[NFBF-L] Sad Death of Earline Outman

[Sherri Brun]

What a beautiful remembrance.  I only met her once-last year on the way back
from the Tampa convention.  She made sure everyone got on the train/bus to
make their way back to Daytona.  She was very kind and helpful.  Bill and
Brian and family, I am so sorry for your loss.  My prayers for peace and
healing go with you.  

 

Blessings,

Sherri Brun

 

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Subject: [NFBF-L] Sad Death of Earline Outman

 

Dear friends of my wife Earline,

I was blessed to spend 5 wonderful years with this amazing woman. She has
been an active voice in helping the blind since the birth of her son Bill
Outman. She had rubella when 2 months pregnant, and raised him to be an
intelligent and  independent  leader in the National Federation of the
Blind.

Below is the obituary which is also on-line for publication in the Wednesday
October 26 2022 edition of the Daytona News-Journal.

Peace and love from Brian and Earline's family

Bessie Earline Outman Norton (nee Hall) passed away surrounded by family on
Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Advent Health Daytona Beach after a two-week
battle with injuries sustained from an accidental fall in her home in
Daytona Beach, Florida. She was a wonderful wife, dear mother, grandmother,
great grandmother and great-great grandmother, cherished sister, aunt,
cousin, and devoted friend to many.

Earline was a registered nurse for over 65 years and worked in various
nursing jobs including family practice, surgical/hospital nursing,
geriatric/elder care nursing, psychiatric care, school nursing, home health
care, summer camp nursing, church nursing, prison health care and her
current position as director of nursing at the Conklin Davis Center for the
Visually Impaired in Daytona Beach. She was an alum from Landon High School,
Jacksonville, FL; St. Luke's School of Nursing, St. Francis University, IL,
and Washington University, St. Louis, MO. 

Bessie was her professional name, but she liked to be called Earline. She
was born during the depths of the depression on November 23, 1935, to Alton
Freeman Hall and Nancy Irene (nee Harden) Hall in Jacksonville, Florida.
Earline has two sisters, Aldean West, and Debbie (David) Ash, and one
brother Ronald (Susan) Hall who all reside in Florida. She married William
"Bill" Henry Outman, on June 9, 1956, in Clay County, Florida after which
they moved to Marseilles, Illinois where they raised three children; Lora
(David) Clark of Florissant, MO; William Outman of Daytona Beach, FL; and
Wayne (Dawn) Outman of St Augustine, FL. Earline married Brian Edward Norton
on November 22, 2020, in Daytona Beach, FL. and welcomed Brian's three sons,
Michael, Matthew, and Ross into her heart. Earline is survived by her
husband Brian, her children and two stepchildren, and ten grandchildren:
Korie Clark, Kimberly (Ian) Reed, Kristopher (Lisa) Clark, Melanie (John)
Heberton, Camille Norton, David Outman, Wade Outman, Wesley Outman, Callon
Norton, and Caedon Norton. She is also survived by 18 great grandchildren
and one great-great grandchild, a sister-in-law: Virgene Outman Lockas, and
many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Earline was preceded in death by
her parents, her husband Bill, her stepson Ross Norton, one great grandson
Jacob Clark, one sister-in-law Henrietta "Sissy" Outman Barber, two
brothers-in-law, George Barber and Billy West, and three nephews Bradley
Ash, Dale West and Dean Lockas. 

Earline began her nursing career during the 1955 polio epidemic, and her
proudest moment in nursing was when she worked as a missionary in the
jungles of Guatemala and delivered a baby unassisted. Earline assisted her
husband Brian in Court with his substance abuse legal clients with the
Regional Conflict Counsel. She was an active member and elder of her church,
the First Christian Church of Daytona Beach, Disciples of Christ. 

After the death of her husband, Bill, Earline moved to Florissant, MO to be
near her daughter where she became an active participant in the St. Andrew
United Methodist Church and the St Louis Concert Choir. Earline was proud to
be an avid Elvis fan. She was a Mary Kay Consultant for many years, and
loved helping women feel better about themselves. Earline was a welcomed
regular (non-alcoholic) participant of the Almous Alcoholics Anonymous Club
where she provided a unique perspective and occasional humorous remarks. She
was an active member of the National Federation of the Blind supporting
independence for the blind. Her blind husband and son are both officers of
the NFB Daytona Beach Chapter. She was an active member of the Volusia
Democratic Party. Earline was very active until her unfortunate fall. She
always lit up a crowded room with her lively and energetic spirit. 

She will be cremated, and a service will be held on Saturday, October 29 at
2:30 p.m. at the First Christian Church of Daytona Beach, Disciples of
Christ, 326 Palmetto Avenue, Daytona Beach (386.252.6648). 

After this spiritual memorial service, friends and family will gather for a
celebration of life to share memories of this amazing woman at the
Conklin-Davis Center for the Visually Impaired, 405 White Street, Daytona
Beach at 4:00 p.m.

A graveside service will be held in the spring at Riverview Cemetery in
Marseilles, IL.

Additional information will be available from her husband Brian Norton @
386.871.3359.  In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the
Conklin-Davis Center, 405 White Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32214, in her
name.

 

 

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