Marilyn Joyce Morgan

Marilyn Joyce Morgan

At the age of 92, Marilyn was received into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Sunday morning, February 11, 2024. Marilyn was born July 16, 1931, in Oak Park, Illinois to Ralph and Mary (Rimerman) Morgan, the youngest of three children. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert (Margaret) Morgan and Raymond (June) Morgan. She was also preceded in death by two nephews, Randal Morgan, and Douglas (and Sharon) Morgan, and a great nephew, Nicholas Morgan.

Marilyn attended Wheaton Academy grades 8-12 and went on to attend West Suburban Hospital School of Nursing in Oak Park, Illinois, graduating and becoming an RN in 1952. She obtained her BS in Nursing from Wheaton College in 1954 and, in 1957 received her MS in Nursing from DePaul University with emphasis on Clinical Instruction.

Marilyn devoted the first 19 years of her career (1958-1977) to being a missionary nurse with SIM in Nigeria, West Africa. She began by observing in three different hospitals in England for four months in 1958; then became a Staff Nurse at Egbe Hospital in Egbe, Kwara State, Nigeria in 1959 and was promoted to Director of Nursing Service and Nursing Education at Egbe Hospital 1960-1962 and 1964-1967. She was Staff Nurse at Bingham Hospital in Jos, Nigeria for 9 months in 1968 and became Director of Nursing at Kano Leprosarium in Kano, Nigeria 1969-1973. She was Director of Nursing at Evangel Hospital in Jos, Nigeria 1973-1977 and Administrative Nurse for four months in 1977 at Bauchi Leprosarium, in Bauchi, Nigeria.

The next 18 years of her life Marilyn was Administrator of Health Services at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago (1978 - 1996). While there she also became a member of their faculty and taught courses on international health in the World Missions Department.

During her lifetime, Marilyn’s out-of-country travels included England, Nigeria, Liberia, Niger Republic, Guatemala, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Aruba.

Upon retirement, she left many close friends in the Chicago area and moved to the wonderful SIM missionary retirement village in Sebring, Florida where she enjoyed reconnecting with colleagues from her past and adding new friendships during the 18+ years she spent there.

Since mid-August 2023, Marilyn has been a resident of St. Camillus Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center in Sebring. The family is grateful for the nurses, staff and residents at SIM who visited her daily and kept her in touch with her family and her beloved SIM retirement community nearby. The family is also grateful for the care given by the nurses and staff at St. Camillus and Good Shepherd Hospice. She also appreciated visits and prayers from those of her church family in Forest Park Baptist Church in Forest Park, Illinois and Southside Baptist Church in Sebring, Florida where she was active in Sunday School and prison ministry.

Family left with memories of their times with Aunt Marilyn include nieces and nephews: Janet (Brian) Dantzig, Roger (Rachel) Morgan, Richard (Cheri Sperr) Morgan, Daniel Morgan, and Carol (Mark) Hannus, 12 great nieces and nephews, and 11 great-great nieces and nephews.

Visitation with family and friends will begin at 9:15 a.m., with a memorial service to follow at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at the SIM Chapel, 900 Andes Drive, Sebring, Florida. Internment will take place on a date to be determined in Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

Arrangements entrusted to:
Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home
Sebring, FL 33870
Online condolences may be left at:
www.stephensonnelsonfh.com