Norma Lucille (Shellito) Morgan (1925-2015)

MORGAN, SHELLITO, COTTON, CARLYLE, BOWSHIER, WILLIAMS

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 9/26/2015 at 12:50:25

Obituary From Adams Soderstrum Funeral Home, Story County, Iowa.

Norma Lucille (Shellito) Morgan, born November 26, 1925, in Ames, Iowa, died peacefully from heart failure on Friday, August 28, 2015, at the age of 89. Norma was a woman of deep faith, who was gracious and kind. She possessed quiet strength and a positive outlook throughout her life. Her hobbies included reading, gardening, and playing bridge, and she loved dogs. She had a profound love for her family and was deeply admired and respected by her children and other family members.

Norma was the only child of Harley and Mabel (Cotton) Shellito. After spending her childhood in Ames, she moved to Spencer, Iowa, with her parents the summer before her senior year of high school, where her father opened a MaidRite shop.

Norma attended Iowa State College, earning a bachelor of science degree in home economics and technical journalism in 1946. While a student, she was a member and president of the ISC Alpha Delta Pi house and served as an editor of the Iowa State Daily newspaper.

On March 23, 1946, Norma married Harold Morgan, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. They became the parents of three sons and a daughter, and lived in Winner, SD, Ruthven, IA, Champaign, IL, Waukon, IA, West Union, IA, Austin, MN, Auburn, IA, Algona, IA, and Auburn, AL, before putting down roots in Denison, IA. In 2011, Norma returned to Ames to live in the Northcrest Retirement Community to be near family.

Her career was with the Iowa State University Extension Service. She began with Extension as a County Home Economist in Kossuth County in 1962, then worked as the County Home Economist for Crawford County and eventually Ida County from 1965 until her retirement in 1988. She served as president of the Iowa Epsilon Sigma Phi Extension organization, as well as president of the Iowa Association of Extension Home Economics Association. In 1977, she was honored with the R.K. Bliss Award for outstanding achievement by Extension Staff for developing an educational program, and the N.A.E.H.E. Distinguished Service Award.

Earlier in life, Norma worked as the head cook and manager of the Ruthven school hot lunch program in the late 1940s. She taught Head Start in Alabama in 1965, the first summer of the program’s existence.

In Denison, Norma served on the Denison School Board from 1970-76. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church, serving on numerous committees and a church circle. She also belonged to the American Association of University Women, P.E.O., and the Tuesday Women’s Club. In her retirement, she enjoyed wintering in Florida and it was a highlight for her to travel with the Ames Hi Class of 1942 on two trips to Europe.

Upon moving to Ames in 2011, Norma re-joined the church of her youth, the Collegiate Presbyterian Church.

Norma was preceded in death by her parents, Harley and Mabel Shellito, and her husband, Harold Morgan.

She is survived by her four children: Robert (Michele) Morgan of Omaha, Nebraska, John (Jan) Morgan of Rochester, Minnesota, Thomas (Rita) Morgan, of Manassas, Virginia, and Catherine (David) Carlyle of Ames, Iowa. She is also survived by eight grandchildren: Ben (Rebecca) Morgan, Sam Morgan, Barton Morgan (Jennifer Miller), Tim Morgan, Andy (Melissa) Morgan, Joe (Ashley) Morgan, Laura (Brian) Bowshier, and Jamie (J. Michael) Williams. In addition, she is survived by seven great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in her honor to UNICEF or to Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance of Ames.

Funeral Service
SEP 1. 10:00 AM
Collegiate Presbyterian Church
159 Sheldon Ave.
Ames, IA, US

Graveside Service
SEP 1. 03:00 PM
North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
2208 Highway Boulevard
Spencer, IA, US, 51301

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