Funeral services for Mr. James Earl Morton, age 81, of Manchester, TN,
will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Coffee
County Funeral Chapel with Rev. Kerry Walker officiating. Burial will
follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens with military honors. Visitation
with the Morton family will be from 1:00 PM until time of service on
Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Morton passed away on Thursday afternoon
at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN.
Earl was born in Lenoir City, TN, the son of the late Robert and Carrie
Walker Morton. He served his country in the United States Air Force,
where he retired as a Chief Master Sergeant. Earl loved golfing, working
crossword puzzles, being outdoors and working in the yard. He was a
great father and grandfather, and enjoyed being with his family and
spending time with his grandchildren.
Earl is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Barbara Jane Morton;
four children, April Melody (Steve) Brown, James Byron (Dixie) Morton,
Roger Kane (Amy) Morton, and Joyce Anne (Justin) Crites; one sister, Faye
Shultz of Lenoir City, TN; grandchildren, Steven, Renea, Brandie,
Heather, DJ, Bryon, Caleb, Adam, Ethan, Emileigh, Melissa, Raymond,
Nathan, Abigail, and Anabelle; and fourteen great grandchildren.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Morton family.