Phyllis Kaye Norton, 76, of Wellston, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, June 18, 2015, at home surrounded by her family, after a brief struggle with cancer.
She was born in Wellston on December 19, 1938, to the late Hiram and Hazel Bard Hill. After retiring from Fruth Pharmacy, Kaye spent all of her free time quilting, needlepointing and crocheting. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Earl Norton, Jr., a son-in-law, Scott Beatty, and a brother, Clayton Hill.
She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years, Earl Norton, Sr.; four daughters, Gail (Steve) Arthur, Joyce (Mike) Jacobs, Jean (Bob) Martin, and Diane Beatty; one son, Jerry Norton; 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Katherine Leach.
Friends may call at the Jenkins Funeral Chapel in Wellston on Sunday from 6 until 8 p.m. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the Jenkins Chapel with Father Donald Maroon officiating. Burial will follow in the Ridgewood Cemetery.
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