Reverend Maury Austin Norman age 97, of Cookeville, TN, passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2019. Rev. Norman was born in Bells Chapel, TN on September 13, 1921, the son of the late John Henry Norman and Amanda Stockton Norman. He and his lifelong partner in ministry, Edna Gilmore Norman, were married on July 15, 1943, and served the Lord in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church together almost 75 years. Edna Norman went home to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, 2017. Rev. Norman was an amazing Pastor, Father, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather as well as shepherd to many inside the church and in the world. He is survived by four children, M. A. Norman, Jr. , Anne Norman-Rhea, Rebekah Norman, and Julia Norman Wilson (Mark); six grandchildren, Kelsi Wilson (Dylan), Steven Wilson, Rachel Hibdon (Greg), Lisa Norman, Staci Smith (Todd), and Tony Meyers (Rachel); and great-grandchildren, Charley Meyers, Addison Wilson, Garrett Wilson, and Camden Jack Wilson.
Both visitation at 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 13 and a celebration of life will be held Monday, January 14th, at 10:00 at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Nashville. Rev. Chris Fleming will lead the celebration of life. Interment will follow at Bells Chapel Cemetery in Dyer, TN at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Memphis Theological Seminary 168 E Parkway S Memphis, TN 38104.
