James O. "Jim" "Jim Hammer" Norton^[1]

Abt 1920 - 2005  (~ 85 years)

• Name	James O. "Jim" "Jim Hammer" Norton
  Born	Abt 1920
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Oct 2005	Cove Lake State Park   [2]
  Buried	10 Oct 2005	Roseberry Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I251335	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John O. Norton,   b. Abt 1894, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 11 Apr 2002  (Age ~ 108 years)
  Mother	Nancy Lou Smith,   b. Abt 1901, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 11 Apr 2002  (Age ~ 101 years)
  Family ID	F96875	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Polly
  Married	Abt 1942
  Children	+ 1. Nancy Norton   2. Brenda Norton
  Family ID	F96878	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 10 Oct 2005 - Roseberry Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 13 Apr 2002. Johnnie Ruth Pilant obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 7 Oct 2005. NORTON, JAMES O. (JIM HAMMER) - age 85 of Mascot passed away Friday October 7, 2005 at Cove Lake State Park. He was a member and deacon of Mascot Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge #739. Retired from Asarco and was a veteran of World War II serving in the United States Army Air Force. Preceded in death by: parents: John and Nancy Norton brother, Wallace (Bo) Norton and sisters, Johnnie Pilant and Blanche Foster. Survivors: wife of 63 years: Polly Norton daughter: Nancy Atkins of Knoxville, daughter and son-in-law: Brenda and Walter Hughes of Corryton grandchildren: Kim and husband Bob Trentham, Jennifer and husband Roger Ogle, Chuck Atkins, Candy and husband Jeff Acuff, Connie and husband Dale Hurst, Jim Walters and Bill and wife: Susanna Walters several great grandchildren sister: Jackie and husband Raymond White of Cookeville several nieces, nephews, sisters and brothers-in-law. Family and friends will meet 11 am Monday at Roseberry Cemetery for interment service at 12 noon. Military honors provided by East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard. Pallbearers: Bob and Heath Trentham, Roger Ogle, Jeff Acuff, Dale and Nathan Hurst and Charlie Nelson. Honorary pallbearers: Cove Lake State Park Rangers and friends. In lieu of flowers contributions to be made to Mascot Baptist Church Building Fund 1800 #2 Dr. Mascot, TN., 37806. Family will receive friends 2 to 4 pm Sunday at Mascot Baptist Church. Mynatt Funeral Home Ftn. City in charge.