Kevin Jay Morgan, 50 years old, of Lone Jack, Missouri passed away May 22, 2015 at Lee’s Summit Hospital from lung cancer. Memorial services with Military Honors will be held at 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 29th at Lone Jack Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until service time at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made in Kevin’s honor to the American Cancer Society.
Kevin was born June 18, 1964 in Minot, North Dakota at the Minot Air Force Base Hospital to Kenneth and Ruth Ann Morgan. Kevin graduated from Lone Jack High School in 1982. After high school, he enlisted into the United States Air Force, where he served eight years. During his service, he was stationed at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ and the Royal Air Force Bentwaters Base near London, England, where he earned the rank of Sergeant and crew chief of loading and unloading the ammunition from the A-10 Warthog.
Following Kevin’s military service, he worked with multiple construction companies, both in the Breckenridge, Colorado and Lone Jack, Missouri areas. In Kevin’s free time, he loved playing his guitar; listening to country music, specifically Merle Haggard and George Jones; doing crossword puzzles; watching the Kansas City Royals and Law & Order on television.
Kevin is survived by his parents, Kenneth and Ruth Ann Morgan of Lone Jack, MO; brother and sister-in-law, Scott and Betsy Morgan of Blue Springs, MO; niece, Gracelyn Morgan of Blue Springs, MO; and nephews, Blayke and Joshua Morgan of Blue Springs, MO. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Gail and Louise Leist of Excello, MO and Virgil and Catherine Morgan of Atlanta, MO.
Arrangements: Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove, MO 816-690-4441