Mary H. Morton 99, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City.
Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the United Methodist Church, Rockwell City, with Rev. Lorinda Hoover officiating.
Burial will be at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Winifred Denman Morton; her brothers, John and Bob Morton; and her sister Leone Moore.
She is survived by her sister Jean Gannon of Rockwell City; several cousins, nieces, and nephews; and numerous friends.
Mary Helen Morton was born Mar. 22, 1911 in Center Township, near Rockwell City. When she was nine years old she was stricken with polio that left her legs paralyzed. But with the aid of braces and crutches, she was able to get around. Mary graduated from Rockwell City High School in 1929. In 1933, she was hired by the United States Department of Agriculture, and stayed with that agency for thirty-five years. She took early retirement in 1968 at age 57 and enrolled at Church College of Hawaii (now Hawaii campus of Brigham Young University) at Laie on Oahu for five semesters. After taking additional work at Cuyamaca College in San Diego, she finally earned her B. A. degree at Southwest State University at Marshall, Minnesota, graduating summa cum laude in 1983 at age seventy-two.
She served as an officer with March of Dimes, Business and Professional Women, Chapter EG of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, and was a member of the American Association of University Women, Calhoun County Historical Society, Calhoun County Genealogical Society, Landmark Depot Restoration, Iowa Polio Survivors, Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame, Sunday school teacher. She was member of the DAR and Colonial Dames. She was pleased to receive a number of honors for her work with the U. S. Department of Agriculture in the local County ASCS Office. In 1965, she was named National Outstanding Office Manager. She also received the Iowa State 4-H Alumnus Award, the Eunice Delight Brown State BPW Award, and in 1984 was presented the outstanding alumnus award for the Rockwell City High School at Homecoming ceremonies. While at college in Hawaii, she was elected to the Alpha Chi Honor Society for excellence in scholarship.
Mary helped write the history of the Rockwell City United Methodist Church, the history of Rockwell City, and published two books of family history. She liked to sew, was an avid reader, and collected stamps. She enjoyed traveling and had visited every state except Alaska. Her foreign travels included England, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Memorials may be left to the Mary Morton Scholarship Fund, the Calhoun Co. Historical Society, or the United Methodist Church.
Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the United Methodist Church, Rockwell City, with Rev. Lorinda Hoover officiating.
Burial will be at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Winifred Denman Morton; her brothers, John and Bob Morton; and her sister Leone Moore.
She is survived by her sister Jean Gannon of Rockwell City; several cousins, nieces, and nephews; and numerous friends.
Mary Helen Morton was born Mar. 22, 1911 in Center Township, near Rockwell City. When she was nine years old she was stricken with polio that left her legs paralyzed. But with the aid of braces and crutches, she was able to get around. Mary graduated from Rockwell City High School in 1929. In 1933, she was hired by the United States Department of Agriculture, and stayed with that agency for thirty-five years. She took early retirement in 1968 at age 57 and enrolled at Church College of Hawaii (now Hawaii campus of Brigham Young University) at Laie on Oahu for five semesters. After taking additional work at Cuyamaca College in San Diego, she finally earned her B. A. degree at Southwest State University at Marshall, Minnesota, graduating summa cum laude in 1983 at age seventy-two.
She served as an officer with March of Dimes, Business and Professional Women, Chapter EG of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, and was a member of the American Association of University Women, Calhoun County Historical Society, Calhoun County Genealogical Society, Landmark Depot Restoration, Iowa Polio Survivors, Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame, Sunday school teacher. She was member of the DAR and Colonial Dames. She was pleased to receive a number of honors for her work with the U. S. Department of Agriculture in the local County ASCS Office. In 1965, she was named National Outstanding Office Manager. She also received the Iowa State 4-H Alumnus Award, the Eunice Delight Brown State BPW Award, and in 1984 was presented the outstanding alumnus award for the Rockwell City High School at Homecoming ceremonies. While at college in Hawaii, she was elected to the Alpha Chi Honor Society for excellence in scholarship.
Mary helped write the history of the Rockwell City United Methodist Church, the history of Rockwell City, and published two books of family history. She liked to sew, was an avid reader, and collected stamps. She enjoyed traveling and had visited every state except Alaska. Her foreign travels included England, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Memorials may be left to the Mary Morton Scholarship Fund, the Calhoun Co. Historical Society, or the United Methodist Church.
Mary H. Morton 99, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City.
Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the United Methodist Church, Rockwell City, with Rev. Lorinda Hoover officiating.
Burial will be at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Winifred Denman Morton; her brothers, John and Bob Morton; and her sister Leone Moore.
She is survived by her sister Jean Gannon of Rockwell City; several cousins, nieces, and nephews; and numerous friends.
Mary Helen Morton was born Mar. 22, 1911 in Center Township, near Rockwell City. When she was nine years old she was stricken with polio that left her legs paralyzed. But with the aid of braces and crutches, she was able to get around. Mary graduated from Rockwell City High School in 1929. In 1933, she was hired by the United States Department of Agriculture, and stayed with that agency for thirty-five years. She took early retirement in 1968 at age 57 and enrolled at Church College of Hawaii (now Hawaii campus of Brigham Young University) at Laie on Oahu for five semesters. After taking additional work at Cuyamaca College in San Diego, she finally earned her B. A. degree at Southwest State University at Marshall, Minnesota, graduating summa cum laude in 1983 at age seventy-two.
She served as an officer with March of Dimes, Business and Professional Women, Chapter EG of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, and was a member of the American Association of University Women, Calhoun County Historical Society, Calhoun County Genealogical Society, Landmark Depot Restoration, Iowa Polio Survivors, Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame, Sunday school teacher. She was member of the DAR and Colonial Dames. She was pleased to receive a number of honors for her work with the U. S. Department of Agriculture in the local County ASCS Office. In 1965, she was named National Outstanding Office Manager. She also received the Iowa State 4-H Alumnus Award, the Eunice Delight Brown State BPW Award, and in 1984 was presented the outstanding alumnus award for the Rockwell City High School at Homecoming ceremonies. While at college in Hawaii, she was elected to the Alpha Chi Honor Society for excellence in scholarship.
Mary helped write the history of the Rockwell City United Methodist Church, the history of Rockwell City, and published two books of family history. She liked to sew, was an avid reader, and collected stamps. She enjoyed traveling and had visited every state except Alaska. Her foreign travels included England, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Memorials may be left to the Mary Morton Scholarship Fund, the Calhoun Co. Historical Society, or the United Methodist Church.
Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the United Methodist Church, Rockwell City, with Rev. Lorinda Hoover officiating.
Burial will be at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Winifred Denman Morton; her brothers, John and Bob Morton; and her sister Leone Moore.
She is survived by her sister Jean Gannon of Rockwell City; several cousins, nieces, and nephews; and numerous friends.
Mary Helen Morton was born Mar. 22, 1911 in Center Township, near Rockwell City. When she was nine years old she was stricken with polio that left her legs paralyzed. But with the aid of braces and crutches, she was able to get around. Mary graduated from Rockwell City High School in 1929. In 1933, she was hired by the United States Department of Agriculture, and stayed with that agency for thirty-five years. She took early retirement in 1968 at age 57 and enrolled at Church College of Hawaii (now Hawaii campus of Brigham Young University) at Laie on Oahu for five semesters. After taking additional work at Cuyamaca College in San Diego, she finally earned her B. A. degree at Southwest State University at Marshall, Minnesota, graduating summa cum laude in 1983 at age seventy-two.
She served as an officer with March of Dimes, Business and Professional Women, Chapter EG of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, and was a member of the American Association of University Women, Calhoun County Historical Society, Calhoun County Genealogical Society, Landmark Depot Restoration, Iowa Polio Survivors, Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame, Sunday school teacher. She was member of the DAR and Colonial Dames. She was pleased to receive a number of honors for her work with the U. S. Department of Agriculture in the local County ASCS Office. In 1965, she was named National Outstanding Office Manager. She also received the Iowa State 4-H Alumnus Award, the Eunice Delight Brown State BPW Award, and in 1984 was presented the outstanding alumnus award for the Rockwell City High School at Homecoming ceremonies. While at college in Hawaii, she was elected to the Alpha Chi Honor Society for excellence in scholarship.
Mary helped write the history of the Rockwell City United Methodist Church, the history of Rockwell City, and published two books of family history. She liked to sew, was an avid reader, and collected stamps. She enjoyed traveling and had visited every state except Alaska. Her foreign travels included England, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Memorials may be left to the Mary Morton Scholarship Fund, the Calhoun Co. Historical Society, or the United Methodist Church.
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