Obituary of Nevada Morgan

Nevada Morgan, 91, of Niles, Michigan, passed away peacefully, at her residence, with her family by her side on Friday, February 11, 2011. Mrs. Morgan was born to the late John and Pauline (Robbins) Keeys on October 6, 1919 in Sunflower, Mississippi. She was married to Ward L. "Bo" Morgan on March 21, 1940 in her hometown of Sunflower, Mississippi. He preceded her in death in 1988. She was known for her love and devotion to her family. She was a faithful member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Nevada loved to watch her grandson play baseball and basketball and enjoyed spending time playing bingo. Preceding Nevada are her parents, her husband Ward "Bo", 8 brothers; Erskine Keeys, Central Keeys, Denver Keeys, Verties Keeys, Theora Keeys, Willie Keeys, Johnny Keeys, and Az Alfonso Keeys, a sister Pauline Keeys and a grand-daughter Darlene Ward. She is survived by her four daughters; Vada (Buddy) Ward of Niles, Frances Jones of Niles, Martha Morgan of Niles, and Sandra Morgan of Niles, two sons, Claude and Arthur Morgan, both of Niles. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, a brother Garnett (Angie) Keeys of South Bend and a sister Mildred Gray of Niles. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Niles with Pastor Bryant Bacon officiating. A time of visitation will begin one hour prior. An interment will follow the service at Silverbrook Cemetery.