Jack R. Morton – Bentleyville
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October 2, 2019

Jack R. Morton – Bentleyville

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Jack R. Morton
BENTLEYVILLE
Jack R. Morton, 84, of Bentleyville, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, in his home. He was born March 14,1935, in Bentleyville, the son of Clarence and Martha Deneen Morton. Jack was a member of the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church in Eighty Four and was a United States Air Force veteran having served in the Korean War. He retired with over 32 years of employment as a lineman first class for West Penn Power, Chartiers Division, in Washington. Most of his life was spent working on his farm as well as doing custom work for others. Jack enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling the U.S. and abroad. He is survived by two daughters, Cindy Scherer and her husband Wayne of Eighty Four, Barbara Campbell and her husband Gary of Bentleyville; four grandchildren, Jennifer Nadine Sallinger and her husband Jesse, Kevin Wayne Scherer and his wife Nichole, Colby Lynn Campbell and Kendra Marie Campbell and her fiancé Alex Ruffing; four great-grandchildren, Vincent Scherer, Lucas Sallinger, Skyler Scherer and Beau Sallinger; two sisters, Loretta Ruse and Lois Morton, both of Bentleyville; significant friends, Rena Alford, Jamie Beals, Brian and Amanda Rucienski; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Nadine Knight Morton on May 4, 1975; son, Terry Dale Morton on March 26, 2007; and two brothers, Clarence and Charles Morton. Friends will be received 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, at the FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC., 427 W. Main St., Monongahela. Additional visitation will be held from 10: a.m. until the start of the service at 11 a.m. in the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church, 45 Church Road, Eighty Four, PA 15330, with the Rev. John Dykstra officiating. Military honors will be accorded by the Mon Valley Honor Guard and Firing Squad at the conclusion of the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com

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