George Terrell "Terry" Morgan, 84, died in Beachwood, Ohio, on Thursday, June 9, 2022.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 10:00 AM in Hollywood cemetery.  Father Suresh Thirumalareddy will officiate. Hartman-Jones Funeral Home of McComb is in charge of arrangements.

Terry was born in Columbia, Mississippi, on September 7, 1937, to Herbert and Flossie (Sylvest) Morgan.

He was a proud graduate of Columbia High School class of 1956. After graduating, he served in the U.S. Navy as an aviation electronics technician from 1956 to 1960. Upon his honorable discharge from the Navy, Terry attended Pearl River College and the University of Mississippi, graduating in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy.

After a brief stint as a pharmacist, he returned to the University of Mississippi to pursue a Juris Doctor. On June 7, 1970, he wed Elizabeth "Betty" Land. After graduating from law school in 1972, Terry and Betty settled in McComb, where he practiced law until 2007. Together they raised two children, Michael and Elizabeth.

Terry was a long-time member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in McComb. An avid fan of Ole Miss athletics, Terry and his family spent uncounted fall Saturdays cheering for the Rebel football team. He and Betty also enjoyed attending Ole Miss baseball and basketball games, spending much of their time in Oxford after retirement. He was an enthusiastic reader, amassing an impressive personal library that includes a signed first edition of John Grisham's A Time to Kill.

Terry was preceded in death by his father, Herbert, mother, Flossie, and sisters, Bobbie Geiger and Judy Whitfield.

He is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Betty, son, Michael (Hannah Arnson) of Shaker Heights, Ohio, daughter, Elizabeth "Lib" Morgan (Darren Nakamura) of Columbus, Mississippi, sister, Peggy Magee (Reggie) of Clem, Mississippi, and granddaughters, Clara Morgan and Flora Morgan, as well as numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.

Honorary pallbearers are Ashley Atkinson, Michael Austin, Wendell Cox, Bruce LeBoeuf, Reggie Magee, William Magee, Luther Reece, and Scott Robertson.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to McComb Interdenominational Care Association, 126 North 5th Street, McComb, or Friends of the Pike County Libraries, 1022 Virginia Avenue, McComb.