Claude Norton^[1]

1926 - 2005  (78 years)

• Name	Claude Norton
  Born	22 Apr 1926
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Mar 2005	Cocke County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Buried	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I447515	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Ambrose Norton,   b. 13 May 1885, Madison County, North Carolina ,   d. 23 May 1962, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Rhoda Franklin,   b. 22 Jan 1891,   d. 15 Apr 1972  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F179765	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Selma McGaha,   b. 8 Jan 1926, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Feb 2017  (Age 91 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1946	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Gary Norton   2. Jerry Lynn Norton   3. Carolyn Norton + 4. Brenda Sue Norton
  Family ID	F179739	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth "Gertie" Shults,   b. 13 Apr 1929,   d. 10 Oct 2002  (Age 73 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1971	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F179768	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 12 Feb 1946 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 9 Sep 1971 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 17 Mar 2005 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 3 Feb 2017. Selma Wilds obituary [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 2 Apr 2011. Earl F. Hutson obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 18 Mar 2005. Claude Norton, age 78, of Newport died suddenly Thursday March 17, 2005 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Norton; parents, Ambrose and Rhoda Norton; granddaughter, Angela Hutson; also several brothers and sisters. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Brenda Norton of Chuckey, TN, Jerry and Debbie Norton; daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Earl Hutson; daughter, Carolyn Wheeler; sisters, Grace Shelton and Edith Suggs all of Newport; several grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Funeral services was held 8 p.m. Saturday at Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Gary Norton officiating. Burial will be held 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. The family received friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 51730405). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Claude Norton Event Type Marriage Event Date 12 Feb 1946 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 19 Birth Year (Estimated) 1927 Spouse's Name Silma Mcgaha Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1926 Page 436 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X3F3-YL?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-21P%3A1589264474%2C1589372863 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1939-1946, vol 26-27 > image 641 of 736; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Ruth Shults Event Type Marriage Event Date 09 Sep 1971 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Spouse's Name Claude Norton