Benjamin Andrew Morton III

Benjamin Andrew Morton, III, 92, died on January 15, 2024. He was married to his beloved wife Marbury for 47 years. In addition to his wife he is survived by his daughter Edith Gaines Morton and son Andrew Gaylon Morton and his wife Amy, three grandsons Andrew, Tyler and Ethan. He was the son of B.A. Morton, Jr. and Edith Gaines Morton. His grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Ben A. Morton (who was the mayor of Knoxville TN for three terms and was one of the founding fathers of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park), Captain and Mrs. Ambrose Gaines and Edith Jenks whose great great father Joseph Jenks was the Founding Father of Providence, Rhode Island and received the first patent in America.
He attended the University of Tennessee where he was a member of Sigma Chi Social Fraternity and the Delta Sigma PI Business Fraternity. Andy served on the Baptist Foundation Hospital Board and on the Child Help USA Board for many years. He was President of the Men's Cotillion Club in Knoxville, which is the second oldest Social Society in the South.
He was President of his company Andrew Morton, Inc. for 40 years. His company received first place honors (for three different years) as the Best Promotion of the Year in all the retail stores in America for gifts and decorative accessories. He attended St. John's Episcopal Church in Knoxville, TN and Galilee Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach. He was a former member of the Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Friday, February 9th, 2024 at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, VA. A reception will be held in Tucker Hall at Galilee Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach immediately following the burial.