Katie Youngblood Morgan

Mrs. Katie Youngblood Morgan was born February 3, 1920 in Waynesboro, TN, the daughter of James William Youngblood and Lina Shull Youngblood Beckham. She eloped with her handsome boyfriend, James Hobert Morgan on December 22, 1938. They were blessed with three children, James William, Linda Kay and Carylon Jane. After farming in Tennessee for several years, they moved to Mishawaka, IN where jobs were available. There, Katie worked for Lee Jean company and found her real fulfillment in life at the Twin City Baptist Church. She and her James served in the youth department for about 25 years where she challenged the teens to give their lives to the Lord. As she always said, "God can do more with your life than you can". Today there are many of these "teens" serving and scattered around the world. They always made sure to have an open home with warm reception for people. Katie and Jim returned to retire in Tennessee about 30 years ago. They loved Houston Baptist Church and reaching out to people who needed to find the peace she had found in the Lord Jesus. For the last three years, she has lived in Hot Springs, AR in an assisted living home. Mrs. Morgan departed this life on February 17, 2020 in Hot Springs, AR at the age of 100 Years and 14 Days.

She is survived by her two daughters, Linda Sewell and Carylon Liles, husband Kenneth as well as 13 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and her sister-in-law, Doris Wilson.

In addition to her parents and her husband of 60 years, James she is preceded in death by her son, James Wm and two grandsons, James William Morgan, II and Brian James Sewell.

Services will be conducted on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 11:00 am at the Houston Baptist Church with Rev. Darryl Jones, Carrie Liles, Rev. Steve Doss and Dr. Ken Liles. Burial will follow in Mt. Hebron Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors, Wayne County assisting the family. Pallbearers will be Dietrich Morgan, Gary Dean Morgan, Tony Thomas, Austin Thomas, Brandon Morgan and Eric Day. Honorary pallbearers will be Shelly Stogner, David Liles and Jonathan Liles.

Visitation will be on Thursday, February 20, 2020 from 6 PM until 8 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors, Waynesboro, TN. Her body will be placed in the church 2 hours before the services on Friday.

A Special thank you to the Arkansas Morgan Family who loved and assisted in many ways there.