Sue was born May 2, 1950 in Portland, Oregon and was the eldest of two children born to Walter Webster and Gladys Maude (Ballard) Norment. She and her brother were raised in the Troutdale area in a home built by their father. Sue graduated from Reynolds High School, class of 1968, but also spend time at a high school in Charlotte, North Carolina where her family originated from and where many family members still reside.
After graduation she married and had two children, Larry and Brent Goins. They lived in Fairview after she remarried and lived there for 13 years. Then moved back to Troutdale to live in the house she originally grew up in. She resided in the house her father built until her passing.
Sue enjoyed volunteering at the Vista House at Crown Point with her mother Gladys and she took care of her mother until her passing in 2007. Sue was well versed in plant life and enjoyed going for drives to look at flowers and teaching her children and grandchildren about them. During her years of retirement, she enjoyed reconnecting with old friends, spending time with her family, and taking her grandchildren, friends, and family on trips around Oregon.
Sue is survived by her loving family; Larry Goins, Brent and Kandace Goins; her 8 grandchildren: Amber, Amanda, Austyn, Bailey, Payten, Noah, Devlan, and Mason, and 3 Great Grandchildren; her beloved brother Walter Norment and his family, as well as many extended family and friends.
A Celebration of Life gathering will be held 3 pm, Friday, November 16th at Bateman Carroll Funeral Home, 520 W. Powell Blvd, Gresham, Oregon 97030 with a committal at Douglass Cemetery in Troutdale at a later date. Family asks that attendees bring flowers to exchange with everyone in honor of Sue’s love of flowers.
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