Cleone Davis Norton Obituary (1916 - 2013)

Cleone Davis(Grandma Toni) Norton, 97, passed away December 10, 2013 surrounded by loving family. She was born April 5, 1916 to John Eli and Martha (Lay) Davis in Escalante, Utah. She was the third of five wonderful sisters. She loved growing up in southern Utah in what today is referred to as the Escalante Grand Staircase. She spent summers at their ranch and winters in town. She was an excellent student, graduating from Escalante High School in 1934. She was and remained a student of learning throughout her life. She had a short courtship and a 69 year marriage to William Jean Norton who was stationed with the CCC camp in Escalante. They were married September 22, 1934. She was a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, with their marriage later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. She was a loving mother to her five children: Dale, Garry, Elayne, Keith and Marlene. The family spent over thirty years in the home they built in Murray, Utah before moving to Wenatchee, Washington in 1978 to be by their daughters. She was an avid reader, wonderful cook, quilter, fisherwoman, hunter, and all things family. She and dad loved to travel and spent 12 winters in Mexico with family, as well as spending many summers fishing in the waters of Washington and Alaska. They traveled with their daughter Elayne and her husband Bill throughout many of the southern states; there were few roads not traveled. She cherished the trip she took in her 90's to NYC to be with her granddaughter Stephanie and family. She is survived by two sons, Dale (Sharon) Norton of Sandy, Utah and Keith Norton of Layton, Utah; two daughters, Elayne Chennault and Marlene (Jack) Smith of Wenatchee; daughter-in-law, Dianne Massett of Salt Lake City; brother-in-law, Jack Norton; and two sisters-in-law Sylvia and Beth Partner. She is grandma to 15 grandchildren; 39 great grandchildren; 21 great–great-grandchildren; as well as many special nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jean; son, Garry; her mom and dad; sisters, Wilmerth (Reed) Wooley, Ila (Hode) Alvey, Naomi (Frank) Ott, Bertha (Red) Robison; daughters-in-law, Donna and Norma Norton; son-in-law, Gerry Massett; and special niece and nephew Bonnie and Blaine Ott. Funeral Services will be Thursday, December 19, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 S. State Street, with a viewing Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. and Thursday morning from 10-10:45 a.m. Interment: Murray City Cemetery. Funeral Home: Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary-Murray 4760 So. State Street Murray, UT