Glen E. Norton

April 21, 1931-Nov. 22, 2021

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Glen E. Norton, 90, a longtime Colfax, Indiana resident, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, at Franciscan Health Lafayette East.  He was born April 21, 1931, in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, to Clell and Jessie (Chasteen) Norton. He married Kay Cox in Mulberry on Sept. 15, 1956, and she survives. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this past fall.

Glen was a 1949 graduate of Bowers High School in Montgomery County, Indiana. He lived in Colfax for 63 years.  He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1950-1954. He worked for Shumate Business Forms in Lebanon, Indiana, and retired after working for over 30 years.  Glen loved to golf, was very competitive, and has three trophies to show for it. He was committed to his work, and was very loving and dedicated to his family. He was baptized in Sugar Creek by Jim Spencer, pastor of the Methodist Church in Darlington.

He is survived by wife Kay Norton of Colfax; daughter Kelly Buck of Carmel; son Brad (Natalie Cox) Norton of Frankfort; two sisters, Dorothy Grimes and Lorene Yazel; two grandsons, Zack and Ben (Addie) Buck; three great-grandchildren, Audrey, Lucy and Ellis Buck.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Keith and Coleman Norton; and two brothers-in-law, David Grimes and Larry Yazel.

Private family services will be held. Burial with military rites will be in Plainview Cemetery, Colfax.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Frankfort American Legion or the Colfax Historical Society.  Goodwin Funeral Home, 200 S. Main St., Frankfort, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Please visit goodwinfuneralhome.com, where you may share a personal message with the family.


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