G. Jerome Norman, 1933-2009

G. Jerome Norman, 75, died at Craven Regional Medical Center in New Bern on February 11, 2009. Born on October 2, 1933, Jerome was the son of Leon and Dezelle Stilley Norman.
He graduated from Farm Life High School in 1951. He was a veteran of the US Army and a registered land surveyor for more than 50 years.
In 1960, he married Carol Marie Whitford, who preceded him in death in 1998.
Surviving are two sons, Gilbert H. Norman and wife, Ananda, of Asheville and Jeremy L. Norman and wife, Marsha, of Caton; one granddaughter, Zoey Norman; two brothers, Kirby Norman and Jerry Norman, of Caton; one sister, Annette N. Arnold, of Fuquay-Varina; and his mother-in-law, Marie Stilley Whitford.
Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. on February 13, 2009, at Stilley Family Cemetery in Caton.

Snow Blankets Area

Residents of Caton awoke on February 4 to find a fresh blanket of snow. During the night about 2 inches of snow fell. Snow continued to fall through the morning, but once the sun began to shine, the snow quickly melted.
The recent snow is the second snow storm this year. Another storm, on January 21, left close to 3 inches.
The photo at right shows Martha Toler's handiwork at building a snowman.