Bessie G. Norwood

Published 10:19 am Friday, February 13, 2015

Funeral Services for Bessie G. Norwood of Brookhaven are 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service with burial in Riverwood Memorial Park. Riverwood Family Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, from 10 until 11 a.m. at Riverwood Family Funeral Services.

Mrs. Norwood, 90, died Feb. 12, 2015, at Golden Living Center. She was born on Sept. 30, 1924, to Charles M. Gorenflo and Susie Day Gorenflo.

She was a member of First Baptist Church in Brookhaven and was retired as a bookkeeper for Union Oil Company. She was an exchangette member, PTA member and officer, Beta Sigma Phi member, member of Brookhaven Ladies Golf Association and Wolf Hollow Ladies Golf Association. She was very active in the First Baptist Church and cherished her Sunday school class.

Preceding her in death were her parents; brothers, Charles Gorenflo, J.R. Gorenflo, Isham Gorenflo; and sisters, Evelyn Foster and Nita Smith.

Survivors are her husband of 72 years, Edward E. Norwood; daughters, Beverly N. Ray and husband, Lonny Ray, Debra N. Strong and Dr. David Strong; eight grandchildren, David Strong Jr. and wife, Alison, Mark Strong and wife, Kelly, Jason Strong and wife, Saundra, Patrick Strong and wife, Marianne, Jonathan Strong and wife, Claire, Betsy Smith and husband, Grady, Cal Ray and wife, Kayla and Jacob Ray; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Please donate to the Jenny Scott Activity Fund at Golden Living Center.

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