Richard Fry, Richard Norwood, and Daniel Bull had first settled South Morgan in I860; a hundred years later there were 1,200 residents in Morgan The celebration commenced Friday, 22 July, at the fairgrounds with a picnic barbecue and entertainment. In the evening, the MIA presented roadshows with a fireworks display ending the activities ofthe day. Saturday again saw activities at the fairgrounds which included the Morgan High School band concert, American Legion Junior Posse show, junior rodeo, children's competitive sports, and a junior league baseball game. In the evening there was a western dance at the high school.39 William Smith and Jane Foote were crowned king and queen ofthe centennial (both were 94 years old). On Sunday the 24th, sacrament meeting was held right after Sunday School in all wards of the stake to accommodate a special program held outdoors on the stake meetinghouse grounds. Special guest speaker for the evening was President Henry D. Moyle of the First Presidency of the Church.40 Other participants were Betty Mecham, who spoke on Morgan pioneer history and Carina Newbold, who gave a selected reading. A tragedy struck the community on Thursday morning, 25 September 1969, when Bishop Leon Clark of the North Morgan Ward, at theyoung age of forty-one, was killed. Bishop Clark was the manager of Clark Brothers Feed and Grain Company. The morning ofthe accident, he had climbed up into a huge concrete silo to check it when it collapsed, burying him beneath tons of concrete and grain. It took fifty minutes before rescuers could locate the body and remove it. Funeral services were held in the stake center with one ofthe largest crowds in memory overflowing the chapel.41 Ecclesiastical Changes When the Morgan Stake was organized in 1877, nine wards were organized at the same time to meet the needs of the Saints in various geographical locations. These included North Morgan, Richville, East Porterville, West Porterville, Milton, Enterprise, South Morgan, Croydon, and Peterson. Over the years ward boundaries were changed due to population increase or decrease. This resulted in the creation of newwards as well as the discontinuance of old ones. In 1958, there were seven wards and one branch in the Morgan Valley. Devils Slide area maintained a branch, while Croydon, Milton, Morgan, North Morgan, Peterson, Porterville, and Richville areas all had wards.4 Richville Ward Discontinued—The Richville Ward almost burned to the ground in late December 1956. For the fifth time in less than four years, the ward chapel caught fire—this time from an overheated furnace. Through the actions of Lola Creager the building was saved from extensive damage and perhaps total destruction. At about 1 ;00 p.m. on Saturday, she saw smoke escaping from the roof and immediately called Bishop Forde Dickson. Bishop Dickson, along with other ward members, was able to contain the 195