MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Norma Sparks Summers, 26 Feb 2001
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NORMA SPARKS SUMMERS

CONOVER ­ Norma Sparks Summers, 65, of Paris Drive, died Monday, February
26, 2001 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. She was the daughter of
Elsie Young Sparks of Bakersville and the late Brown Sparks. A member of
Calvary Baptist Church, she worked as an emergency room supervisor and
hospital supervisor at Catawba Memorial Hospital until retiring in 1980.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Ray J. Summers of
the home; a daughter, Kim Meacheal Summers of Taylorsville; three sisters,
Lou Ellen Metcalf of Bakersville, Rouselle Mears of Knoxville, TN, and Zella
Carpenter of Hickory; one grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church in
Newton. Revs. Dave Seaford and Fred Thompson officiated. A graveside service
was held at 2 p.m. at Snow Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family received
friends at Calvary Baptist Church from 7-8:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to:
Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 107, Newton, NC 28658.