) of Loveville, Peggy Ann English (and husband Tim) of Oak Harbor, Wash., Gloria Jean Morgan of Anaheim, Calif., Sylvia Sayrd-Mullins (and husband Dale) of Fox Lake, Wisc., Mary Lou Borge of Philadelphia, J. Wayne Morgan (and wife Cindy) of Mechanicsville and Charles D. Donnie Morgan (and wife Annette) of Hollywood. He is also survived by 31 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. > He was preceded in death by his brothers, Stanley Morgan and Dory Morgan; his sisters, Catherine Burch, Josephine Morgan and Mazie Mattingly; and his daughter, Glenda Ann Morgan. > Mr. Morgan was a farmer and waterman for most of his adult life, but was best known in the 7th District as a counter clerk and seafood truck driver for Capt. Sam's in Bushwood for more than 20 years. > He was a parishioner of Holy Angels Catholic Church in Avenue and was a third-degree member of the Knights of Columbus, as well as a member of the St. Mary's County Farm Bureau and Maryland Farm Bureau. His favorite pastimes included playing cards (especially pitch), dancing and playing bingo. > The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 28, at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home in Leonardtown, with prayers recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, March 29, at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Avenue with the Rev. Monsignor John B. Brady officiating. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Bushwood with Justin Morgan, Jeff Morgan, Jared Morgan, Chris Morgan, Glenn Morgan and Keith Lincoln serving as pallbearers. > Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. >