Gwinnett County GaArchives Obituaries.....NORTON, Mary Jane (Nunnelly) March 7, 1920 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace (Teal) Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 and Valerie (Johnson) Freeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00009.html#0002248 April 29, 2005, 11:17 pm "The Cleburne News" - Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama - Issue of Thursday, March 25, 1920 "THE CLEBURNE NEWS" Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, March 25, 1920 BELL MILLS News A TRIBUTE TO MRS. MARY JANE NORTON On Sunday morning, March 7th, 1920, the spirit of Mrs. Mary Jane NORTON took its flight into the Great Beyond. Her death was as peaceful as one falling asleep. Her body was buried at Antioch church, attended by a large number of her friends who had known and loved her in life. Funeral services were conducted by Revs. Boman and Skinner. She leaves behind two sons, James W. and Martin D. NORTON, her other son, William J. NORTON, preceded her to the grave, dying about two years ago, besides eleven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren and a large number of relatives and friends to mourn for her, although her days had been long in the land which the lord god gave her. The subject of this sketch, whose maiden name was Mary Jane NUNNELLY, was born in Guinnett (sic) County, Georgia on the 11th day of March 1836, dying on the 7th day of March 1920; she lacked but four days of being 84 years old. Her parents moved to Alabama while she was yet a child. When she grew up to womanhood she was married to Martin NORTON, who at the beginning of the Civil War, enlisted in the service of the confederate states where he served gallantly until he was stricken with measles from which he died, leaving his wife a widow with three small boys to raise and educate. To this task she spent all of her energies. During the four years of the Civil War, the depths of her motherly love was never fathomed nor did her faith her ability to accomplish this difficult task assigned her ever fail or even falter. By her diligence and economy, she reared her three sons, giving the advantages of such rural schools as were taught in those trying days, to each of them and in so doing, gave to the country three model citizens. Her reliance was anchored in god and to her faith she added her works. She was a gentle, trusting, christian woman, having been converted at the age of 15 years. She joined the Methodist Episcopal church, South. She verified her faith in god by living a faithful and devout christian until god called her to the rest that remaineth to his people.. A friend. (Transcribed 29 April 2005 by Candace [Teal] Gravelle ) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/gwinnett/obits/n/norton6971ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb