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'''Elmer Norman Norton''', known as '''Elmo Norton''' (December 4, 1928 – December 30, 2015), was a businessman and [[United States Marine]] from his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was long active in the development of the [[Republican Party]] in his state.
Norton was the last surviving of four children of William Thomas and Lucy Norton. After graduation from Fair Park High School in Shreveport, he served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] during the [[Korean War]]. He earned two [[Purple Heart]] medals because of shrapnel in his back and legs and completed the Military Police Academy. He served in [[Japan]], [[China]], [[Guam]], and [[Europe]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=elmer-norton&pid=177158339&fhid=10218|title=Elmer Norton|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 6, 2016|accessdate=January 8, 2016}}</ref>
After the Marines, he returned to his former post as a deputy for Caddo Parish Sheriff J. Howell Flournoy. His career thereafter was in automobile sales and management. In 1963, he was named "Citizen of the Year" by [[Ford Motor Company]] for his civic and religious dedication. He retired in 1990 as fleet manager for the Chevyland [[Chevrolet]] dealership in Shreveport. He was active in the [[American Legion]], [[Lions International]], and the [[Episcopal Church]]. His Republican affiliations included associate membership in the Professional Republican Women's Club of Caddo Parish.<ref name=obit/> He was active in the successful 2014 campaign to elect Republican [[Bill Cassidy]] to the [[United States Senate]] from Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2014/10/13/john-mccain-stumps-for-bill-cassidy/17227823/|title=John McCain Stumps for Bill Cassidy|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=October 14, 2014|accessdate=January 8, 2016}}</ref>
Norton and his wife of more than fifty-nine years, the former Sylvia Littlejohn, were world and national travelers. He was an accomplished [[Dancing|dancer]]. The Nortons had a daughter, Lisa Norton Walker and husband, Clay, and a grandson, Jamie Walker. He was inurned in the columbarium of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>
==References==
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Businesspeople]]
[[Category:Episcopalians]]
Norton was the last surviving of four children of William Thomas and Lucy Norton. After graduation from Fair Park High School in Shreveport, he served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] during the [[Korean War]]. He earned two [[Purple Heart]] medals because of shrapnel in his back and legs and completed the Military Police Academy. He served in [[Japan]], [[China]], [[Guam]], and [[Europe]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=elmer-norton&pid=177158339&fhid=10218|title=Elmer Norton|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 6, 2016|accessdate=January 8, 2016}}</ref>
After the Marines, he returned to his former post as a deputy for Caddo Parish Sheriff J. Howell Flournoy. His career thereafter was in automobile sales and management. In 1963, he was named "Citizen of the Year" by [[Ford Motor Company]] for his civic and religious dedication. He retired in 1990 as fleet manager for the Chevyland [[Chevrolet]] dealership in Shreveport. He was active in the [[American Legion]], [[Lions International]], and the [[Episcopal Church]]. His Republican affiliations included associate membership in the Professional Republican Women's Club of Caddo Parish.<ref name=obit/> He was active in the successful 2014 campaign to elect Republican [[Bill Cassidy]] to the [[United States Senate]] from Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2014/10/13/john-mccain-stumps-for-bill-cassidy/17227823/|title=John McCain Stumps for Bill Cassidy|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=October 14, 2014|accessdate=January 8, 2016}}</ref>
Norton and his wife of more than fifty-nine years, the former Sylvia Littlejohn, were world and national travelers. He was an accomplished [[Dancing|dancer]]. The Nortons had a daughter, Lisa Norton Walker and husband, Clay, and a grandson, Jamie Walker. He was inurned in the columbarium of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Norton, Elmo}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Businesspeople]]
[[Category:Episcopalians]]