Dennis ‘Denny’ Wayne Morgan, 72, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2024, at home, surrounded by his family.
Visitation will be from 9 until 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. The family requests that friends and family wear Iowa Hawkeye attire to services. Memorials may be made to It Takes a Village Animal Rescue and Resources. Online condolences: www.wittichfuneralhome.com.
Funeral Service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at the funeral home. Vern Cole will officiate. Burial will take place in Greenwood Cemetery. Honorary Pallbearers will be Harley Baker, Brian Morgan, Randy Green, Bill Bedenbender, Allen Cole, and Dean Cole.
A time of food and fellowship will take place at the American Legion, 110 S Houser Street, Muscatine, IA 52761, after the services.
Denny was born on November 1, 1951, in Muscatine, the son of Donald and Frances Martin Morgan. He married Sherry Cole on February 19, 2005, in Las Vegas.
He drove trucks for Morgan Trucking, the family business, which later became Morgan Enterprises. He also ran Morgans Big A Auto Parts in Muscatine.
Denny enjoyed golf, bowling, Iowa Hawkeye sports, NASCAR, and took a lot of pride in being a part of the Chain Gang for Muskie Football games, receiving appreciation from the referees.
Denny is survived by his wife, Sherry Morgan of Muscatine; six children, Amy Baker and husband, Kerry, of Washington, Iowa, Jody Morgan of Sigourney, Iowa, Ashley Crumly and husband, Gary, of Florence, Mississippi, Tricia Bedenbender and husband, Bill, of Muscatine, Tina Green and husband, Randy, of Muscatine, and Jim Davis and wife, Amy, of Manassas, Virginia; 11 grandchildren, Tehya Hudson, Harley and Sierra Baker, Riley and Carter Kaufman, Jenna and RJ Davis, Logan and Paige Bedenbender, and Ella and Annie Green; two great grandchildren, Kaislyn and Kinsley Hudson, and baby boy Hudson due in December 2024; brother, Douglas Morgan and wife, Kathi; and sister-in-law, Kathy Morgan.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Don and Frances Morgan; and siblings, Mike Morgan and Janice Noll.
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