Mr. James Matthew Morton, age 78 of Charlotte Court House, passed away on July 7, 2021, at his residence. He was the son of the late Mr. Russell Morton, Sr. and Mrs. Louise Anderson Morton.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sons, Michael and Tracy Morton, and Tywan Williams; four brothers, Willie Miller, Russell II, Arthur William (Margaret), and Fred; two sisters, Mary Louise (Robert) Foster and Annie Marie Bedford.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Valerie Morton; sons, Carnell (Leslie), Victor Alexander (Tania), Cyrus Shuford (Selene), James Jr. (Sheila), Matthew Hancock and Shelton Morton; one daughter, Makida Mitchell; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Douglass Morton (Rosa); one sister, Florence Lockett; two brothers-in-law, Keith Williams (Maylen) and Terrell Williams (Nicole); eight sisters-in-law, Belinda Smalls (Anthony), Rendessa Capers (William), Linda Williams, Cynthia Rodriquez (Steve), Cassandra Murphy (Desmond), Melvina Morton, Rosa Morton, and Gladys Morton; special great-nephew, L.J. Morton, whom we babysat from three months old until the present; closest friends,  Mattie Robinson of Washington, DC, Helen Marie Davis, Marian Bolden, Arthur Peterson, and Tim Elliott; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.