Anne McKenzie Morton, beloved musician and teacher, was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 13, 2015.
Born in Panama City, Florida, on November 19, 1921, Anne was the daughter of Robert Lee McKenzie, who served as the first mayor of Panama City, and later as a member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was also instrumental in the founding of Bob Jones University (BJU).
Anne was a talented musician who earned a master's degree in piano performance studying at BJU and The Julliard School in New York. During WWII, she took a break from college to serve as a secretary for the chaplains at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, where she also played the organ for the church services.
Anne later returned to BJU, where she was a piano professor for more than 50 years; her husband, Laurence, was the head of the piano department at the university. The duo spent 33 summers teaching piano at Interlochen Center for the Arts in northwest Michigan. Over the course of her years as a teacher, Anne continually shared her enthusiasm for music and shaped numerous lives.
Anne is survived by her daughter, Barbara Morton Summers, son-in-law Sanford Summers, and her granddaughters, Victoria Fields and Samantha Summers. She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Laurence Morton, her sister, Ellen McKenzie Tutte and her brother-in-law, Victor Tutte.
A graveside service will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Panama City, Florida at 3 pm on Saturday, November 21.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the McKenzie House Foundation, Anne's historical childhood home that is now on the National Register of Historic Places: P.O. Box 27105, Panama City Beach, Florida 32411.