James Conner Norton^{[1, 2, 3]}

1926 - 2017  (90 years)

• Name	James Conner Norton
  Born	11 Sep 1926	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1940	District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	15 Jul 2017	University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [6]
  Buried	19 Jul 2017	Trundles Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I59546	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Raymond David Norton,   b. 7 Dec 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jul 1985  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Estelle Conner,   b. 1908, Tennessee ,   d. 1992  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F56039	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Leola Spangler,   b. 7 Jan 1929,   d. 18 Feb 2005, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Abt 1948
  Children	1. James Allen Norton,   b. 13 Sep 1950  (Age 74 years) + 2. Kenneth Ray Norton,   b. 31 Aug 1954  (Age 70 years) + 3. Kathy Norton
  Family ID	F161992	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Sep 1926 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 15 Jul 2017 - University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 19 Jul 2017 - Trundles Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 179, 283.

  
  

• Sources

  [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 33233894). [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 3 Nov 2007. Josie Rae and Zoie Faith Norton obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 18 Feb 2005. Leola Spangler Norton obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name James C Norton Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 09, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 3 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1927 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 1 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace David R Norton Head M 25 Tennessee Estelle Norton Wife F 22 Tennessee James C Norton Son M 3 Tennessee Ruby L Norton Daughter F 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name James Norton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 9, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Sex Male Age 13 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1927 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Raymond Norton Head M 34 Tennessee Estelle Norton Wife F 31 Tennessee James Norton Son M 13 Tennessee Louise Norton Daughter F 11 Tennessee Mary Lee Norton Daughter F 8 Tennessee Helen Norton Daughter F 3 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 15 Jul 2017. September 11, 1926 - July 15, 2017 Resided in Seymour, TN James Conner Norton, age 90 of Seymour, passed to his Heavenly home on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center following a brief illness. In his early years, James worked on the U.T. Cotton Farm on Government Farm Road in Knoxville, and was a truck driver for Kern's Bakery for 12 years and worked as owner-operator leased to Newman and Pemberton and various other companies through the years. James retired from ALCOA, where he also drove. James was the oldest member of the Seymour Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Leola Norton; parents, Raymond and Estelle Norton; sister, Louise McCarter; brother-in-law, Ollie Ellis; son-in-law, James Wilson; grandson-in-law, Travis Nease; and twin great granddaughters, Jozie and Zoie Norton. Survivors: Sons and Daughters-in-law: Allen and Patty Norton, Kenneth and Faye Norton; Daughter: Kathy Wilson; Grandchildren: Brad Norton, Chris Norton, Tammy Nease, Lorie Woods, and Jamie Pennington; Great Grandchildren: Jordan, Colbie, and Brody Norton, Ty, Trey, and Taylor Nease, Stan and Sarah Pennington, and Jacob Woods; Siblings: Mary Lee Ellis, Helen (Hubert) McCarter, Buster (Jimmie) Norton The family would like to extend a special thanks to his precious friends and neighbors, James and Joyce hale, Phil White, Devon Patel and employees at White Star Market, George Morgan and employees of the Wendy's in Seymour. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Tuesday followed by a Masonic service and funeral service at 7 PM in Atchley's Seymour Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Stansberry officiating. Interment 10 AM Wednesday in Trundles Crossroads Cemetery. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com.