Paul L. Norton

Paul L. Norton, 92, of Seneca, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 7, 2001,at Countryview Estates Care Home in Seneca. He had been a resident there since May 26, 1995.
     He was born December 19, 1908, on a farm southwest of Centralia, Kansas, the son of Frank H. and Anna Osborn Norton. He grew up there and attended Mulberry School. In 1925, he graduated from Centralia High School.
    Paul was a farmer and a stockman. He farmed the land where he grew up.
    On May 29, 1976, he married Eleanor K. Brown. They lived in Seneca. She preceded him in death on August 18, 1991. Paul continued to live in their home until his health made nursing home care necessary.
     Paul had attended the United Methodist Church and the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Centralia. Later he became a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church and the St. Joseph Society in Seneca. He was also a member of the Nemaha County Historical Society.
     Survivors are nieces and nephews.
    He was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Norton and two sisters, Mildred Blair and Twila Harden.
     The mass of Christian burial will be 10 A.M. Saturday November 10 at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery at Lillis, Kansas. The rosary will be prayed at 2 P.M. and a vigil prayer service will be at 7 P.M. Friday at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.
     Memorial contributions may be given for St. Joseph's Cemetery, the United Methodist Church or the First Congregational United Church of Christ both in Centralia, or Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca.