More detail on this person: Michael R. Mortson,
69, of Duncan, OK, passed away Sunday, July 20,
2014 in Oklahoma City, OK.
Funeral services will be at 12:00 p.m. Friday,
July 25, 2014 at the Don Grantham Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Andrew Haire Sr. officiating.
Interment, with full military honors, will follow
at 2:00 p.m. at Fort Sill National Cemetery,
Elgin, OK.
The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 24th at the funeral home.
Michael Robert Mortson was born on October 29,
1944 in Frederic, Wisconsin to Robert C. Mortson
and Eunice (Ramsdell) Mortson. Michael was a
graduate of Nappa High School in Nappa California
and received his Bachelor's degree from Cameron
University in 1989. Michael enlisted in the United
States Army in 1963, serving in the Vietnam War
as a fixed wing pilot with 156 ASA. He continued
his career in the military reaching the rank of
CW4 as a pilot for the US Army serving in tours
overseas in Thailand before retiring from service
in 1984. Michael married his wife Gerry (Rawlings)
Mortson on October 3, 1987 in Duncan.
Michael continued his career in aviation working
at a Tech writer/Managing editor at Tinker Air
Force Base before retiring in December 2012. Mike
was a member of the American Legion post 9 in
Marlow, Ok. He enjoyed fishing, spending time with
his sons and helping them during their time with
the Boy Scouts and their troop 4417 and pack
4409, and he enjoyed meeting up for lunch with his
coworkers at Tinker AFB.
Michael is survived by his wife of 26 years, Gerry
Mortson of the home; sons, Victor Mortson and his
fiancée Rebecca of Kansas City, Kansas, and Max
Mortson, of the home; brothers, Thomas Willis of
Wyoming, and David Visich of Enid, Oklahoma;
sisters, Paulette Hill of Vallejo, California and
Penny Khouie of Fairfield, California; grandsons,
Robert Roberts and Ian Mortson of Lone Grove,
Oklahoma and his friend and former wife Barbara
Neal Mortson and their sons, James Mortson and
his wife Patrice of Falls Church, Virginia,
Christopher Mortson and Lisa of Lone Grove,
Oklahoma.
Michael was preceded in death by his parents,
Robert Mortson and Eunice Mortson Sands; a
sister, Judy Lerseth; nana, Amanda Elizabeth
Ramsdell.
Pallbearers will be his sons, Victor Mortson, Max
Mortson , James Mortson, Christopher Mortson, his
brother, David Visich and brother-in-law, John
Rawlings. Honorary bearers are members of the
American Legion Post 9 of Marlow, OK. In lieu of
flowers, the family asks that memorial
contributions be made to: The American Legion
Post 9; New Monument Fund; c/o BancFirst; 130 N
Broadway St; Marlow, OK 73055
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