COLUMBIA Funeral service for Polly McKenzie Norris, 96, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 20, 2014, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Congaree, with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Norris died Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Born in Eastover, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Ross Scott McKenzie and Cornelia Truax Arthur. Polly graduated from the University of South Carolina where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. She was a devoted military wife to her late husband and enjoyed their assignments at various military installations around the United States and Europe. She was a wonderful mother and friend. Polly was a Red Cross volunteer for over 25 years; an Arlington Lady; and she and her husband were Global Volunteers, teaching English in Poland and China and helping clean up the Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. Polly always loved an adventure. Surviving are her son, Stan (Liz) Norris; daughter, Laura (Bill) Holcomb; granddaughters, Michelle (Jeff) Romano and Kelly (Evan) Snyder; two great-grandchildren, Ethan and Emily Romano; brother, Ross S. McKenzie; and numerous nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband, Col. (Ret.) Basil S. Norris, Sr. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. John’s Episcopal Church, Congaree, 1151 Elm Savannah Road, Hopkins, SC 29061.
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