Norma was born to the late Knox and Grace Gillham on September 30, 1932 in McNairy County, TN.
Norma worked for Sikeston Public Schools as a secretary for the Food Service Director, Dorothy Lawrence, for thirty-one years. Norma was a former member of Temple Baptist Church where she served the church faithfully as church clerk, hospitality committee member as well as Sunday school teacher.
On December 26, 1955 at Landers Ridge, MO. she married John Griffin, Jr., who preceded her in death in March of 2007. They celebrated fifty-one years of marriage together.
John and Norma had two children, Joy Lawrence (John) Graham of Sikeston, MO. and Stanley (Sheri) Griffin of Bethel Springs, TN.; six grandchildren, Dawn (Jeremy) Hunt, Summer (Stephen) Elliott, Stephanie (Jeremy) Capel, Samantha (Kyle) Stringfellow, John Vernon Lawrence and Adam (Megan) Lawrence; several great-grandchildren, Elizabeth and Ben Capel, Kaelyn, Ryan and Jaxen Hunt, Matthew Elliott, Madison, Emily, Griffin and Faith Stringfellow, Loralee, Kylen and Theodore Lawrence and Hanna and Emma Graham.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 1:00 p.m. at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston, MO. Norma’s son, Bro. Stan Griffin, officiating.
A private burial will be held on Monday, October 11, 2021 in Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston, MO.
Pallbearers will be Stephen Elliott, Jeremy Capel, Kyle Stringfellow, Jeremy Hunt, and Adam Lawrence.
Honorary Pallbearers will be John Graham and John Lawrence.
Memorial donations may be sent to The Gideons, 2011 Co. Highway 472, Sikeston, MO. 63801
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Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.nunneleefuneralchapel.com for the Griffin family.
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