Henry L. Williams, Jr.

Norman Drexler Goss died peacefully on April 1, 2021, at Wayne UNC Health Care, Goldsboro, NC. Norman was born in Leeds, Alabama on February 12, 1933, to the late Meta Hawkins Goss and Dee Michie Goss. Norman graduated from Leeds High School in 1951, where he enjoyed playing football and baseball for the Green Wave. He attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). He proudly served in the US Navy in Honolulu, Hawaii. Norman married the love of his life, Barbara Ann Steber, and they celebrated 63 wedding anniversaries together. Their love and devotion to each other and their family were truly exceptional.

In addition to his parents, Norman was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara, sister Marie, brothers James, Edwin, and John, and his great-granddaughter Ava Elizabeth Kendall. Norman is survived by his devoted and loving daughters Melanie Goss Clarke of Goldsboro and Margaret Goss Hemric (Gary) of Charlotte; sister Mary Jane Anderson (George) of Shamong, NJ; grandchildren Ashley-Brooke Kornegay, Richard Goss Kendall (Mallory) of Goldsboro, Spencer Margaret Clair of Charlotte, and Flannery Katherine Clair of Washington, DC; great-grandchildren Carrie-Brooke Kornegay, Christopher Ashton Kornegay, Charlie Grace Kendall, and Allie James Kendall, and loving nieces and nephews. The family is especially grateful for the love and attention of Fred and Rosalyn Lomax, next-door neighbors who became family.