Norma Isabelle Krile Kitt, 91 of Andrews passed away at 6:01 am on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was a member of the Andrews United Methodist Church; Indiana Retired Teachers Association; Andrews-Dallas Township Friends of the Library Society; Shakespeare Society; Eastern Star; and Rebekah Lodge. She was a graduate of Dallas Township High School and attended Huntington College where she earned a BS in Secondary Education with a major in speech and drama and a minor in communications. She later attended St. Francis College and received a Master’s Degree in English. She taught at Northfield Jr.-Sr. High School in Wabash County for 15 years where she was the sponsor of the school yearbook and was a regular volunteer judge for various speech competitions. She retired from teaching in 1989.
Norma was born on April 2, 1930 in Wabash County, the daughter of the late John Earl and Edna Isabelle (Earhart) Krile.
She was united in marriage to Jay M. Kitt on April 6, 1947 at the Andrews United Methodist Church. Jay preceded her in death on June 19, 2013.
Survivors include a daughter: Renee (Mike) Chenault of Roann;two sons: Kyle (Brenda) Kitt of Andrews, Tyler (Brittany) Kitt of Bluffton; three sisters: Lindal Knotts of Clermont, FL, Jeannie Waymire of Peru, Carol Close of Bippus; 13 grandchildren: Danielle (Bruce) Galbraith, Heather Chenault (Jeremey Stephans), Patrice Chenault, Michael (Ellie) Chenault, Jason (Brooke) Kitt, Brandon (Ashley) Kitt, Jay Rhoads, Jonathan (Arica) Rhoads, Jordan (Savannah) Rhoads, Ethan Kitt, Eli Kitt, Evan Kitt and Elayna Kitt; 13 great grandchildren: Gage Miller, Alia Miller, Madalyn Kitt, Reid Kitt, Amelia Kitt, Turner Stephens, Stella Stephens, Mosby Stephens, Declan Chenault, Elizabeth Rhoads, Cyrus Rhoads, Quinn Rhoads, and Adalynn Rhoads.
She was preceded in death by a daughter: Michele Ann (Kitt) Rhoads, and a sister: Janice Gooley.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 19, 2022 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm at the Myers Funeral Home Huntington Chapel, 2901 Guilford Street, Huntington, Indiana.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 12:00 pm following visitation at the funeral home.
Interment will be at the Mississinewa Cemetery on State Road 13 in Somerset, Indiana. Due to the distance to the cemetery, there will be no funeral procession.
Memorial donations can be made out to The Andrews-Dallas Township Public Library in care of Myers Funeral Home, 2901 Guilford Street, Huntington, IN 46750.
