Date of Birth: 01/02/1946
Date of Death: 06/15/2023
Date of Burial: 06/28/2023
Memorial: Christel (Bunny) Ann Morgan, 77, of Twisp, passed away peacefully at home early Thursday morning June 15, 2023, after a lengthy and courageous battle with Corticobasal Syndrome, a rare brain disease.
She was born on Jan. 2, 1946, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Calvin C. and Christel J. Morgan. Bunny graduated from Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah, and attended college in Utah and Washington.
Bunny’s main occupations include executive director, office manager, accounting, secretarial, public relations, business owner and farmer. She volunteered as a Primary Representative for the Methow Valley watershed planning unit, Beaver Creek Stream Patrolman under the Washington State Department of Ecology, Methow Valley Canal Association, and the Mike Utley Foundation.
Bunny had a fearless and adventurous spirit. She loved to explore, never taking the same road twice, through travel or in life. Her greatest joys included large gardens, endless genres of music, raising her animals with the primary effort going towards her sheep and producing award winning wool, was an avid reader, and an amazing cook where no one ever left hungry. Bunny was a poet, artist, conservationist, and devoted constitutionalist.
Bunny is survived by her loving children LaVon (Dan) Newby, Danielle (Mike) Utley, Joshua (Joan) Morgan, brother Paul (Mary) Minardi; and four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Along with her extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother Mike (Anna) Morgan.
Graveside service were Wednesday, June 28, at 11 a.m. at Beaver Creek Cemetery, 18 Lower Beaver Creek Road, Twisp. A celebration of life was held in Hurricane, Utah, where she had been living the last few years prior to her passing. Bunny was a devout and faithful Christian. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Thru The Bible at https://give.ttb.org.
“The life given us by nature is short, but the memory of a life well spent is eternal.” — Cicero
Arrangements by Jones and Jones-Betts Funeral Home in Wenatchee.
Place of Death: Home
Cause of Death: Corticobasal Syndrome, a rare brain disease