Delma Jean Morton

Delma Morton Obituary

Delma Jean Morton

Delma Jean Morton went to be with the Lord on September 2, 2008. She died in her sleep at the hospital in Grants Pass, Oregon, after a three week struggle with pneumonia.

Delma was a first grade teacher in Eureka City Schools for over 30 years. After her retirement she taught classes and supervised student teachers in the credential program at Humbolt State University. She spent the last nine years of her life living with her children.

She was preceded in death by Roger L. Morton, her husband of 55 years. She will be deeply missed by her children, Carleton Morton and his wife Jane, and Karen Berry and her husband Ken; seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. She is also survived by Roger’s sister, Lola Harland and her husband Jerry of Fortuna; her sisters, Norma Dunivan of Jefferson, Iowa, and Hildra Dresback and her husband Donald of Midwest City, Oklahoma; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A private gathering to celebrate her life will be held in early October in Castro Valley, California. We invite you to join us at a web site we have created in her honor. Please log on to http://delmamorton.blogspot.com. If you wish to make a donation in her honor, please choose a charity listed on the blog.

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Published by Times-Standard on Sep. 10, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Delma Morton

5 Entries

Barbara Saul

September 30, 2008

When I was student-teaching, I was sent over to Delma's room to watch a pro in action...she always had such an incredible organization and was the pride of Eureka City Schools. Then I got to actually meet her when I was making Big Books at the Teacher's Center. She saw how I was doing these books and she was off! I illustrated her early books and we went down to the Kindergarten Conference and took it by storm! The second year we went they only gave us one table but somehow we managed to share it! Delma encouraged me to go back to school and get my Masters in Ed. so I could supervise student teachers, following in her footsteps. She was supervising a student teacher when I was teaching Kindergarten and came in for observation. We were talking about the lesson and kids would come up to talk us and Delma would stop whatever we were talking about and talk to the child right to their level, showing genuine interest and concern.
She was such an incredible role model and an astiture business woman. I had no head for business and she showed me how to do it right when we were marketing our books. Delma was a force of nature, there'l never be another like her. I'm sure you were very proud to have her as your mom. I musn't forget her laugh...she knew how to laugh at herself and at other situations. She leaves a big space, she was a very special person.

Sharon Breedlove

September 23, 2008

Remembering your "Orchard" Delma, and your submission to our Creator. We will miss you in the big blue comfy chair at Mary's sharing in our small group. Happy Homecoming and continued joy with Jesus (and maybe chocolate, ha!). We all love you!

Marilyn Tucker

September 18, 2008

Delma and I became friends while we worked with the Teacher Preparation Program at Humboldt State. She had so much to offer after her years of experience as an outstanding teacher of young children. I'll never forget the "wild" trip we took driving to Long Beach to attend a conference and sell her wonderful children's books. Delma was also a member of the organization, Delta Kappa Gamma, made up of dedicated women who are teachers and also those who have retired but still are passionate about education. We love you, Delma.

Jill Harland

September 10, 2008

I will always remember the infectious little giggle Aunt Delma had when she laughed.
As a little girl, I remember looking forward to going to "Aunt Del & Uncle Rog's" house because Aunt Delma always made me feel a certain kind of special that was all my own and because she always had lots of yummy stuff in the kitchen, usually things she had made from scratch, that we would get to eat. I liked Uncle Roger's big, deep voice and how he teased me lots and laughed at/with me.
Now that I think about it, I guess I liked and looked forward to all of these things at the Morton's house for most of my life and not just when I was a little girl!
My thoughts are with Aunt Delma's family, and especially with my cousins, who have always been so genuinely nice, gracious, and kind to me.

Jim and Debbie Auker (Oldham)

September 10, 2008

Mrs. Morton was one of my husband and my favorite teachers at Alice Birney Elementary School in the mid 1960s. Our thoughts are with your family.

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