Ora Norris

Submitted by Desarae Roark 31 Jul 2007
Newspaper unknown, assume in Contra Costa County

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     Ora Norris, 93, of Oakley, California passed away January 5, 2007 at Redwood 
Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, California.  She was born October 12, 1913 and raised 
in the vicinity of Marietta, Oklahoma.  She relocated to California in 1948 where she 
found work welding ships and later owned and operated her own café.  Besides being 
a constant beacon of Christian faith to her family, she was a longtime member of the 
Church of God in Oakley, CA and enjoyed many years of baking, quilting, playing bingo, 
spending time with family, talking on the phone, and watching television game shows.
 
     Ora was preceded in death by her husband Amos Norris, and daughter Gay Holland, 
of Conway, Arkansas.  She is survived by her son, Joe Norris of Carlotta, CA, three 
daughters and their husbands:  Ann and Don Boltzen of Carlotta, CA; Myrna and Jim 
Payton of Jerome, ID; Ernestine Garcia of Brentwood, CA; Jerry Holland of Grass Valley, 
CA; grandchildren Todd and Desarae Roark of Conway, AR; Wade Paslay of Orlando, FL; 
Elvis and Mickey Paslay of Wilburn, AR; Devina and Ray Michael of Carlotta, CA; Ethan 
Paslay of Medford, OR; Doug Paslay of Oakland, CA; Devonna and Jorge Nunes of Oakley, 
CA; Davin and Krissy Garcia of Antioch, CA; Kevin and Kari Garcia of Brentwood, CA; 
JoAnn Holland of Grass Valley, CA; Paula and Reb Moss of  Boise, ID; Sonya and Patrick 
Nutsch of Lewiston, ID; Matthew, Andrew, and Joshua of Jerome, ID and twenty five great 
grandchildren!  Grandma Ora will be so greatly missed and her love, spirit, and Christian 
faith not soon forgotten.
  
Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Brentwood, CA later this week.