WILMINGTON — Jean Genevieve Morgan Pugh, 96, of Wilmington, NC, passed away May 16, 2026.
She was born in Robeson County, NC, on May 7, 1930, to the late Colonel Morgan, Jr. and Sadie Spivey Morgan.
After moving to Wilmington with her family, Jean and her younger sister became involved with the local USO. Jean was a junior chaperone for USO organizer Hannah Block.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Pugh and her brothers Cecil James Morgan and Charles Rudolph Morgan.
Survivors include her sister, Marlene Morgan Kramer; daughters, Gail Gallaher (Terry) and Teresa Payne (Conrad); grandchildren, Rachel Elyse Gallaher, Patrick Henry Gallaher, Benford Payne, and Freyja Lawson; great-grandchildren, Ethan and Adam Lawson; and many nieces and nephews.
Burial took place in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
