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Terry Morgan
SIKESTON — Terry R. Morgan, age 60, of Sikeston passed over to the arms of Jesus on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at Mercy (Southeast Hospital) in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Terry was born in Wyatt, Missouri, on Sept. 14, 1963, and grew up in Charleston, Missouri. He was the son of Joe and Faye Morgan and grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Sims of Dexter, Missouri, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Bert Morgan of Charleston.
Terry graduated from Charleston High School in 1981. He started a varied and wonderful trucking career beginning with hauling livestock for his dad, Joe. Later in his career he hauled fuel, ag products, chemicals, general freight and anything else you could load and haul. Before forming Morgan Trucking Company LLC in 2017, he drove for Wal-Mart's private fleet, for Casey's fuel hauling division and other companies. He had lived in Omaha, Nebraska, for nine years before returning to Sikeston in 2004. He took his wife, Mary, on many trips to different states in his pride and joy, “Violet,” the Peterbilt semi he proudly drove. In 2023 he gave up the steering wheel to manage his trucks.
In 2019, he met the love of his life, Mary (Dement) Morgan. They were married on Jan. 14, 2023, at the Cape County Cowboy Church in Oak Ridge, Missouri. They enjoyed many adventures, travels and life experiences together. Together they loved going to truck shows, enjoyed boating and camping, listening to a great band and being with friends.
Terry loved his family. He is survived by his wife, Mary; his mother, Faye Morgan of Sikeston, two daughters, Audrey Keller of Maplewood, Missouri, and Jenny Keller of Jonesboro, Arkansas; brother, Phillip Morgan of Sikeston; his niece, Sarah (Jason) Miller of Sikeston; nephew, Taylor Morgan of California; great-nephews from Sikeston, Jace Miller and Colt Miller; many aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, his father Joe Morgan and a brother, Richard Morgan.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston where funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Jon Archie, pastor of the Elm Street Baptist Church, will officiate.
Interment will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery near Charleston under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston.
Pallbearers will be: T.W. McDermott, Jeff Dalbey, Jerry Dement, Hershel Hitchcock, Jared Simmering and Gene Martin.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Phillip Morgan, Allen Towe, Wayne Thomas and Gary Sizemore.
Online condolences may be shared at www.mcmiklefuneralhome.com.
The family requests memorials be made to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; Southeast Cancer Center, 789 South Mount Auburn Road, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703; or Wounded Warrior Project at support/woundedwarriorproject.org.