Irene A. Morgan

	Irene A. Morgan, 73, of DuQuoin, passed away at 9:15 a.m. Monday, August 21, 2000 at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
	Irene was a homemaker and had been employed at Essexs and Decca.  She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in DuQuoin.
	She was born November 23, 1926 at Welge, IL, the daughter of Martin and Emilie (Bierman) Ebers.  She married Homer O. Morgan on January 23, 1954 at the Lutheran Church in Murphysboro and he survives.
	She is survived by her husband of DuQuoin; one daughter, Verna Ferguson of Edwardsville; two grandchildren, Ernin Hendricks and James Hendricks, both of Edwardsville; two sisters, Martha Howie of Welge and Florence Galbraith of St. Louis, MO; one brother, Amos Ebers of Welge; sister-in-law, Bernell Bernardini of Dowell and numerous nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and five sisters.
	Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 24 at the Searby Funeral Home in DuQuoin with Pastor Christopher S. Esget officiating.
	Friends were able to call from 5 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Searby Funeral Home in DuQuoin.
	Interment was in Sunset Memorial Park at DuQuoin.
