He was born in Etowah, Tennessee, August 9, 1926, of the late of Burt and Nora Orton, and married his beloved wife Jean, on December 25, 1945.
Mr. Orton retired from Mayfield Dairy in 1988 after 25 years of service and was a member of the Harrison Masonic Lodge #114.
He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Jean Bowman Orton, his daughter Cheryl (Alan) Hayden, and two granddaughters Alexandra and Katharine Hayden of Raleigh, North Carolina, and several nieces.
The family will receive friends from three to six p.m. on Sunday at Chattanooga Funeral Home North Chapel.
A graveside service will be held at ten a.m. on Monday at The Chapel of Devotion at Hamilton Memorial Garden.
The family also wishes to express their gratitude for the wonderful care provided by Guardian Home Health and Hospice of Chattanooga in the last months of Mr. Orton’s life.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Orton’s memory may be made to Lakewood Baptist Church Building Fund or Hospice of Chattanooga.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.chattanooganorthchapel.com.
Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, Tennessee 37343.