The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-05
DIR. II. G. NoRToN's DEATH.
The Funeral to Take Place From the
Residence This Afternoon.


Residence This Afternoon.
The funeral of the late DR.. R. G. Norton.
whose death was announced in yester-
days Morning News, will take place from
his late residence, No S04 OgIethorpe ave
nue., west, ct oc.ock this afternoon. The
services will be conducted by Rev. John
D. Jordan. pastor of the First Baptist
Church, of which the deceased had been
an active member for a number of years.
The announcement of Dr. Norton's
death, while received with regret. was no
surprise. The condition of his health for
the last several months had been such that
his friends had realized for some time that
his days were few. About three years
ago it was discovered that he was sur
tering with Brights disease. Owing to
his robust constitution and great viii
power few of his friends knew that this
dread disease was preying upon him, and
1t Is quite possible that he might have
survived several years longer had not his
maIady been accelerated by blood poison
ing, which was the immediate cause of
MS death. His was an active personality,
and no physician ever lived in Sa-
Vannah probably who responded to 50
many emergency calls within the same
number of years.
Dr. Norton was born at Rob
ertsville, Beaufort county, South Car
Gina, in 184l. He came Of a long line of
distinguished ancestry. being great
grandson Of DR.. George Nose, very
eminent physician, a graduate of the Uni.
versity of Dublin, Ireland. who came 10
savannah over 100 years ago, was one of
the founders of the Old Oglethorpe Medi-
cal College. and of the First Baptist
Ohurch, on Chippewa square, of which be
was the first deacon in 1900 He was
grandson of Robert Godfrey Norton Sr.
who married a daughter of Dr. Mosse.
and was a son of Dr. Alexander r. Nor
ton, who viii be remembered by many of
Savannahs older residents as a prominent
physician here over a quarter of century
ago, and from whom he inherited his
medical talents. DR.. Norton re
ceiYed his early medical education in old
Oslethorpe College, this city, and az the
Charleston Medical College. Charleston. S
c. He afterwards attended the College of
Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore,
where he graduated wi first honors. lie
first located in Ehingham county, where
he married Miss Matte j. Edwards
daughter of Rev. Joseph c. Edwards
When mere youth he was very active
in organizing Company I of the Forty
seventh Georgia Infantry, volunteers and
was elected second lieutenant, and served
with sigma, gallanry throughout the
famous campaigns of the Army Of Ten
nessee. being twice severely wounded
His medical skill was recognized by the
officers of his reg ment, and he was by
their request, detailed as assistant sur
geon, and served in that capacity TO the
close of the war
In the winter of 1885 he removed TO sa-
vannah He was member of
DeKalb Lodge, I. 0. o. f., United Con-
federate Veterans, and the Georgia Medi-
cal Society. lie leaves a wife one daugh-
Ter, Mrs. G. L. Grower, and four sons
MIR. r. G. Norton Jr., DR. William e.
Norton. DR.. George Nose Norton and
Walter A. Norton
Besides the members of his immediate
family, the deceased leaves six brothers
and sisters, Messrs. ]. s. and William
Norton of Boston Ga, A. c. Norton of
Guyton, Rev. j. G. Norton of Stockton,
Mrs J. c. Todd of Mcintyre and Mrs. B.
I. Cole of BayborO.
The panbearers will be Or. W. f.
Fitch, Or. T. &. Chisholm, Mr. S. 3.
Adams. Mr.. S. w fluff, Mr.. Frank Dus-
enberry and Mr. c. H. Dorset