Ronald Morton

Ronald Morton, age 68, passed away peacefully on the morning of May 12, 2020.

Mr. Morton was born on June 14, 1951, in Memphis, Tennessee, to the late George and Mary Morton. He lived his life as a simple man. Kind-hearted and gentle by nature, he was a loving person who was always fun to be around. He enjoyed golfing in his spare time, but his greatest joy in life came from time spent with his devoted family.

Ronald retired from Chicago Hardware and Fixture Company after 20 years as an assembler. His line supervisor, Lena, praised him as being a good-hearted guy who always gave all of the ladies on the line a rose every year for Mother’s Day. Ronald attended Beulahland Bible Church until his health failed.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, George Morton, Jr., Larry Morton, H.C. Morton, Mae McGhee, and Bernice Pointer.

Ronald’s memory will forever be treasured by his daughter, Faith Lockhart (Corey) of Warner Robins; his siblings, William Reed of St. Louis, Missouri and Lula Bolden of Round Lake, Illinois; his cousin, Charlie “Scooter” Morton, Jr. of Memphis, Tennessee; a friend who was like a brother, Van Grant of Warner Robins; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other loving family members and friends.

Regarding services for Mr. Morton: while restrictions have loosened some, measures must still be taken for the well-being and safety of the community, the families being served, and the funeral home staff. McCullough Funeral Home feels a strong responsibility to play our part in keeping everyone safe during these unprecedented times. A graveside funeral service will be held in Magnolia Park Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2020. During this time and for the safety of everyone in attendance, social distance measures will be enforced. Guests will be guided to remain 6 feet apart, masks are strongly encouraged, and hand-shaking and touching is discouraged. For friends unable to attend at this time, the service will be streamed live via the McCullough Funeral Home Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mcculloughfuneralhome/live/.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org or by mail at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.

McCullough Funeral Home and Crematory has the privilege of being entrusted with these arrangements.