757.628.1000

Madeleine M. Norton


Sunrise: November 30, 1939

Sunset: September 18, 2019

Madeleine Norton, 79, affectionately known as “Shorty” entered eternal peace on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.
Madeleine was born in Albany, New York on November 30, 1939. She relocated to Norfolk, Virginia as a young adult
where she resided until she was called home by her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Early in Madeleine’s career she worked as a manager at Bunny’s Tradewinds, where she mastered the art of playing pool while building community relationships. Afterwards she became a devoted employee of CHKD Thrift Stores where she humbly served for over a decade. Madeleines’s love of life was displayed through her fun-loving spirit and generous heart. She had a fondness for thrift store treasures and flea market finds, but her family was by far her
most beloved possession. Madeleine was a woman of simplicityseeminglysmall things brought her a life of immense joy. Hermemory will forever be cherished by those who loved her most.

Madeleine is survived by her children, Tammy Avery, Vernon Skiff, Jeannette Crowder, Betty Royer (James), James Norton (Lydia), and Tina Tyson (Rickey); 13 grandchildren; 29 greatgrandchildren; and a host of family and friends.

Viewing Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Metropolitan Funeral Service 7246 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23505 Service WATCH SERVICE LIVE ONLINE Tuesday, September 24, 2019 2:00pm Metropolitan Funeral Service Granby Chapel

Send Flowers

Condolences(7)

  1. reply
    cindy baker says

    doing to miss you

  2. reply
    angelea lapoint says

    going to miss you so much shorty fell lost with out you. love you so much

    • reply
      Kayla says

      I love you grandma.

  3. reply
    Tina LaPoint says

    Shorty you will be missed so very dearly. You were a beautiful person inside and out. And had the most giving and loving heart. I know my mom will and does miss you most of all. You were her best friend. Love and miss you. ❤️???????

  4. reply
    Louann says

    Louann wishes to send her condolences for Shorty. “I only met you once and I thought you were a beautiful person. We will miss you.”

  5. reply
    Demeca Thomas says

    To the family, I extend my deepest and heartfelt condolences on the loss of your loved one. I pray that you find peace, strength and comfort in knowing that memories last forever. Thus, she will never be forgotten.

  6. reply
    Becca Gibson says

    “Mama Shorty”… ??
    You will never be forgotten, with many laughs and memories to always remember.

    Until we meet again:
    Each morning when we awake we know that you are gone. And no one knows the heartache
    As we try to carry on.

    Our hearts still ache with sadness and many tears still flow. What it meant to lose you, No one will ever know.

    Our thoughts are always with you, your place no one can fill.
    In life we loved you dearly,
    In death we love you still.

    There will always be a heartache, and often a silent tear, But always a precious memory
    Of the days when you were here.

    If tears could make a staircase, And heartaches make a lane, We’d walk the path to heaven
    And bring you home again.

    We hold you close within our hearts, And there you will remain, To walk with us throughout our lives
    Until we meet again.

    Our family chain is broken now, And nothing will be the same, But as God calls us one by one,
    The chain will link again.

Leave a Reply

.

Personal Service, Peace of Mind, Pleasant Memories

P 757.628.1000 • F 757.545.9148

© Metropolitan Funeral Service