On March 24, 2015 at 1:15 in the afternoon, the soul of Deaconess Dorothy Mae Leggett Morgan was carried off by God's angels into Abraham's bosom, where she is now resting peacefully with the Lord. On June 17, 1923, Dorothy made her earthly debut in Wise County, Virginia to the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest (Mattie Barnes) Leggett. As the oldest of ten children, she lived in Switchback, West Virginia during her childhood, accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior at Memorial Baptist Church and taught Sunday School there during her teenage years. She was educated in the McDowell County Public School System and graduated from Elkhorn Negro High School in 1942. She married the late Robert Lincoln Morgan, Sr. in 1946, and she resided until year 2000. Five of Robert and Dorothy's children preceded them in death: Infant Morgan Twins (1950); Erma Jean Morgan (1965); Robert Lincoln Morgan, Jr. (1998); and Eileen Roberta Morgan Miller (2010). She was also preceded in death by one grandson: Sarif Stewart (2010) and six siblings: Christine Leggett, Ruth Morrison, Joy Jones, Ernest Dean Leggett, Irma Cabiness and Oscar Leggett. Dorothy displayed a love for Jesus by serving Him. She also served her family, the church, her community, and her friends. One of her favorite songs was "You Can't Make Me Doubt Him (I Know Too Much About Him)." She had no doubt that Jesus is Lord, and she made it a point to know everything she could know about Him by diligently reading and studying His Word. As a member for more than 40 years, she was faithful in various ministries at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Bedford, Virginia as Sunday School Teacher, Wednesday Night Bible Study Teacher, Usher Board Organizer, Deaconess, Church Mother, Christmas Play Director, Church Anniversary Co-Chairperson and Church Treasurer. She served the Body Camp Community by answering the call of the bereaved families to read acknowledgments and obituaries at funerals. She extended words of comfort and sometimes threw in a peach cobbler. While residing in Jacksonville, Florida, she became a full-fledged member of Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church. There she served as Deaconess and Stewardess. She was also a member of the Young at Hearts Club, the Phyllis Wheatley Church School Class and the Lay Organization. Also in Jacksonville, she held memberships in the Red Hat Society, the Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary, the Sheriff's Advisory and a few other civic organizations. She was a Certified Nurse's Assistant for over 20 years at Bedford County Memorial Hospital from where she retired in 1985. Several of her former co-workers still say "Dorothy was something else!" She was a mentor to her fellow co-workers (especially to the younger generation) and gave practical advice and nursing training that no school could have ever provided. While she resided at her home in Bedford, she was known for many things such as: maintaining a colorful floral landscape at her home (which consisted of hard labor-which she did on her own, and with the help from anyone else who visited or even attempted to quickly drive by); baking sweet potato pies which were "the best you could ever put in your mouth;"canning just about every single vegetable harvested from the family garden; and making the greatest grape jelly (which one time was accidently made with fermented grapes-talk about a kick). She also enjoyed genealogical and church history research which she did for her own personal interest and for anyone else who solicited her help. Her personality was multi-faceted, possessing attributes of wisdom, love, kindness, mercy, holiness, humility, vibrancy, comical, talkative, assertive, opinionated, observant, inquisitive, slow to anger, and giving. She was also a good listener with a strong shoulder. She had a hunger and thirst for knowledge, and understood its power and consequences concerning its lack based on Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge" which encouraged her to diligently instill general knowledge into her children and upon everyone else she encountered. She used the teaching ministry God gave to her to promote the importance of reading and studying to grow. She has given so many books to so many people to encourage them to exercise their God-given spiritual gifts to assist them in furthering the cause of Christ in this world. Some of Dorothy's hobbies were reading books, magazines and news papers (especially the Bedford Bulletin which she continued to receive while she lived in Jacksonville); engaging in lengthy telephone conversations; traveling, socializing and watching television (namely preaching and CNN). Dorothy had a sweet tooth; her favorite candy was York's Peppermint Patties and her favorite Girl Scout cookie was Thin Mints. When it came to shopping, she was a bargain hunter and knew how to stretch a dollar when it came to purchasing good quality clothes, furniture and other commodities. She conquered all types of challenges throughout her life. One was learning how to drive at age 52. After finally receiving a driver's license, she was still a bit challenged in the driver's seat. However, she was well known by many as an experienced backseat driver, verbally dishing out (sometimes unwanted) driving directions and warnings about speed traps. Also, she could tell a story with such expression and detail that she would have her captive audience rolling on the floor with gut-wrenching laughter. She had a unique style of storytelling. She would start with an introduction to set up what she was actually planning to tell, then stop mid-way and explain "I have to tell you this part first before I tell you the rest" then she would proceed with the story. Some of her popular responses to hearing news of any type were, "If that don't be bob-tailed" or "well sir." She taught the principle of responsibility by saying "every tub has to sit on its own bottom." She referred to someone being confused or perplexed as being "a lost ball in high weeds." Whenever someone would ask how she was doing, she would reply "doing fine, nothing extra." Even during the last five months of her life at the Life Care Center of Orange Park in Orange Park, Florida she shined the light that Jesus gave to her to the residents and staff. She had "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding" and was content with God's will as she depended on His sufficient grace. And last but certainly not least, the great care she gave to the patients at Bedford Hospital for so many years, was the same great care she received at Life Care- "good measure, pressed down, and shaken together and running over" Besides leaving a legacy of serving God, Dorothy has left four daughters: Gwendolyn Daniels of Lindenwold, New Jersey; Starlet (Allen) Wilder of Jacksonville, Florida; Robin (Wil aka Butch) Hall of Moneta, Virginia; and Margaret (Ben) English of Roanoke, Virginia. Other survivors include: son-in-law, John Avery Miller of Mechanicsville, Virginia; daughter-in-law, Maureen Morgan of Bronx, New York; a sister, Shirley (Henry) Walker of Jacksonville, Florida; a brother, Howard (Shelia) Leggett of Bluefield, West Virginia and a sister, Ilia (Claudius) Watts of Lake Wylie, South Carolina; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and many devoted friends. Yes, to just about everyone Dorothy encountered over her 91 years of life, she was a gift who kept on giving. To God be the glory! "Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates." (Proverb 31:30-31)