B. Marie Wacker Morgan, 79, formerly of Battle Ground, died Tuesday, July 4, at 7:35 a.m. in St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Delphi, where she had lived since Nov. 30, 1994.  She lived in rural Battle Ground, Brookston, and with a daughter in Delphi, for seven years prior to moving to St. Elizabeth Healthcare.

She was born Feb. 27, 1915, in White County, to William Wacker and Lena Zabel. She married
Robert L. Morgan, June 11, 1936, in Lafayette. He died March 10, 1983.

She was a homemaker and cook at Battle Ground School, Purdue and at Kentucky Fried Chicken. She was a member of Battle Ground United Methodist Church and attended Delphi Community  Church of God. She was a former member of Pleasant Grove Grange, Tippecanoe Co. Farm Bureau and Liberty Chapel Ladies Aid.

She is survived by a son, Robert W. Morgan, West Lafayette; and 4 daughters, Mrs Carl (Ruth) hanaway, Delphi; Mrs Cass (Norma) Sterrett, Battle Ground; Mrs Donna Callahan, Indianapolis and Mrs David (Helen) Hutton, Northridge, CA; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband and 4 stepbrothers.

Funeral services were Friday, July 7, At Hartzler Funeral Home, Brookston, with Pastor Chester Ash officiating.

Burial was in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind.