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Ava Joy (Allen) Herring Morgan
(October 31, 1918 - March 22, 2012)

Kinner & Stevens Jena

Ava Joy (Allen) Herring Morgan, age 93, of Jena, LA, was received into Heaven on Thursday, March 22, 2012.

She was born to the union of John Marvin and Susie Joy (Roberts) Allen on October 31, 1918, in Jena, Louisiana.

Mrs. Morgan is preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Haurrie Herring; second husband, Otis Morgan; four sisters, Vera (Allen) Benton, Mott (Allen) Taylor, Ruth (Allen) Owen ad Inez (Allen) Coleman; three brothers, Tommy Allen, Dwight Allen and Edward Allen.

Those left to cherish her memory are three daughters, Janice (Morgan) McCrory and husband Ralph of Jena, LA, Glenda (Herring) Bumar and husband Dick of Orlando, FL, and Melba (Herring) Ferguson and husband Lonnie of Austin, TX; one son, Harland Morgan and wife Joan of Jena, LA; three sisters, Minnie Lou Manchester of Lafayette, LA, Sue Brooks of Jena, LA, and Geraldine Williams and husband Kenith of Jena, LA; fourteen grandchildren, Jennifer Ferguson, Casey Kormanik, Suzy Ferguson, Jeff Ferguson, Sean McCrory, Paige McCrory Burnaman, Kimberly McCrory Lawson, Richie Bumar, Angela Bumar, David Morgan, Chris Morgan, Scott Morgan, Rob Morgan and Brad Martin; twenty-two great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends Monday, March 26, 2012, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Kinner & Stevens Funeral Home of Jena, and Tuesday, March 27, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in the Chapel of Kinner & Stevens Funeral Home at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Daniel Hixon officiating. Mrs. Morgan will be laid to rest in the Nolley Memorial Cemetery in Jena, LA.

Serving as pallbearers, Sean McCrory, David Morgan, Chris Morgan, Scott Morgan, Rob Morgan, Jeff Ferguson, Brad Martin, and Glen Joiner. Honorary pallbearers, Ralph McCrory, Dick Bumar, Lonnie Ferguson, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.