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Clarke County Sheriff's Deputy, Lt. William "Bill" Morgan Obituary

The deputy collapsed and died at the Clarke County Jail.

Lt. William “Bill” F.L. Morgan, 50, of Jefferson, GA passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013.

A native of Christopher, IL, Lt. Morgan was the son of the late Theodore W. Morgan Sr and Redress Mae Morris Morgan.  He had been employed by the Athens-Clarke County Sheriff’s Department for over 23 years and had recently been promoted to the rank of lieutenant.  Lt. Morgan was currently serving as B Shift supervisor with the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office jail division.

Survivors include wife, Stacy Ann Hogue Morgan of Jefferson; son, Justin Michael Morgan of Jefferson; step-daughters, Jessica Davis and Sydney Davis both of Athens; brother, Theodore W. Morgan Jr of Tampa, FL; sister, Ella Mae Morgan of Indiana, and special friends, Raymond and Dianne Bione of Illinois.

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Funeral services will be held 11AM Tuesday, August 13th at Timothy Road Baptist Church with Chaplain Tommy York officiating.  Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park.  The family will receive friends from 6-9PM Monday, August 12th at Bernstein Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Buddy Christian Foundation, P.O. Box 903, Colbert, GA 30683.

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Online condolences may be offered atwww.bernsteinfuneralhome.com 

Bernstein Funeral Home and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.


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