Mr. Samuel Ware Morton, age 91 of Lynchburg, passed away on April 18, 2022 in Lynchburg. He was the son of the late Mr. Joseph Morton and Mrs. Ada Bell Price Morton.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann Morton; brothers, Fitzgerald, Joseph, Cornell and Phillip Morton; sisters, Melvina Hatton and Arethea Morton; sisters-in-law, Ollie M. Reid, Marie R. Lee, Maxine Morton, Nannie Morton and Lillian Morton.

He leaves to cherish his memory, one daughter, Darlene Morton; sisters-in-law, Jean R. Copeland and Cynthia L. Morton; nephews, Dock Reid, III, George Lee, Jr., Curtis Morton, Ralph and Timothy Morton; nieces, Tawanda C. Johnson, Kobena C. Cooper, Valerie Reid-Jackson, Yolanda Reid, and Jacqueline Morton-Johnson; and a host of other relatives and friends.