Dorothy Hargett Norris

Born July 21, 1933 in Strong, she was the daughter of Albert Chatham Hargett and Ellen LaNora

Garner. She attended Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Strong for many years.

Dorothy loved spending time in her garden and was passionate about hummingbirds. She was an

expert seamstress and quilter, and had many hobbies, including family history and genealogy in her

later years. She and her husband of 67 years, William Moraell “Joe” Norris, enjoyed traveling around

the country pulling their travel trailer looking for new adventures. She was a beloved wife, daughter,

sister, mother, and friend. The grandchildren called her Mamaw.

She was preceded in death by her husband and her brother Robert Wilson Hargett.

She is survived by one son, Donovan Norris and his wife, Starlette, of Greenville, SC; three daughters,

Lucretia Norris Coulter and her husband, Ed, of Mountain Home, AR; Ava Norris Jones and her

husband, Scott, of Marion, LA; Teresa Norris Evans and her husband, Mark, of The Woodlands, TX; a

half sister Linda Hargett Mitchell, and a half brother Stanley Albert Hargett of Calhoun, La. Also

surviving are ten grandchildren – Jason Norsworthy, David Norsworthy, Jessica Norris Fincher, Daniel

Norsworthy, Kasey Jones Price, Morgan Norris Kelly, Ben Jones, Joseph Norsworthy, Anne Marie

Evans Powers and Catherine Evans Bussey; and 21 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Jason Norsworthy, David Norsworthy, Daniel Norsworthy, Joseph Norsworthy, Ben

Jones and Quinn Powers (grandsons).

Visitation will be Monday, November 29 at 10:00 AM at Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in

Strong, immediately followed by a memorial service at 11:00 AM in the church sanctuary. Officiating

the service will be Brother Danny Malone and assisted by Jessica Norris Fincher and Catherine Evans

Bussey. Burial will follow at the Norris Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Directors.

A special thank you for the love and support of Union Chapel Church family and especially for Sherry

Malone for her love and care.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Norris Cemetery Fund or Union Chapel Missionary

Baptist Church.

An online registry will be available at www.youngsfuneralhome.com.