BUFORD B. MORGAN
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Couch, MO--BUFORD B. MORGAN, son of the late Jeff Loyd Morgan and Anna Deilila Rievley Morgan was born April 24, 1914, in Chaonia, MO and died June 23, 1998 in Memphis, TN at the age of 84 years, one month and 29 days. 

Mr. Morgan was united in marriage to Dorothea Jones, who preceded him in death.  He was united in marriage July 5, 1969 in Doniphan, MO to Patricia Parker.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia, of Couch, MO; two step-children, Eric Lloyd of New Melle, MO and Melinda Goins of Overland Park, KS; three step-grandchildren, Paden, Clayton and Trevor; one brother, Chester Morgan of Chaffee, MO; two sisters, Beulah Sutterfield of Farmington, MO and Violet Stebler of Chaffee, MO.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Dorothea.

Mr. Morgan was a graduate of Chaffee, MO High School, graduating as Valedictorian with the Class of 1934.  In 1937 he was hired as trainman on the River Division of the Frisco and worked for several other railroads, including the Southern Pacific and Rio Grande Division. 

He was a veteran of World War II.  He was a Staff Sergeant and Yard Master in the 730th Railway Operation Battalion supplying the southern Russian Front.  His decorations included the Legion of Merit, Legionnaire class and the Russian Victory Medal.

He established the Narrows Aquatic Farm in eastern Oregon County, shipping plants to Canada as well as over the United States.

He became interested in preserving Missouri's streams and co-authored, along with Lewis Lindley, the first draft of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.  He was named Water Conservationist of 1967 by Sears Roebuck and the Conservation Federation.

He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Doniphan, MO and was a Mason.

Funeral services for Buford B. Morgan of Couch were held Friday, June 26, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, Thayer, MO with Reverend Roger Smith officiating.  Interment was in the Thayer Cemetery, under the direction of the Carter Funeral Home, Inc.