Onslow-Newhanover County NcArchives Obituaries.....Morton, Gilbert Freeman February 7, 1948 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Gibson bgibson@uncfsu.edu March 13, 2006, 6:43 pm Wilmington Morning Star 02/08/1948 MORTON MOURNED RITES MONDAY City Purchasing Agent, Building Inspector Died Yesterday Funeral services for Gilbert F. Morton, 42, city purchasing agent and building inspector for the past six years, who died yesterday at 9 a.m. will be conducted Monday at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Andrews morturay. The Rev. E. D. Witherspoon will have charge of the Morton services, and will be assisted by the Rev. Guy C. Moore. Interment will be in Oakdale cemetery. [picture] He had been ill for approximately three weeks after suffering a heart attack. Concerning his death, City Manager J. R. Benson said: "The community has lost a fine citizen and the city government a valuable employe. I feel a great personal loss in losing his wise counsel." Until a permanent replacement is made to fill the vacancy left by Morton's death, Benson said that City Auditor D. B. Padgett will act as purchasing agent and the city engineer will act as building inspector. A native of Wilmongton, Morton graduated from New Hanover High school and later with honors from the Blackstone Military academy in Blacksburg, VA. He also attended North Carolina State college. He was active in the Building Officials conference of America and was a member of a four-man committee to draft a national building code. Before his tenure as purchasing agent and building inspector, he was superintendent of the county WPA office. He was a member of the Lions and the Wilmington Engineers clubs and also a member of the Capital Improvements committee of the Community Chest. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruby W. Morton, one daughter, Gloria, eight, a brother, Robert, and his father, C. E. Morton. Additional Comments: Wife, Ruby Lee Williamson Daughter, Gloria Aliene Morton Brother, Robert Glenn Morton Son of Charles Edward Morton and Nettie May Freeman, both originally of Onslow County. Slightly over two months prior to his death, his mother, had died at his home after an extended illness. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/onslow/obits/m/morton151gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb