Verlen L. Morphey, Sr, age 79, died Monday, June 17, 2024 at his home near Davis Junction. He was born Nov. 18, 1944 near Monroe Center, IL, the son of Harry and Margaret (Rust) Morphey. Verlen attended Monroe Center Elementary Schools and graduated from Stillman Valley High School in 1962. He served his country in the U.S. Army. Verlen married Joan Davies on Sept. 23, 1967 at the Union Church in Monroe Center, IL. He worked for 42 years in the maintenance department at Rockford Products. He also served several terms as Monroe Township Road Commissioner and on the Monroe Center Township Board. Verlen was a collector and restorer of old tractors. He would often give exhibitions of his John Deere Corn Sheller. He also would exhibit, with his brother Harry Morphey, their antique engines at the Stillman Valley Fall Festival. Verlen was a social person who loved to strike up a conversation with whomever he met. He also loved to be in his woodshop working on projects or tending to his veget

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