Walter R. "Short" Morgan, 69, of Valley View, died unexpectedly early Thursday, May 13, 2004, at Pottsville Hospital. Born in Valley View, October 26, 1934, he was a son of the late Wilson and Emma Travitz Morgan. He was a coal miner for 38 years in area mines before retiring from Kocher Coal Co., Tower City, Pa. He was of the Protestant Faith. He was a life member of the Valley View Fire Co. Surviving are his wife, the former Alice W. Wiest; a son, Rick R. Morgan, Valley View; three daughters, Dianne Lisella, Orwigsburg, Pa., Sandy E. Reightler, Dauphin, Pa., and Karen S. Stutzman, Hershey, Pa. one brother, Warren Morgan, Valley View, Pa., and three sisters, Alma McCue, Lebanon, Pa., Verna Ceresini, Elizabethville, Pa., Helen Miller, Elizabethville, Pa. also surviving are 4 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 18, 2004, from Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View. Rev.Terri Lee Bowman officiated assisted by Randy Bowman. Visitation was held from 10 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to the Liver Transplant Program, 3400 Spruce St., Box 2035, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104.