Obit of Morris E. Tarleton (t643) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 31 Aug 2002 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Surnames: Tarleton, Cammack, Finch, Tucker, Weston, Chapman Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5027 Morris E. Tarleton, 63, of Hillside Road, Mass. retired manage of the Boston reginery for Amstar Corporation and an expert in the sugar industry, died February 10, 1984 in Hunt Memorial Hospital, Danvers, Mass., after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Jan Finch Tarleton for 39 years. Born in Wager, Alabama, he was the son of the late Fisher and Nettie Cammack Tarleton. He was a graduate of Gergia Tech University, Class of 1943, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering. Mr. Tarleton was a lifelong employee of Amstar Corporation, formerly known as American Sugar Company where he was the first instrument engineer for the sugar industry. He was the innovator and deisgner of the automation and instumentation of the sugar refining process. He began his career in 1945 at the Chalmette refinery in New Orleans, Louisiana and subuently worked at the Baltimore refinery and also at the central New York office headquarters. His career culiminated in assisting in the design of the Boston refinery, which he later managed. He retired in October of 1962. He was a member of the first president of the Merrimac Valley Antique Bottle Club and a member of the both the Wenham Historical Society and the Lamda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons: Morris E. Jr. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; William W. of Denham Springs, Louisian, and Jeffrey L. of Franklin; three sisters: Mrs Roy (Ruth) Tucker of Jackson, Alabama, Mrs. Joe (Maggie) Weston of Mobile, Alabama, and Mrs. Giles (Kat) Chapman of Atmore, Alabama; and three grandchildren. The funeral was held February 13, 1984.