Elizabeth "Betsy" Bacon Morgan

Elizabeth "Betsy" Bacon Morgan was born March 28, 1946 in Corsicana, TX to William "Bill" and Cecelia Bacon and passed away and entered Heaven on August 13, 2016. Betsy is survived and loved by her husband Porter H. Morgan III; her sons, Porter Heath Morgan IV of Denver, CO, Harlan Stewart Blake Morgan and his wife Christen Stone Morgan of Oklahoma City; her grandson, Hudson Heath Morgan, and her granddaughter, Cecilia Elizabeth Scarlet Morgan, who will be born this October; her sister Ann May and her husband David of Houston, TX. She is also survived and loved by her brothers-in-law Kenyon Morgan and his wife Kay, David Morgan and his wife Ellen; five nieces, Diane Roberts of Denver Colorado, Kristen Fares and her husband Erik of Oklahoma City, Kyla Templeton and her husband Kurt of Bentonville, AR, Kenna Brody and her husband Mike of Chicago, IL, and Kate Woodward and her husband Josh of Mountain View, CA; two nephews, Steven May and his wife Amani of Milan, Italy; and DJ Morgan and his wife Sarah of Oklahoma City; and many other relatives and friends who love her dearly. Betsy grew up in Oklahoma City, where she attended Nichols Hills Grade School and Harding High School. She spent many summers at her grandfather's and grandmother's house, the Holekamp House, in Comfort, TX, and has a special love for her family and friends there. She returned many times with family and friends for reunions and celebrations including her son and daughter-in-law's wedding in 2015. Betsy is also a member and worked with the Comfort Historical Society. Betsy met Porter as a junior in high school. They went on their first date on December 15, 1962, and became high school sweethearts. They married January 31, 1969 in Oklahoma City at St. Paul's Cathedral and have been married for 47 years. Betsy is Porter's love of his life, and his best friend. Betsy first attended Western College for Women in Oxford, OH, before attending and graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 1968 with a degree in Art Education. At OU she was a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority. She taught art for many years at Monroney Junior High, Western Oaks Elementary, and Villa Teresa Elementary. Betsy also worked with Porter at the Morgan companies, where she is loved by all. For all of her life, Betsy was incredibly generous of her time where she coached soccer for her sons at Villa Teresa, volunteered as a pep club sponsor at Monroney and Western Oaks, and tutored through the Whiz Kids program. She also served on the House Corporation Board as a board member and president for Delta Gamma. Betsy was the OKC Area Alumnae Panhellenic Association Woman of the year for Delta Gamma. A commissioned painting of the Texas Hill Country near Comfort, Texas is hanging at the Delta Gamma house honoring Betsy for her years of dedication and service. Betsy became a member of St. Paul's Cathedral when she was 6 years old. She served in many roles at St. Paul's, where she taught children's Sunday school, served on the Vestry, hosted numerous receptions, was a member on ECW, played for the church softball team, and went on many mission trips to Mexico. Betsy is an artist with incredible creativity who loves painting, sewing and creating fantastic costumes and clothes for her sons, and making biscuit quilts for children of many family and friends. Betsy is an avid sports fan, and she and Porter are strong supporters of OU football, basketball, and baseball, and have attended many games together. She loved traveling with Porter and especially loved trips to Scotland with Porter and friends from St. Paul's. Betsy also enjoys being a member of the Acorn Book Club, Golden Cable Investment Club, and the Lady Eagles. Betsy loves her grandson Hudson and her granddaughter Cela to be born in October and loves being their Oma and their guardian angel. Betsy is a beautiful, loved, strong and courageous woman. The Celebration of Life for Betsy will be held Saturday, August 20th, 2016 at 10:00 am at St. Paul's Cathedral, 124 NW 7th St. Oklahoma City, OK, 73102. An art scholarship has been created in Betsy's name at the Harding Fine Arts Academy where donations can be made, or donations can be made in Betsy's honor to St. George's Guild at St. Paul's or Whiz Kids Oklahoma. Death Is Nothing At All by Henry Scott-Holland Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. There is absolute and unbroken continuity. What is this death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner. All is well. Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before. How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!