Helen Morgan

Helen Virginia Buchanan Morgan died January 14, 2023.  She was born December 13, 1927, to the late Tom L. and Carrie Sutton Buchanan in Jackson County, NC.  After graduating from Webster High School and business college in Asheville, she was employed by the Veterans Administration and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

Helen married William F. (Frank) Morgan, who died May 31, 2017.  They are survived by their three children:  William, Jr. (Betty) of Winston-Salem; Sarah (Geoffrey Simon) of Raleigh; and Jonathan (Susanne) of Charlotte.   Jonathan and Susanne gave them their only grandchild, Adam Morgan.

Predeceasing Helen were her brothers and their wives Don (Anne) Buchanan of Arden and C. Jack (Jenneane) Buchanan of Charlotte. Also predeceasing were her brothers Dan and Joe Buchanan and sister Nancy Carolyn Buchanan, all of Sylva; and sister Lula Alexander Kloss of Franklin.

Helen is survived by brothers Billy (Evelyn) Buchanan of Sylva and Tommy (Gail) Buchanan of Brevard; sisters-in-law Victoria Buchanan (Dan) and Cereeta Buchanan (Joe) of Sylva; step-grandchildren; brother-in-law James R. Morgan’s wife Mary Alice; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and her loving community at Trinity Elms Assisted Living.

A family graveside service will be held at 2 PM Friday, January 20, 2023 at Westlawn Gardens of Memory, 6135 Ridgecrest Road, Winston-Salem, NC.  Following the service, there will be a reception at 3 PM at the Family Life Center at Clemmons First Baptist Church, 3530 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC.