Gladys Marie Norton

Mrs. Gladys Marie Norton, age 92, of Elizabethton, TN passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in the Life Care Center of Elizabethton following an extended illness. A native of Butler, TN she was the daughter of the late George and Agnes Greer Lyons. She retired as an office worker from TN Eastman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Norton and a great-grandson, Jonathan Woodby. Survivors include a daughter, Wilma Perkins and husband Dan and a son, Terry Woodby, all of Elizabethton; eight grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; ten great-great-grandchildren and two sisters, Della Driscoll, Elizabethton and Dorothy Hopson, Big Stone Gap, VA. Several nieces and nephews also survive. A service to honor the life of Mrs. Gladys Marie Norton will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Saturday, February 21, 2015 in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services with Dr. Alan King officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. on Saturday prior to the funeral service. Graveside service and interment will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 22, 2015 in the Lyons Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Lee Woodby, Kevin Woodby, Joe Jamison, Jim Jamison, Mel Ramey, Josh Jamison, Jacob Woodby and Allen Dykes. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 1:15 P.M. on Sunday to go in procession to the cemetery.Read Obituary