Dorothy Jean Gehring Morton, age 87, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2012. A native Houstonian currently residing at Holly Hall Retirement Community, she was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years Robert I. Morton; parents F. N. and Anne Gehring; brothers Raymond and Johnny Gehring; sisters Mary Lea Langston and Annie Bass. She is survived by daughter Judy (Tighe) Truax and husband Wayne Truax; sister Amelia Murphey; and other loving relatives and friends. She worked numerous years for Western Union, Witco Chemical, and as a volunteer for M.D. Anderson Hospital. She was a member of the Bellaire Chapter of Eastern Star and Almeda United Methodist Church.
Her daughter would like to thank the residents and staff of Holly Hall and A-Med Hospice for their love and care of her Mother.
Friends are invited to visitation with the family from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 21, 2012 at Earthman Bellaire Funeral Home. Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 22, 2012 at South Park Cemetery in Pearland, TX.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in honor of Dorothy to MD Anderson Hospital or the Almeda United Methodist Church.
