Joe Morgan Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Joe Mack Morgan, age 68, a life long resident of Damascus, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 5, 2011 at his residence after a short illness. He was born on September 8, 1943 in Damascus, Virginia to Thomas and Helen Morgan. Joe was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and was a former employee of Bristol Steel and Iron Works and Carolina Steel. He had also been a member of the Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad along with his wife and daughter. Joe was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and son. Joe’s favorite pastimes were fishing, talking to friends, playing with his grandchildren, watching Nascar, and sitting on the carport watching the humming birds. According to Joe, he liked to spend his days “riding around watching tv.” He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Morgan, and his brother, Tommy Morgan. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Brenda Morgan; his two daughters, Angie Brooks and Sherry Hicks and her husband, Brian, all of Damascus, Virginia; four granddaughters, Ashley, Olivia, Kloé, and Lilly; his mother, Helen Morgan, and sister, Linda Joswick and her husband, Michael, all of Glouchester, Virginia; his brother-in-law, Marshall Moser and his wife, Nell, of Mountain City, Tennessee; as well as many friends throughout his life; his faithful companion, Baxter. The funeral service will be conducted at 8:00 P.M. Thursday, December 8, 2011 in the Riverview Chapel at Garrett Funeral Home with Pastor Robert Griffin Jr. and Pastor David Griffin officiating. The committal service and interment will be at 11:00 A.M. Friday, December 9, 2011 at Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus, Virginia. Pallbearers will be Brian Hicks, Charlie Fields, Todd Slagle, Bill Clark, Tim Denton, and Larry Sullins. Honorary pallbearers will be Michael Joswick, Marshall Moser, Tommy Redus, and members of Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to the Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 458, Damascus, VA 24236. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. James Gardner and Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad. The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. to 7:45 P.M. Thursday prior to the funeral service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family and a memorial video tribute may be viewed by visiting www.garrettfuneralhome.com. Mr. Morgan and his family are in the care of Garrett Funeral Home, 203 N. Shady Avenue, Damascus, VA 24236, ph.#: 276-475-3631.

Joe Morgan

September 8, 1943 - December 5, 2011

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Joe Morgan

September 8, 1943 - December 5, 2011

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