Garrie Ann Norton passed away Jan. 6, 2025, at 90 years old. Garrie was born March 6, 1934, in Anadarko, Okla., to William and Opal Bentley.
From Oklahoma their family moved to Arizona for several years, before eventually settling in Albuquerque, N.M., in 1950. It was there Garrie spent the majority of her life and where she would find her eternal sweetheart, John Edward Norton.
Garrie and John were married and had two children, Brenda and Bart. In 1963, they met a couple of missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and this chance meeting changed the direction of their lives. They joined the church and a year later John and Garrie were sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple.
Many good people influenced their lives and being active in church callings brought Garrie much joy and happiness. Garrie loved her children and grandchildren (6) and her great-grandchildren (7) as well as her many great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 12 noon on Thursday, Jan. 16, at Sandia Memorial Gardens in Albuquerque.
Owens Livingston Mortuary handled the arrangements.
