Obituary of John Edward Norman
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John Edward Norman, age 88, of Norman Road Extension, Boone, passed away Friday morning, July 31, 2015 at Watauga Medical Center. Born January 2, 1927 in the Shulls Mills community of Watauga County, he was a son of Clyde Mitchell and Cordie Caroline McLean Norman. Mr. Norman was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in both WWII and Korea. He was a member of Foscoe Christian Church. John supported his family as a carpenter and stone mason. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, beekeeping, gathering and selling herbs, raising tobacco and tending the annual vegetable gardens. He loved working in his wood shop, crafting fiddles.
Mr. Norman is survived by his children, Gary Norman and wife Lois, Dianne Norris and husband, Danny, Tim Norman and wife, Jennifer, and Brenda Barrier and husband, Scott, all of Boone; eleven grandchildren, Jennifer Arnette and husband, Adam, Nathan Norman, Mitchell Norman and wife, Nicole, Amos Earp, Kevin Doss, Caitlin and Nick Barrier, Finleigh and Isabelle Norman, Brandon Norris and wife, Erica, and Kayla Alderson and husband, Jared; thirteen great-grandchildren; and his sister, Martha Duckworth of Boone. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Alice Combs Norman; and brothers and sisters, Howard and Eugene Norman, Verla Harrison, Raleigh Norman and infant Gwendolyn Norman.
Funeral services for John Edward Norman will be conducted Sunday afternoon, August 2, at 2:30 at the Foscoe Christian Church, officiated by Pastor Dan Burks. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 1:30 until 2:30, prior to services, at the church. Military graveside services, provided by the American Legion Post #130 will follow in the Church Family Cemetery.
The family respectfully requests no food, and suggests memorials to the Foscoe Christian Church Building Fund, 8834 NC Highway 105 South, Boone, NC 28607. Online condolences may be shared at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Norman family.