Merle Yancey Norton Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Merle Yancey Norton (Ripley, Mississippi), who passed away at the age of 92, on March 18, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Merle Yancey Norton to show support.
She was predeceased by: her husband Roy Joe Norton; her parents, Roger E. Yancey and Annie Roten Yancey; and her siblings, Eloise Eaton (Doyle) and Roger N. Yancey (Dwalia).
She is survived by: her children, Roy Mike Norton and Mary Norton Yarbrough (Scott); her granddaughters, Elizabeth (Will) and Rebecca (Carson); her sister Mary Lynn Bennett (Bobby); her sister-in-law Dr. Dwalia South; her nieces, Mary, Martha and Brenda; and her friends, Pollye Calvary (Gaillard), Becky Smith (Witt) and JoAnn Shufford (Haun).
In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donation of remembrance to the Ripley Presbyterian Church https://www.ripleypresbyterianchurch.com. Gilda's Club https://gildasclubmiddletn.org or your local library.
