Calling(s)

Friday, January 03, 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Saturday, January 04, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Service

Saturday, January 04, 11:00 AM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Obituary

Clayton Walter Morr, 82, of Wawaka passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne surrounded by his wife and children.

He was born in Kendallville on June 17, 1937, to the late John A. and Hildegard (Christen) Morr. He graduated from Kendallville High School in 1955.

Clayton and his children became so very blessed when he married Carolyn Stiffner on June 1, 1973. Clayton cherished his wife and the journey they shared.

He was co-owner of Morr Pattern Tool and Die of Kendallville and later co-owner of Baseline Tool Company of Wawaka with his wife.

Clayton was a member of the Brimfield United Methodist Church, a 50-year member of the Kendallville Masonic Lodge 276 and the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite. He was also a member and past alumni of the DeKalb County Boxing Club.

Clayton enjoyed fishing and hunting, spending the free time of his youth in nature. He passes this love of the outdoors on to his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Clayton enjoyed good literature and storytelling. His stories etched with life lessons he learned, many times trying to pass this on to the listener, most often as a means of help or an offering of a different perspective. Clayton enjoyed woodworking, building many banks and recipe boxes. He appreciated the uniqueness of the wood specie, often matching wood characteristics to the person receiving the gift.

Clayton savored the time spent with family whatever the stage, gardening with his wife, fishing trips to Canada, sitting in his chair at Baseline, Sunday suppers on the farm, researching and repairing the cemeteries of his ancestors with his cousins.

Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Morr of Wawaka; three daughters, Christine and Ric Jordan of Wawaka, Carol and Mike Selby of Albion, and Jennifer and Wayne Diehm, Jr. of Kendallville; a son, Joel Streich of Rome City; nine grandchildren, Jacquelyn (Kory) Walkup, Kimberely (Marshall) Mossman, Olivia (Brady) Oberlin, Anna (Ben) Glowinski, Wayne (Brooke) Diehm, III, Michael Selby, Clayton (Logan) Diehm, Tanner Streich, and Gracelynn Streich; 13 great-grandchildren, Allison, Elizabeth and Parker Walkup, Trae and AnnLarie Mossman, Cooper Leininger, Wrenn and Arleigh Oberlin, Benton, Casen and Lynnix Diehm, Teegan Diehm, and Aiden Glowinski; two sisters-in-law, Alice Stiffner of Kendallville and Beulah Morr of Fort Wayne; a brother-in-law, Al Root of Kendallville; and many beloved nieces, nephews, friends, and church family.

Clayton was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, John L. Morr and Delbert Morr; and sisters, Jacqueline Hamlin and Darlene Root.

Visitation will be Friday, January 3, 2020, from 1 to 7 p.m. at Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, 222 South State Street, Kendallville and one hour prior to the service on Saturday. A Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Funeral services will be Saturday, January 4, 2020, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Officiating will be Pastor Jerry Burghduff of Brimfield United Methodist Church and Pastor Mike Albaugh of Destiny Family of Faith in Kendallville.

Burial will be in Orange Township Cemetery, Rome City.

Casketbearers will be Wayne Diehm, III, Clayton Diehm, Michael P. Selby, R. Kory Walkup, Marshall Mossman, Brady Oberlin, and Ben Glowinski.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Masonic Lodge 276, or the Brimfield United Methodist Church.

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