Norma Elizabeth Croston

March 13, 1929 - January 13, 2014

Norma Elizabeth Croston, 84, of Winchester, died Monday, January 13, 2014 at her residence. She was born March 13, 1929 in Leonardtown, MD the daughter of Willard B. and Bertie Barefoot Long. She was married to John Wilbert Croston, Sr. who is deceased. Mrs. Croston had been a switchboard operator and receptionist with the Airline Pilots Association. She was a member of Winchester Church of God and had been a mother and grandmother, at heart, to many. Surviving are two daughters, Linda E. Holmes and JoAnn Croston both of Winchester; two sons, John W. Croston, Jr. and his wife Brenda of Culpeper and Robert D. Croston of Amissville, VA; two brothers, William Long of Florida and Charles Long of Leonardtown; a sister, Hilda Strickland of Maryland; two granddaughters, Dawn E. Burgess and Heather Hawkins and four great-grandchildren, Katelynn and Robert Burgess and Rhett and Rylan Hawkins. A son, William Thomas Garrard and a grandson, Robert L. Morlan are both deceased. A funeral service will be Friday, January 17, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. in Phelps Funeral Chapel, 311 Hope Drive, Winchester with Pastor Darrell Waller and Rev. Dr. Ken Patrick officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery, Berryville. Friends will be received on Friday, January 17, 2014, from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service in the funeral chapel. www.phelpsfunerals.com