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Morton, Elaina M. Elaina M. Morton, 23, of Merriam, KS, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2005. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Monday, August 29, at Bristol Hill United Methodist Church in Kansas City, KS. Burial will be 12 p.m. Tuesday, August 30, at St. Andrew Cemetery in Wright, KS. Friends may call from 3-5 p.m., Sunday, at Bristol Hill United Methodist Church and then again from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday, at St. Andrew Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Bristol Hill United Methodist Church. Elaina was born March 3, 1982 in Overland Park, KS, and she was a lifelong area resident. She was a 2000 graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School, and a 2004 graduate of Fort Hays State University, who went on to become a RAD Tech. She loved her cat Stinky, and she enjoyed hiking, photography, biking, camping and listening to music. She was a member of Bristol Hill. She was preceded in death by her dearly loved husband and soulmate, Sgt. Benjamin Morton, when he gave his life for his country in Iraq in May 2005. Survivors include her parents, Nacho Salinas, Jr. and Sharon Salinas of the home; her in-laws, Allen and Ruth Morton of Wright, KS; two brothers, Tom Morton and Frank Morton, both of Wright, KS; three sisters, Sarah Morton and Erin Morton of Wright, KS and Yolanda Salinas of Kansas City, MO; grandparents, Rex and Billie Morton of Arizona, Phillip and Barbara Lutz of Wright, KS, Tom and LaMoyne Kushner of Kansas City, KS, and Nacho Salinas, Sr. and Marcianna Salinas of Mission, KS; and her greatgrandmother, Francisca Reyes of Kansas City, MO. (Arrs.: Chapel HillButler Funeral Home 913-334-3366) Published in the Kansas City Star on 8/27/2005.
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