Celia Imogene Norman Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Celia Imogene Norman 1932-2019 Celia Imogene Norman – age 87, our sweet mother; grandmother; and great-grandmother of Holly went to be with her loving Lord and her heavenly husband on November 3, 2019 surrounded by her family. Celia was born on July 12, 1932 in Pocahontas, AR to Orris and Winnie Richey. She married James Hardaway Norman on November 28, 1950 and together they shared five children. The two lived a wonderful 62 years together before Jim passed away on December 17, 2012. She spent her years as a stay at home mom raising her wonderful children and then became a special grandma to all of us. She lived a faithful life to the Lord and we know she is walking the streets of heaven with her husband who welcomed her with loving arms. She was more than a mom and a grandma to us, she was our best friend and the one who would hold us tight when things were tough. I think we can all agree she loved her banana pudding and made the best “jelly and peanut butter,” as he would call it. She is preceded in death by her husband, James “Jim” Hardaway; her two children, Michael Norman and Jeannie Norman; siblings, Betty Archer, Ella McGinley, and Larry Richey. She is survived by her three daughters, Rebecca (David) Stuber, Tammy (Dan Patton) Harper, Wendy (Chip) Rumford; grandchildren, Jennifer (Marc) Howe, Nickole (Mitch) Smelis, Annette (Jim) Rutkowski, James (Chelsea) Harper, Thomas Harper, Haley Rumford, and Wyatt Rumford; great-grandchildren, Parker and Marshall Smelis, David and Marissa Howe, Holsten Ogden and Harper Rutkowski; and her brother, George (Joan) Richey. Visitation will be held at Dryer Funeral Home Wednesday, November 6, 2019 from 2-9 PM and funeral service held on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 11 AM with Pastor David Stuber officiating. Burial to follow at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly with Pastor James Bell officiating. Grandma – it’s not goodbye, it’s until we meet again. www.dryerfuneralhomeholly.com

Celia Imogene Norman

July 12, 1932 - November 3, 2019