MARTHA Elizabeth Morgan, 82, retired farmer from Cowick Park, Manchester, was on June 22 remembered as a disciplined mother and an inspirational woman who always encouraged the youth from her district to seek opportunities in developed areas of the society.
Morgan, the mother of 11 children and wife of deceased Lloyd Morgan, died on May 20 at the Kingston Public Hospital after suffering for years from a heart-related disease.Her passing came just 10 days before her 83rd birthday.A thanksgiving service for her life was held in her hometown at the Antioch Church of the Nazarene which is located in the rustic Cowick Park, Manchester.According to Morgan’s neighbour June Lee Barrett, she was a woman who believed that every young person in her community should not stick to the occupation of their forefathers, but seek new opportunities with better standards of living.“She always motivated the young people. I remember she told me that June, Lloyd and I lived our lives already here, but go and seek opportunities. This is how I thought of entering nursing,” Barrett said while offering her tribute.She said Morgan encouraged the young people of her community through her eloquent speaking style. “Martha was well-known for speaking in a prestigious way with the youth, as she believed the way one spoke defined the social class and ambition he or she aspired to be a part of in their future, and she wanted them to aspire to be of the upper class with better opportunities than she was offered in her life,” Barrett said.“Martha had some way of counselling you, and she would look on you and say ‘Don’t worry yourself, life is too short, live it right’ and you would see her lifting her hand when saying those words. Martha, you were blessed,” Barrett added.Morgan’s niece Claudette Blair, who gave a tribute on behalf of her relatives, recalled her aunt as being a loving, kind, gentle and peaceful woman whom she was happy to have met in the years after her retirement.“The good book says you don’t scatter roses after I’m gone. You give it to me while I’m here,” she said, “There comes a time in life when we all have to say goodbye. Death is a hassle we do not find easy to cope with, but we can console ourselves by using the scripture which says ‘We cannot, Lord, thy purpose see, but all is well that’s done by thee’.”Morgan’s remains were interred in the family plot at Cowick Park, Manchester.The casket which held the body of deceased Martha Morgan at the thanksgiving service for her life.Mary Johnson (right), twin sister of deceased Martha Morgan, and her two daughters (from left) Cleo Morris and Lurline Matthews, at the thanksgiving service.View the original article here
Cowick Park bids farewell to inspirational elder Martha Morgan
