Funeral Date Set for Catoosa County Deputy

CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — Funeral arrangements have been made for the Catoosa County deputy who died last week.

32-year-old Tyler Morton worked for the sheriff’s department for 11 years.

He passed away Thursday at a local hospital.

The sheriff’s office says Deputy Morton suffered from a respiratory illness.

Visitation will be at Heritage Funeral Home in Fort Oglethorpe from 12 to 8 p.m., Tuesday.

Funeral services are set for 1 p.m., Wednesday, at Parkway Baptist Tabernacle.

Morton will be buried in Lakewood Memory Gardens, South.

He leaves behind a wife and two children.