It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Connie Morgan, 91, of Freeman, Mo on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO, with a visitation beginning at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow in Freeman Cemetery in Freeman, MO.
Connie was born on January 10, 1934, to William and Opal (Souders) Taber in Arroll, MO. Connie married the love of her life and beloved husband Claude “Buck” Morgan on the 14th of March, 1953 in Benton, Arkansas. Connie worked as a machine setter/layout operator for Western Electric in Lees Summit for nearly 30 years.
Connie was known for her incredible cooking, embroidery skill, sassy sense of humor and her love and support for her family. She was the creator of incredible works of art in embroidery, creating everything from enormous quilts to tea towels, but she never hesitated to get her hands dirty in the garden. Many springs and summers were spent tending to her beloved pink roses in her backyard in addition to the many vegetable gardens she tended with Buck.
She never thought of herself as a great cook, but she was one. Every year at Christmas the family fought over her trays of Christmas candy (especially the peanut butter fudge) and the last of her infamous stuffed mushrooms. She loved to teach her grandchildren how to cook, sharing family recipes and a love of collecting cookbooks. Connie adored children of all kinds, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and would always spend an extra minute doting on them any time she had the chance. She was a loving member of the Freeman Baptist Church, continuing to attend every service that her health allowed.
Connie was preceded in joining the Lord by her mother and father, Bill and Opal Anna Taber; her loving husband, Buck Morgan; her devoted son, Gene Morgan; and siblings: John Taber, Rowdy Taber, Calvin Taber, Lucille Stoops, and Lillian Stoops. She is survived by her sisters, Verna Woolsey and Mary Shirley; daughter, Debbie Carter; grandchildren: Nick Morgan, Erin Lockard and Lindsey Carter; as well as, great-grandchildren, Morgan and Natalee Lockard, Jayden Goff-Morgan and Kielen Morgan; and many nieces and nephews.
