Laura Mae Norton, 86 of Plattsburg Missouri passed away peacefully December 11, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 7, 1936, in Liberty Missouri to Melvin W. and Edna Mae (Cone) Pendleton.
Laura Mae was a graduate of Plattsburg High School, Class of 1954. She worked for Hallmark Cards for 10 years as a proofreader and later for the Clinton County Recorder’s Office as Deputy Clerk. Laura Mae was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Plattsburg, Modern Study Club, a member of the 4-H Club of America where she was a leader and honored by being placed in the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame, a founding member and secretary/treasurer of the Clinton County Extension Council and Youth Building. She was also a member of Motor Maids of America and a founding Life Member of the Happy-Go-Lucky Motorcycle Club. Laura Mae was most proud of being a mother and loved by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband Wesley Rea Norton of Plattsburg, Missouri, son Bradford (Nina) Norton of Liberty Missouri, daughter Brenda (Cory Wohlford) Norton of Plattsburg Missouri, daughter Christina M. (Tyah L. Sartler) Norton of Muskego Wisconsin, two grandchildren Kaitlynn Norton and Cameron Norton, sister Mary Lou (Rowland) Gengelbach, brother Roy E. (Lynda) Pendleton, many nieces and nephews and her beloved Golden Retriever Penny.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Friday, December 16, 2022 immediately followed by funeral services at 12:00 noon at the First Presbyterian Church in Plattsburg. Interment will be at the Brethren Church Cemetery north of Plattsburg after the service. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial gifts to the Plattsburg Pound Puppies. Arrangements Bailey & Cox Family Funeral Service Plattsburg Missouri.
