Virginia Morgan Asher

Courtesy Obituary

Virginia Morgan Asher; 99, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2026. She was born on September 8, 1927, at Rockhouse, Hyden, Kentucky to Elva Mosley Morgan and Robert Morgan.

Mrs. Asher was a passionate reader who became a 5th grade teacher in the 1940s. During the school segregation of the 1950s, she was a strong advocate for equality in education and led initiatives that provided textbooks that were equivalent offerings for all children. Her education background included the University of the Cumberlands, Western Kentucky University, and the University of Central Missouri.

Mrs. Asher is survived by her daughter Arbadella Asher Bryant and granddaughter Ginger Bryant. Additionally, she is survived by Aunt Mary “Moppy” Mosley, beloved cousins, nieces, and nephews residing in Kentucky, Ohio, Colorado, Georgia, California, Texas, and Arkansas.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Edmund Clinton Asher, Siblings; Harold Lloyd Morgan, Roswell, Georgia; Robert Morgan, Smilax, Kentucky, and Geraldine Ruth Morgan Campbell, Hazard, Kentucky.

A private graveside service will be held in the Veterans Garden next to her husband, Edmund Clinton Asher, at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, FL.