Barbara Louise Norton

BARBARA LOUISE NORTON

June 29, 1941-March 25, 2023

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Barbara L. Norton died on March 25, 2023 at home from stroke-related complications in Bethesda, Maryland. Barbara was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 29, 1941, the first daughter of William Reginald Murray and Marie Louise Bowman. Her early life was spent in Lennoxville, Quebec before she attended King’s Hall Compton in Quebec’s Eastern Township region where she graduated in 1959. She spent a gap year attending schools in London, England and Lausanne, Switzerland. Barbara graduated from Sir. George Williams University (now Concordia) in 1963 and later obtained her M.A. in Psychological Counseling at Bowie State University.

On July 4, 1964, Barbara met David Clark Norton whom she wed on September 11, 1965 in Montreal. During their 57 years of marriage the couple lived in Plattsburgh, N.Y. when Clark was in the USAF Force and overseas in Naples, Genoa, and Veracruz when Clark was a Foreign Service Officer. Since 1979, she has resided in Bethesda, Maryland.

For more than 20 years, Barbara provided language arts and mathematical tutoring to students in Washington D.C. area schools, principally those attending St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School.

After retirement, Barbara and Clark enjoyed traveling abroad. Their foreign travels took them to a wide range of countries around the globe. In addition to their travels, they spent vacation time in their home at Wintergreen, Virginia and condo in Fort Myers, Florida.

In addition to her husband, Barbara is survived by her son, William, his wife Jessica and their infant son, Oliver Alexander and the Canadian families of her nieces, Karen and Deborah Scoulding and nephew, Murray Scoulding. Her sister, Beverley Scoulding, preceded her in death.

A memorial service will be held at a later date at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarie Street NW, Washington D.C. 20016. Internment will be in St. Columba’s Columbarium.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in honor of Barbara can be made to St. Columba’s Episcopal Church (columba.org.) or Wintergreen Music https://wintergreen-music.org.