Bessie Jo MORGAN

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bessie Jo Morgan died February 8, 2007 at St. Thomas Hospital following a two-day illness. The owner of Morgan's Boarding Home and a member of the Temple Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Velma Mae Williams Whiteaker. She was married to James Franklin Morgan who preceded her in death April 11, 1993. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, John Whiteaker. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Elaine Kay Morgan of Fayetteville, TN; two daughters and son-in-law, Teresa and William Anthony Ashworth of Palo Alto, CA and Lisa Dockum of McMinnville and two grandsons, Ricky James Morgan of McMinnville and Matthew Stephen Morgan of Fayetteville, TN. Funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 11, 2007 in High's Chapel with Don Pharris officiating. Burial followed in the Shellsford Cemetery.