Xenia Irene Morgan

Xenia Irene Morgan, 102, of Sullivan passed away 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Helia Health Care, Champaign.

Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2018, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to Transition Hospice; 12040 Raymond Court, Huntley, IL 60142.

Irene was born September 26, 1915, in Sarasota, IA, the daughter of George and Lillie (Sims) Robinson. She married Archie Clark in 1932 in Taylorville; she later married Clyde V. Morgan on November 25, 1947; he preceded her in death on December 2, 1993. She was a member of the Sullivan VFW Ladies Auxiliary, past member of the Rebekah Lodge in Bethany, served as Vice Grand and then Noble Grand. She worked at the Brown Shoe Factory, local restaurants and a cook at the local nursing homes. She loved and enjoyed spending time with her granddaughters.

She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Virginia Clark of Champaign; granddaughters, Debra (Bob) Mathis of Peoria and Marla Wilson of Champaign; great-grandsons, Jeremiah (Joy) Wilson, James Robert Mathis and Andrew Mathis; great-great-granddaughters, Magdalena Wilson and Lorelei Wilson. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, son James Archie Clark, grandson Charles Mathis, 1 sister Mary Jane Matheny, 1 brother George Thomas “Buster” Robinson, 2 half-brothers, Arthur Sims and Earl Sims, 2 half-sisters, Mabel Muraro and Thelma Robinson Sticer.

The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff at Helia Health Care for the wonderful care they gave to Irene.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com