Mrs. Kate Nimmons Morgan

Kate Nimmons Morgan passed away March 22, 2015. She was born in 1919 and grew up in Seneca where she attended the Seneca public schools, class of 1937. She was the daughter of Lucia Lewis and William Pickens Nimmons of Seneca. She attended Winthrop College ion Rock Hill, SC class of 1941, and taught school on the Seneca High School in the early 1940’s. She was executive secretary to the head cashier of the S.C. National Bank of Seneca for a number of years. She was active in civic and church affairs of Seneca during her adult life. She and her twin sister, Gene Nimmons, were pages at the DAR National Convention in 1941 when their friend, Mrs. Mary Cherry Doyle (Mrs. Clay Doyle) was National Regent for the United States. She and her sister were active members of the Seneca Presbyterian Church their entire lives serving as Sunday school teachers and circle leaders. Stain glass windows were placed in the sanctuary of their church dedicated to their memory along with their mother, Lucia Lewis Nimmons (Mrs. W. P. Nimmons), Sue Nimmons Hunt (Mrs. F. M. Hunt) and Lucia Nimmons McMahan (Mrs. David J. McMahan). It was Mrs. Morgan’s idea to organize and provide a home for a woman’s club in Seneca. She prevailed upon her friend Elizabeth Marett Ballenger (Mrs. Woodfin R. Ballenger) to provide the Grady Ballenger homeplace as the home, and the club was organized in the 1970’s to be a success. She was one of its first presidents. Mrs. Morgan had as her husband for over 50 years Herbert Doyle Morgan, Jr. They had as their children Jean Nimmons Morgan (Mrs. C. A. King) and Robert Edward Morgan. They had as their grandchildren Jordan Kate King, Justin, Landon, and Taylor Morgan. She is also survived by a nephew, Dr. William N. Kelley of Vero Beach. FL, and a niece, Dr. Ginger McKenzie of Cincinnati, OH. In addition to her parents, she was predeased by her sisters, Sue Nimmons (Mrs. Frank Hunt), Lucia NImmons (Mrs. David J. McMahan), Willie Mae Nimmons (Mrs. Tom Allen) and Gene Nimmons. The body is at the residence 101 Dundee Ct., Seneca where a private Christian service will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. A graveside service and burial will be held at the Morgan family plot at the Oconee Memorial Park in Seneca at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, March 25, 2015.