Norton, James Edward 'Jim'

1943 - 2005  (62 years)

• Name	Norton, James Edward 'Jim'
  Birth	16 Oct 1943	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	NORT.J003
  _FGRAVE	18083442
  Funeral	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	28 Dec 2005	Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri   [1, 2, 3]
  	James E. "Jim" Norton, 62, of Louisville, IL, died December 28, 2005, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Mr. Norton was born October 16, 1943 in Clay City, the son of William Henry and Julia Ann Handley Norton. He married Lana K. Bryan November 4, 1967 in Clay City. He was employed for 32 years for the City of Flora Street Department. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include his wife; a son, Jim Norton; a brother, Sam Norton; a sister, Jean Ann Foster; two granddaughters; and one great-grandson. Preceding him in death were his parents, a daughter, Shari, and two brothers, Alvis and Bill. Funeral services were held at Frank and Bright Funeral Home with burial in Clay City Cemetery. (Published Hometown Journal)
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Lot 12 - 2 Add - Row 2 - Sp. 2
  		Headstone, Norton, Lana K., Shari Margaret Harlan, and James Edward
  Person ID	I23063	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Norton, William Henry,   b. 8 Jul 1901, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 26 Nov 1947, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Hanley, Julia Ann,   b. 9 Jul 1911, Illinois d. 12 Mar 1996 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F8449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bryan, Lana Kay,   b. 2 Nov 1942   d. 18 Nov 2015, St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1967	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 1 month - She : 25 years.
  Children	+ 1. Norton, James 'Jim' + 2. Norton, Shari Margaret,   b. 6 Jul 1964   d. 6 Jul 2005, Orlando, Orange County, Florida (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F10182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Oct 1943 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 4 Nov 1967 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 28 Dec 2005 - Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6323] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Norton, James E. "Jim", 62, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083442), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6324] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Norton, Lana K., Shari Margaret Harlan, and James Edward, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083442), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5302] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Norton, Lana K., 73, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155145306/lana-kay-norton), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1149] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 18, page 9a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).