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Ruth Jane (Pearson)
& Haskell Cruse "Hack" Morgan Tombstone Photo
Lake View Cemetery
Ruth Jane Pearson Morgan was born April 23, 1927, in Cooke County just
across the Red River in the Marysville Community, the daughter of Regina
Moon and Herbert Lee Pearson. She passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017, in
Mercy Hospital Ardmore at the age of 90.
Ruth and her family moved in a wagon across Red River to Love County in
the fall of 1927 when she was five months old. She lived in the White
Rose and Thackerville communities throughout her childhood. Ruth started
school at White Rose before there were school buses, and she and her two
older brothers walked a mile to school down a sandy road. She moved to
Thackerville when she was in the sixth grade and graduated from
Thackerville High School in 1945.
This was during World War II when everything from gas to sugar was
rationed. In the fall of 1945, she attended Murray State College in
Tishomingo. Ruth graduated from Murray and worked one more year in the
office of the Registrar. She moved on to Oklahoma A&M College and
graduated in the spring of 1950 with a degree in Business. Ruth received
her Master's Degree from Southeastern State University in 1963. She
attended classes at Central State University, Edmond, North Texas State
University, Denton, and East Central University, Ada. She has been a
long time member of the Oklahoma Education Association, the Oklahoma
Retired Teachers Association, the Love County Teachers Association, and
the National Teachers Association. Ruth has been a member of the Church
of Christ since age 16.
She and her best friend and the love of her life, Haskell Cruce Morgan
were married November 15, 1947, in Gainesville, TX. He preceded her in
death on January 23, 1999, after 51 years, two months and eight days of
marriage.
After a short stay in Nebraska in 1950, the two of them spent their
careers teaching school in Love County. Ruth taught at Leon,
Thackerville, and retired i 1988 after teaching 35 years in the Turner
School District. A High School teacher, she taught English, was School
Librarian and School Counselor, but her first love was teaching
Business.
During her entire life, she was obsessed with learning new things. After
she retired from teaching, she took courses in Income Tax and Financial
Planning. She was determined that the computer age would not leave her
behind. Ruth spent hours learning new things about the computer. She was
an avid reader and spent much of her time keeping up with U.S. World and
financial events.
Other than being an avid reader, she was a collector. She collected
thousands of recipes, many obituaries, Love County memorabilia,
genealogy, and ladies handkerchiefs of the early nineteenth and
twentieth century.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert
on September 12, 1980, age 85; Gena on April 11, 1995, at the age of 99;
brothers, Gene Lee Jr. July 19, 1935, at age 16, John Thomas November
21, 1975 at age 54, William Henry (Bill) October 12, 2000, at the age of
70; sister-in-law, Nancy Pearson, September 1, 2000; and
daughter-in-law, Angela Gray Morgan, January 28, 1997.
She is survived by her children, Jean Ann and Pat Hockersmith, Carolyn
and Paul Zimmerman, and Dale Morgan; grandchildren, Melissa Hendsbee,
Steve Hicks, Justin Zimmerman, Brad Zimmerman, Tracy Allen, Jarred
Morgan and Caitlin Morgan; step-grandchildren, Lynn Hockersmith and
Lance Hockersmith; 21 great-grandchildren; six
great-great-grandchildren; and six step great-grandchildren.
A keepsake video is available through the funeral home.
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Obit for Haskell posted by Martha Reddout
May 30, 1923 - Jan 23, 1999
Services for Haskell Cruce “Hack”
Morgan, 75, were at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in Freeman Auditorium at
Turner School. Officiating were Rev. Mike Williams and Pat Parker.
Mr. Morgan was born May 30, 1923, at Oswalt and died January 23, 1999, at his beloved Fox Pen at the
intersection of Hwy. 76 and 32. He was the son of Clarence E. and
Betty D. Bearden Morgan.
Growing up at Oswalt, Mr. Morgan
attended school at Oswalt, Orr and Thackerville. He attended Murray
State College at Tishomingo and received both his Bachelor’s Degree
and Master’s Degree at Oklahoma A. & M., Stillwater. Mr. Morgan
married the former Ruth J. Pearson on November 15, 1947, at
Gainesville, Texas.
He had spent his entire life in Love
County except for one year in the U.S. Army and six months teaching
Military Veterans at Howells, Nebraska. Mr. Morgan’s teaching career
included Vocational Agriculture at Meadowbrook High School, Leon
High School, Thackerville High School and retired in 1984 after 20
years at Turner High School.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth
Morgan of the home at Burneyville; two daughters, Jean Ann Sprouse
of Marsden and Carolyn Zimmerman of Duncan; a son, Terry Dale Morgan
of Lone Grove; three sisters, Loraine Musser of Burneyville,
Maryette Clifton of Killeen, Texas, and Betty June Hilton of
Emporia, Kansas; two brothers, Charles Walen Morgan of Pryor and
J.B. Morgan of Sacramento, California; eight grandchildren and seven
great-granddaughters.
Mr. Morgan was preceded in death by
his parents; a brother, Kelly Morgan; and two sisters, Brunette
Parsley and Anna Lee.
Services were directed by Alexander Funeral Home, Wilson, with
interment in Lakeview Cemetery.
Pallbearers were grandsons, Steven
Hicks, Jarred Morgan, Justin Zimmerman and Brad Zimmerman;
son-in-law, Paul Zimmerman; and Pat Hockersmith.
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