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© Marietta Monitor
17 Jun 2011, Page 4
Source: © Watts Funeral Home
Interment with military honors followed in Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta.
Born February 11, 1931, at Oswalt, the son of Luther Edgar and Alma Alice “Sis” Hull Morton, he died Saturday, June 11, 2011, in Mercy Health Love County, Marietta.
Mr. Morton had made his home in Love County since 2004, previously living in Ardmore from 1956 until moving to Love County. He and Chiquita Bloomer were married in Marietta on June 18, 1955. A 1950 graduate of Courtney High School,
Mr. Morton served with the United States Army from August 13, 1952 to July 24, 1954, during the Korean Conflict. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Mr. and Mrs. Morton moved to Lovington, New Mexico where he worked for United Supply and transferred to Ardmore in 1956. He later worked in the Circulation Department for The Daily Ardmoreite and in 1974 began employment with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, retiring in 1993 as a Maintenance Worker 3. An avid outdoorsman, Mr. Morton enjoyed raising cattle, hunting, trapping hogs, fishing, working with bees and gardening. It gave him great pleasure to raise watermelons to share with neighbors and friends. In addition, he ran a fur buying business in the 70’s and 80’s and later was known for his beekeeping and award-winning honey. Most recently he trapped and sold wild hogs. Mr. Morton was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Preceding him in death were his parents; a son-in-law, Lenny Davis; and two brothers-in-law, Don Davenport and Don Bloomer.
He is survived by his wife, Chiquita Morton of the home; two sons and daughter-in-law, Mike and Christina Morton of Burneyville and Jeffrey Morton of Ardmore; a daughter, Tanya Davis of Dickson; three sisters and brother-in-law, Oma Ruth Davis of Wilson, Christine and Gale Cox of Lone Grove, and Eveylene Davenport of Ardmore; six grandchildren, Dustin Davis, Hillary Davis, Stephanie Baird, John Minor, Jacob Minor and Ashley Flanagan; and four great-grandchildren, Emma Minor, Sara Minor, Garrett Flanagan and Wyatt Flanagan.
Serving as pallbearers were Ike Kyle, Bill Hitt, Ken French, Wayne Allison, Wayne Alexander and Dustin Davis. Honorary bearers were Boyd Howell, Frank Lornes, G.W. Flanagan, Randy Robertson, Bill Hilton, W.D. Largin, Virgil Page, Artie Hammon, Charles Lynch, Hubert Fultz, Duane Hicks, nephews and members of his Sunday School Class.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Emmanuel Baptist Church Building Fund c/o Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home.
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