Services for Billy Joe Morgan, 59, of Piedmont were Saturday, June 26, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory with the Rev. Charles Bishop and the Rev. Steve Bishop officiating. Burial with full military honors followed at Goshen Cemetery. Mr. Morgan died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the V.A.Medical Center in Birmingham.

Survivors include three sons, Billy Joe Morgan, Jr, Brian Morgan and Terry Morgan all of Piedmont; seven sisters, Mary Lois Trotter, June Trotter, Sylvia Graham, Betty Taylor, Judy Wallace (David) and Debbie Gowens (Jerry) all of Piedmont and Vonda Reeves of Turkey Town; two brothers, Woodrow Brown, Jr. (Jan) of Alexandria and Cotton Brown of Piedmont; one half-sister, Linda Morgan of Piedmont; one half-brother, Jonathan Morgan of Piedmont; and several nieces and nephews. The Alabama Army National Guard Honor Guard served as pallbearers.

Mr. Morgan was a native and lifelong resident of Piedmont. He was a U.S. Army veteran and retired from the Alabama Army National Guard. He was a member of the V.F.W. and American Legion Post #98 in Piedmont. He was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Ann Morgan; mother and step-father, Lila and Woodrow Brown; father, Rollie Morgan; and two brothers, James E. Morgan and Ronnie Morgan.