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| Morris E. Tarleton |
© Cheyenne Star |
| Submitted by: Wanda Purcell |
Morris E. Tarleton, 63, of Hillside Road, Massachusetts, retired manager of
the Boston reginery for Amstar Corporation and an expert in the
sugar industry, died February 10, 1984 in Hunt Memorial Hospital,
Danvers, Massachusetts after a lengthy illness.
He was the husband of Jan Finch Tarleton for 39 years.
Born in Wager, Alabama, he was the son of the late Fisher and Nettie
Cammack Tarleton.
He was a graduate of Georgia Tech University,
Class of 1943, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in
chemical engineering.
Mr. Tarleton was a lifelong employee of Amstar Corporation, formerly
known as American Sugar Company where he was the first instrument
engineer for the sugar industry. He was the innovator and designer
of the automation and instumentation of the sugar refining process.
He began his career in 1945 at the Chalmette refinery in New
Orleans, Louisiana and subsquently worked at the Baltimore refinery
and also at the central New York office headquarters. His career
culiminated in assisting in the design of the Boston refinery, which
he later managed. He retired in October of 1962.
He was a member of the first president of the Merrimac Valley
Antique Bottle Club and a member of the both the Wenham Historical
Society and the Lamda Chi Alpha Fraternity.
He served as a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Morris E. Jr.
of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; William W. of Denham Springs, Louisiana;
and Jeffrey L. of Franklin; three sisters, Mrs. Roy {Ruth} Tucker of
Jackson, Alabama; Mrs. Joe {Maggie} Weston of Mobile, Alabama; and
Mrs. Giles {Kat} Chapman of Atmore, Alabama; and three
grandchildren.
The funeral was held February 13, 1984 with burial in Allen Cemetery, Clark County, Alabama.
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