Arthur S. Morgan

Rock Island, Illinois Rev. Arthur S. Morgan, 77, of Rock Island, well-known area auto dealer, died Sunday, November 23, 2003, in Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Trimble Funeral Home, Coal Valley, with Rev. Ken Beach officiating. Burial is in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Building Fund of Bible Holiness Church, Silvis. Arthur Samuel Morgan was born June 26, 1926, in Comanche, Oklahoma, the son of S.V. and Ruth Morgan. He served in the U. S. Army Infantry during WW II. He married Marion Lynn Novero on April 11, 1976, in Peru, Illinois. He was well-known as the owner of Kar Mart in Milan, Rock Island, and Moline, and Village Auto Outlet, Milan, and K M Rentals. He was a minister of the gospel in the Church of the Nazarene, the Bible Missionary Church, and the Bible Holiness Church. He was one of the founders of the Bible Holiness Church in Silvis, was an active leader in the church, and was a member of Milan Rotary Club. He lived a life of holiness for the Lord Jesus Christ, his church and his family. Arthur is survived by his wife, Lynn; ten children and their spouses, Linda and Pat Ward of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Rev. Michael Morgan of Connersville, Indiana, Tommy and Mary Morgan of Thibodeaux, Louisiana, Vicky and Gary Lovett of Marlow, Oklahoma, Randy and Theresa Morgan of Milan, Debbie and Mike Covington of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rev. Billy Paul and Vici-Beth Morgan of Duncan, Oklahoma, Tracy Morgan of Ottawa, Illinois, Terri and Ken Weeks of Amarillo, Texas, and Bob and Jill Morgan of Milan; 30 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and brothers-in-law, Bud Novero of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Bob Novero of Rock Island. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com. END OF OBITUARY