Hunt Co., TX - Obits: John E. Morton ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Sarah Swindell USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** John E. Morton John E. Morton, 71, of Celeste died December 28, 2008, in Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. Funeral services will be at 2:30 PM, Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at Coker- Mathews Chapel, with the Rev. Bob Layman, the Rev. C. E. Jones and Raymond Turner officiating. Burial will be in McWright Cemetery. Visitation is from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, December 30, 2008, at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Morton was born July 19, 1937, in Merit to Eddie Shafter Morton and Tedia Frances Standifer Morton. He was a 1956 Celeste High School graduate. He married Martha A. Foley in Greenville on May 29, 1960. He served in the US Army, and he retired as an inspector at Raytheon after thirty-five years. He was a Baptist. Mr. Morton served three terms as Celeste Independent School District trustee, and was an honorary member of the Celeste Volunteer Fire Department. Survivors include his wife, Martha A. Morton of Celeste; daughter Christie Murphy of Celeste; grandchildren Casey Murphy, Mitchell Murphy, Ashley Murphy, Rachel Murphy; great-grandchildren Truitt Murphy, Tayvin Moore, Cameron Murphy, Regan Adams; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters Norma L. Wakefield and Genelle Gibson; brothers Ernest Morton, Joe Morton and Clois Morton; and two infant siblings. (December 30, 2008, The Greenville Herald Banner)