Janis, mostly known as Gail, shared her life in matrimony with Rev. Herbert Norman. To this union one child was born. She spent her early years in Beaumont, Texas. She moved to Houston in 1969 to attend and graduate from Texas Southern University.
She accepted the Lord at an early age. She united Our Mother of Mercy in her twenties. She later united with Bethany Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Dr. Steve W. Hall. She then became a First Lady to her husband and Pastor at Anointed House of Prayer. On January 24, 2023, her earthly journey ended and her eternal journey began.
Gail spent most of her years as a Pre-Kindergarten school teacher at Nat Q. Henderson Elementary School. She was well known and highly requested as she prided herself on ensuring that each one of her students would come out reading and writing by the time they were 4 years old. She was invested in her students’ lives and kept up with them through their high school graduations and even taught the next generation in some families. Gail also spent time volunteering to feed the homeless, teach children of her church, and started a Women’s Ministry. After her diagnosis of cancer, she spent time preparing treatment packages for other cancer patients and would pray with those living with cancer around her.
She was preceded in death by her three brothers Grover Calip Ransom III, George Lee Ransom, and Johnny Earl Ransom. Her memories will be cherished by her one sister, Peggy Ransom Porter.
She leaves to carry on her legacy her husband of 42 years, Rev. Herbert Norman and her daughter, Krystal Gayle Norman. She also leaves to mourn her bonus child, Nicki Nicole Norman, grandchild Tiffany Bowdry, great grandchild Summer Rae Chavis and a host of other relatives and friends that were special in her heart.
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