When Charlie's dad moved his family in 1951 to the farm that Charlie and his wife and sons now occupy, he needed a barn for his cattle. So he chose the Interlocking Fence Company to build his barn, a barn that still remains standing today, even after fire and tornado.

A fire in a nearby horse barn was so hot, it damaged the family's first Interlocking Fence building, Charlie said. "We had to put new posts in and a new roof on."

More recently, when a tornado ripped through the community five years ago, Charlie saw first hand the strength and durability of even the oldest Morton building. While taking shelter inside his newest Morton building, 72' x 75' machine shed built in 1996, Charlie watched the storm outside cave in half of a grain bin and send a tree smashing into the garage. But through it all, his Morton buildings remained grounded.

"(The) Morton building stood there," he chuckled. "It's still there!"

From the oldest to the newest, the Decker farm is truly a testament to Morton's reputation. Charlie's buildings include everything from cattle barns to machine sheds to a scale house Morton built for him. And it doesn't stop there. Charlie said he eventually wants to build another storage building and he's currently finishing an office in his machine shed.

Charlie's not the only one in his family impressed with the quality of a Morton, just ask the other 100 members of his family that visited the Decker farm for a family reunion last summer. "I had this building well-insulated...There were over 100 people here (for the reunion) and it was hot outside and they were just thrilled to death (the building stayed so cool). They wanted me to have it every year."

Considering Charlie's Mortons have been standing for over fifty years, we think that he might be hosting family reunions for a very, very long time.