Florence “Lorraine” Thompson Morgan was born October 28, 1927, in Ekalaka, Montana, to Andrew Jacob and Mona Boggs Thompson. She grew up in Ekalaka and was no stranger to hard work and the life of a cowgirl in southeastern Montana. Lorraine graduated from Carter County High School and went on to work in Baker and Helena, Montana, before the family eventually moved to Fossil, where she became the bookkeeper at Misner Motors.

While in Fossil she lived in Dude Shell’s rooming house, where she met Dude’s brother, Clayton Morgan. Clayton and Lorraine were married on December 11, 1948, at Goldendale, Washington. The couple lived in Spray, Kinzua and Fossil, eventually making Condon their home where they lived for 26 years and raised their children Linda, Keith and Kevin.

While in Condon, Clayton and Lorraine had a number of business ventures including Froman Chevrolet, where Clayton was the sales manager and Lorrain kept the books. In the late ’50s the Shoestring Drive In was built and soon became the gathering place for all the kids of Condon and Air Force service men of the Radar Base. Many hours were spent playing pinball machines and listening to various guys from the Air Base play music late into the night while enjoying great burgers, shakes and fries. The Drive In was owned and operated by Lorraine, Bonnie Leise and eventually with her little sister Wanda Couture, who lived in Fossil. After a heart condition in the late Sixties the Drive In was sold and Lorraine went to work for First National Bank. She worked in the banking industry until she retired in the early 1990s at the Keiser branch of Wells Fargo in Salem, Oregon.

After her retirement in Salem and the passing of Clayton, her husband of 45 years, she moved to Hood River, Oregon, where she enjoyed her time at the Hood River Senior Center and particularly her pinochle group. Lorraine eventually moved to Hermiston, Oregon, where she lived the past 11 years of her life. The last two years were spent at Sun Terrace Assisted Living Facility where she became very involved and lived her best final years. She was part of the Facility Council serving as treasurer, Kitchen Band and became quite the jewelry maker. She also enjoyed embroidering dish towels, which were a family favorite. In addition to the crafts she also enjoyed music, particularly country music and the traditional old hymns.

Lorraine is survived by daughter Linda Sawyer and her husband Lynn of Powell Butte, Oregon; sons Keith Morgan and his wife Edie of Hermiston, Oregon, and Kevin Morgan and his wife Jean of Hood River, Oregon; grandchildren their spouses and her great grandchildren: Jake Morgan of Hood River, Oregon, Shane, Linzie, Liam and Simon Sawyer of Boise, Idaho, Max, Angie and Stella Morgan of Tigard, Oregon, Mark, Cydney and Harlow McElligott of Ione, Oregon, Shelby Morgan of Monmouth, Oregon, and Billy, Amy, Billy Jr. and Jayden Bolton of Cottonwood, Arizona; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sun Terrace, 1550 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston, OR 97838.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, July 25, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the United Church of Christ in Condon with concluding service and burial to follow at the Condon Cemetery.

Sweeney Mortuary of Condon is in care of arrangements.