Thelma Bishop
1919 - 1999 (80 years)-
Name Thelma Bishop Born 30 Aug 1919 Fayette County, Kentucky 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Occupation assembly worker for Western Electric Co. [4] Died 6 Oct 1999 Kingsland, Camden County, Georgia [2, 3, 4] Buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana [3, 4] Person ID I4840 Hedges Last Modified 29 Aug 2023
Father Grover Cleveland Bishop, b. 18 Sep 1883, Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky , d. 30 Dec 1953, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 70 years) Mother Rosa Lee Million, b. 1 Oct 1885, Kentucky , d. 18 Nov 1975, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 90 years) Family ID F2120 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Robert Eugene Yates, b. 10 Mar 1919, Brassfield, Madison County, Kentucky , d. 28 Nov 1982, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Age 63 years) Married 7 Apr 1941 Montgomery County, Alabama Last Modified 15 Dec 2021 Family ID F2122 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 30 Aug 1919 - Fayette County, Kentucky 
Married - 7 Apr 1941 - Montgomery County, Alabama 
Died - 6 Oct 1999 - Kingsland, Camden County, Georgia 
Buried - - Memorial Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Thelma Bishop Yates Norton, 80, Kingsland, Ga., formerly of Indianapolis, died Oct. 6. She had been an assembly worker 19 years for Western Electric Co. She was a member of Rainbow Acres Church and a lifelong member of Church of God, both of Anderson. She was a member of the Bells Chapel and the Retired Employees Association of Western Electric. Memorial contributions may be made to Solid Rock Baptist Church, 1515 Highway 40 East, Suite 201, St. Marys, Ga. 31558. Services: noon Oct.11 in Shirley Brothers Washington Memorial Chapel, with calling from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery. She was the widow of Robert E. Yates. Survivors: husband Marvin Norton; daughters Billie Yates Sumner, Bobbie Jean Chestnut; stepchildren Marvelyn, Larry Norton; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana. Saturday, 9 October 1999.
[4, 5] - LKH note:
From her obituary we learn that Thelma married a second time to Marvin Norton.
His obituary does not include her.
Marvin Norton
Petersburg – Marvin L. Norton, 93, of Symsonia, Ky., died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, at Parkview Nursing Home in Paducah, Ky.
He retired as the caretaker of Glendale Church of God in Indianapolis.
He was a member of Oaks Road Church of God in Paducah.
Surviving are a daughter, Marvelyn S. Norton of Chantilly, Va.; a son, Larry L. of Symsonia; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. His wife, Audrey Belle (Elkins), died in 1981.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday in Walnut Hills Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Harris Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to his church.
Evansville Courier and Press, Evansville, Indiana. Tuesday, 16 January 2001.
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- Thelma Bishop Yates Norton, 80, Kingsland, Ga., formerly of Indianapolis, died Oct. 6. She had been an assembly worker 19 years for Western Electric Co. She was a member of Rainbow Acres Church and a lifelong member of Church of God, both of Anderson. She was a member of the Bells Chapel and the Retired Employees Association of Western Electric. Memorial contributions may be made to Solid Rock Baptist Church, 1515 Highway 40 East, Suite 201, St. Marys, Ga. 31558. Services: noon Oct.11 in Shirley Brothers Washington Memorial Chapel, with calling from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery. She was the widow of Robert E. Yates. Survivors: husband Marvin Norton; daughters Billie Yates Sumner, Bobbie Jean Chestnut; stepchildren Marvelyn, Larry Norton; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
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