Preston Morton Sr.

1931 - 2021

Preston Morton Sr. obituary, 1931-2021

BORN

1931

DIED

2021

FUNERAL HOME

Oakley-Metcalf Funeral Home

412 East Shepard @ Montrose

Lufkin, Texas

Preston Morton Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 30, 2021.

Memorial services for Preston "Buddy" Morton, 90, of Etoile, will be held at Blue Springs Cemetery, on Saturday, November 13th of 2021, at 2:00 p.m.

Mr. Morton was born May 24, 1931 in Etoile, Texas, the son of the late Effie (Crawford) and Otis Morton. He passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his residence.

Mr. Morton was a loving husband, father and Papa. He was a very hard working man and a good friend. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, working in his garden, and sitting on the porch cracking pecans and watching the traffic. He also enjoyed going to the mall and riding his golf cart, picking up cans.

Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Preston "Tubby" and Carol Morton of New Caney and Otis and Beth Morton of Lufkin; daughter and son-in-law, Ellen and Robert Menke of Evanston, Wyoming; grandchildren, Jeremy, Toni, Rebecca, Travis, Roxann, Jennifer, Cheryl, Candice, Kayann, Kimberly, Eric, Terry and Crystal; numerous great-grandchildren; brother, Fred Morton; and sister-in-law, Margaret Morton.

Mr. Morton was preceded in death by his wives, Kathryn "Kay" Morton and Mary Ann "Sissy"; parents; son, Kenneth Morton; and siblings, Carl Rex Morton and Mary Atkinson.

Services have been placed in the trust of Gipson Funeral Home.

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Christmas 2017 visit to see my papa. He got to meet my husband David Reichenberg for the first time in person that year.

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My Papa was the best grandfather a girl could ever ask for. He was always there for me. I remember when I broke my arm he was there with me at the hospital and stayed the night in the hospital room with me, as he slept in a chair all night. Then we shared my french toast, sausage, and eggs breakfast. We use to have watermelon eating contests in the summers together from his garden and he taught me how to shuck corn, snap beans, pop pea pods open, and picking plums and figs from the trees by the house. One of the best times i remember was sitting on the porch of the old house together cracking pecans and eating them from his pecan tree. The only time we would eat out would be at Cici's pizza and I came to love his favorite pizza that was spinach and cheese with a white garlic sauce on thin crust. The most memorable moments was going fishing with my Papa, taking the boat out to the lake down from his house and him teaching me to fish from the pond in the backyard of his house. He taught me how to gut, fillet, and fry fish. To this day I still use everything that he has taught me. I am so happy I got to spend almost a week with him with my children ( his great-grand children). I have so many more memories but will keep them to share with my children and one day grand children. I know that I treasured the time I got with him and wish I lived closer. I thank God everyday that he got to be my Papa. I will cherish every moment we had together. I will always have you in my heart and I will always love you Papa. See you one day again in heaven. I am glad you are not suffering anymore even if I am without you here. ❤

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