Russell E. Morton
Russell E. Morton, 76, died Wednesday
(May 26, 2004) at Newton Medical Center. He was born April 9, 1928,
to Russell Thomas and Minnie (Brumbaugh) Morton in Ottawa. They
preceded him in death. He married Iris Dean Shaw June 6, 1948, in
Ottawa. She survives of the home. He was known as "The Fiddle
Man." He was a graduate of the former Appanoose High School in
1947. He worked as a construction and welding foreman for Western
Resources Natural Gas Service for 27 years, retiring in
1990. In 1982, the Kansas Bluegrass
Association elected him 'Mr. Bluegrass.' He was elected to the Kansas
State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame in 1993 for his
22 years of service as a sports official.
Other survivors include: four sons,
David Morton and wife Linda and Roger Morton and wife Terri, all of
Edmond, Okla., John Morton and wife Debbie of Mulvane and Michael
Morton and wife Sharon of Newton; a daughter, Glenda Tieszen and
husband Michael of Newton; a brother, Jimmy Morton of Ottawa; a
sister, Dorothy Davis of Bethany; 13 grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
He also was preceded in death by: two
brothers, Forrest Morton and Homer Morton; and three sisters, Thelma
Broers, Mary Collins and Eloise Morton.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.
m. Friday with family greeting friends from 6:30 to 8 p. m. at
Petersen Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be 2 p. m Saturday
at Columbus Avenue Church of Christ.
Burial will be in Restlawn Gardens of
Memory in Newton.
Memorials have been established with
the Old Main Street Church of Christ Building Fund in care of the
funeral home.
