Martha Frances Morgan, 92, left this world April 6, 2023 at Arbor Grove in Greensburg, IN. She was born September 29, 1930, to Dr. Millard F. Cupp and Hattie D. Cupp, in the house in Clarksburg where she resided most of her life. Martha was a graduate of Clarksburg High School. She married her childhood sweetheart, R. Loyd Morgan, in Walton, KY on September 2, 1947. They were happily married for almost 71 years until Loyd’s death in 2018.
Martha was a wonderful wife, mother and homemaker extraordinaire. She was an excellent cook, loved tending flowers inside and out, as well as gardening, harvesting and preserving food she had grown. She had vast amounts of knowledge in the fields of botany and ornithology, and could speak Latin. She sewed, crocheted, embroidered and knit. Martha was an avid enthusiast at crossword puzzles, and enjoyed playing card games. Her family used to joke that she had a song for every occasion; being known to burst out in song at any given moment. Martha loved the Lord and was a very active, lifelong member of the Clarksburg Christian Church. She taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, helped on numerous church committees, and belonged to the Church’s women’s club, The Loyal Circle. For a number of years, Martha was a member of Delta Theta Phi. Though a broken hip slowed Martha down three years ago, she continued to embrace life to the fullest, and always loved seeing visitors.
Martha is survived by her children: George Morgan, Carole (Mike) Holbrook, and Janet Shields, three grandchildren: Marla (Frank) Leaf, Seth (Nicole) Shields and Katherine Shields, and seven great-grandchildren: Madeline and Makenna Bishop, Olivia Schils, and Isabella, Conner, Hudson and Hazel Shields. She is also survived by her sister, Harriett (Rockie) Henderson, several cousins and three nephews. She was preceded in death by Loyd, her parents, step-father Willard Barnard, half-brother Frank Cupp, and son-in-law Jack Shields.
Visitation and services for Martha will be held at the Clarksburg Christian Church on April 15, 2023. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and the service at 11:30 a.m., with Pastor Jerran Jackson officiating. Burial will follow at the Clarksburg Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions may be made to either the Clarksburg Christian Church Funeral Committee or Clarksburg Christian Church Loyal Circle. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.popfuneralhome.com