WATERVILLE - Shirley Mildred Norton, 89, widow of Maynard L. Norton, died Oct. 25, 2016, at her home in Waterville. Born in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, on April 14, 1927, she was the daughter of Fred S. and Mildred (Naugler) Myra.

After high school graduation, Shirley moved to Camden and lived with her uncle. In Camden, she was employed at the Knox Woolen Mill, where she met her future husband, Maynard L. Norton. They married on July 3, 1953, in Rockport. They moved to Boston, while Maynard attended Northeastern University, where Shirley worked at the Boston Insurance Company.

In 1958, Shirley and Maynard moved to Newfield and then to Exeter, N.H., where their son, Kevin, was born.

In 1963, the family moved to Waterville, Maine. On Oct. 9, 2007, Maynard died in an automobile accident.

Surviving is a son, Kevin L. Norton of Waterville; and several nephews and their families in Canada.

An hour of visitation will be held Friday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m. at Long Funeral Home, 9 Mountain St. in Camden, with the Rev. Linda Campbell Marshall officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery in Camden.