Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....Morton, Parrish E. July 22, 1987 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com November 16, 2017, 4:42 pm Breckinridge County Herald-News, Hardinsburg, Wednesday, July 29, 1987 OBITUARY -- PARRISH E. MORTON Parrish E. MORTON, age 87, formerly of Cloverport and Stephensport, died at 10:20 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 1987 at Helmwood Nursing Home in Elizabethtown, Ky (Hardin County). He was born in Breckinridge County on February 19, 1900, a son of the late Allen Dudley MORTON and Valeria Allen STITH MORTON. Mr. MORTON was a retired carpenter, a member of the Cloverport Baptist Church, and the Cloverport Masonic Lodge No. 133 F&AM. His wife, Mrs. Mattie Lee MORTON, preceded him in death on May 2, 1953. Survivors include: two daughters: Mrs. Moorman (Juanita) HENDRICK of Hardinsburg, Ky Mrs. Buddy (Patsy) SHELLMAN of Stephensport, Ky (Breckinridge County) four sons: Harvey MORTON of Mt. Vernon, Indiana Marcus MORTON of Louisville, Ky (Jefferson County) Dickie MORTON of Prospect, Ky Cricket MORTON, of Brandenburg, Ky (Meade County) 22 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren, one niece, and three nephews. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, 1987 from the Cloverport Baptist Church with the Reverend Truman JOHNSON, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Cloverport Cemetery with the Dhonau--Wallace Funeral Home, Cloverport, in charge of arrangements. Additional Comments: Breckinridge County Cemetery Book, Volume 1, published in 1991: #0083 Cloverport Cemetery, Cloverport, Ky MORTON, Parrish E. 19 Feb 1900 -- 22 July 1987 husband of Mattie Lee Mattie Lee 1900 -- 1953 (died March 3) wife of Parrish E. HIS PARENTS AND SIBLINGS: #0336 Taul Cemetery, located on the right side of Highway 105, northwest of New Clover Creek Church. MORTON, A. (Allen) DUDLEY 01 Aug 1863 -- 27 May 1931 -father- husband of Valeria Allen STITH V. (Valeria) Allen STITH 07 Apr 1871 -- 08 Aug 1949 -mother- wife of Allen Dudley MORTON, Mary A. 01 Aug 1905 -- 13 Feb 1929 -sister- MORTON, Robert T. (Tenant) 13 Jan 1893 -- 11 Mar 1961 -brother- I did not find tombstones for brothers Harvey O. MORTON or Joe S. MORTON in the two Breckinridge County Cemetery Books, volumes 1 & 2, who lived in Louisville, Ky in July 1987. Listed as survivors in brother, Parrish MORTON'S obituary. Posted here, Breckinridge County Archives on KYGENWEB. Peggy Russell File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/obits/m/morton7593gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/