James Ervin Norton
Laurel Hill
Mr. James Ervin Norton, 47, of 21092 Country Mile Road died Sunday, August 4, at Scotland Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Tuesday at the East Laurinburg Baptist Church officiated by the Rev. Richard Tyson.
He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Mary Carter Norton; three sons, James Ervin Norton, Jr. of Hemmingway, SC, Buckie Norton and fiancAC.e, Crystal Brevard of Concord, and Clarence Michael Norton and girlfriend, Susan Overcash of Laurel Hill; a daughter, Bettie Jean Fleming and husband, Allen of Bennettsville; his parents, Ervin and Eddie Jean Norton of Laurel Hill; two brothers, Okcuse Norton of Laurel Hill and Gary Norton of King; a sister, Sandra Norton Pate of Laurel Hill; two grandchildren, Joshua Allen Fleming and Ryan Louis Fleming.
Born February 28, 1955 in Richmond County, he was a devoted family man, an avid fisherman, and enjoyed hunting while his health allowed. He formerly owned his own construction company and was a heavy equipment operator while he lived in Georgetown, SC. He worked for 15 years at the Annadale Plantation. He was also a former heavy equipment operator for Southern Products and Silica.
Memorials may be made to the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, 101 Manning Dr., Chapel Hill, NC 27514 or the National Kidney Foundation, 5950 Fairview Rd., Suite 708, Charlotte, NC 27210.
McDougald Funeral Home of Laurel Hill is serving the family.
Read James Norton's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdougald.com.