A service to celebrate Rita’s life will be Tuesday March 19th at 1:00 P.M. at McEwen Funeral Service at Sharon Memorial Park located at 5716 Monroe Road, officiated by Rev. Melvin Morton, Rita’s nephew. The family will receive friends from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. prior to the service at 1:00 P.M. Interment will be at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens.
Rita was born September 1, 1935 in Ethel, MO. to the late Virgil and Marie Morgan. Rita met her husband, John Luther Morton, of 58 years while he was serving in the Air Force in Kansas City, MO. The couple moved to Charlotte in 1957. Rita went to work for Chadbourn Hosiery Mill and later Butler Seafood.
Rita retired from CIT Group, formerly Barclay’s American. After retirement she spent many years working with the Carolina’s Carousel Parade and Hancock’s Fabrics.
She was a talented seamstress who enjoyed sewing and cross-stitching for her family and friends. Rita enjoyed a day trip to Mary Jo’s Cloth Store where she would return home and sew clothes for her grandchildren, curtains for her friends, and quilts for donation. She and John spent many years as members of the Charlotte Yacht Club where she mastered the art of fish fileting. She was a devoted wife who enjoyed spending time with her husband. They enjoyed many years of retirement together and trips with friends all over the country.
Rita loved the Lord, reading scripture and leading a Christian life. She was always proud of her Primitive Baptist upbringing and enjoyed taking her grandsons to church many Sundays. She was a member of Union Grove Primitive Baptist Church in Monroe, NC.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, John Luther Morton. She is survived by her brother, Bob Morgan and wife Juanita of Macon, MO; her sister Brenda Ray and husband Steve of Freemont, NE; sons, Michael Wayne Morton and wife Annette of Richmond, VA; John William (Johnny) Morton and his wife Pamela of Matthews, NC. Five Grandchildren: Jeremy Morton, David Morton, Ashley Davis, Ray Morton and Kelly Bryant. Ten great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family would like to express their sincerest gratitude to the staff at Carrington Nursing Home in Matthews, NC for the many years of compassionate care they provided to Rita.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Salvation Army of Richmond, VA or Providence Baptist Church, Charlotte NC.
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