SANDRA ELAINE NORTON, AKA NANNY, WAS BORN IN NEWTON, TEXAS ON MARCH 25, 1939. SHE GRADUATED FROM MARY BRANTLEY SMILEY HIGH SCHOOL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. SHE MARRIED THE LOVE OF HER LIFE, DAVID NORTON, ON APRIL 8, 1960. SHE HAD THREE CHILDREN, VALARIE, MICHAEL AND LEAH. DAVID AND ELAINE LOVED THEIR CHILDREN. THEY TOOK EXTENDED CAMPING TRIPS EVERY SUMMER. THEY WERE FAITHFUL IN TAKING THEIR CHILDREN TO CHURCH AND SET A GODLY EXAMPLE OF MORALS AND FAMILY. SHE WORKED AT KROGER AND SEVERAL SCHOOLS AS THE LUNCH LADY. SHE LOVED HER SCHOOL KIDS AND KEPT IN TOUCH WITH SOME OF THEM UNTIL HER DEATH. HER HEART RESTED IN HER GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SHE PRAYED FOR HER FAMILY, FRIENDS, COUNTRY, AND CHURCH. SHE READ HER BIBLE DAILY. SHE LOVED TO LAUGH, SHE LOVED HUGS, SHE LOVED HER FAMILY, SHE LOVED HER CHURCH AND SHE LOVED GOD!