Rowan-Cabarrus County NcArchives Obituaries.....Norris, Mary Ethel Foster April 21, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kristy Norris iheartunc1984@yahoo.com July 16, 2011, 10:12 pm Independent Tribune April 21, 2011 Mary Norris KANNAPOLIS Mary "Ethel" Foster Norris, 86, of 913 Washington Lane, died Thursday, April 21, 2011, at her home after a lengthy illness. Mary was born June 17, 1924, in Cabarrus County, a daughter of the late A.P. and Mary Etta Foster. She was a life-long area resident, graduating from Cannon High School in 1942. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during WWII. Mary was a long time employee in the textiles industry, working for Burlington, Cannon and Linn Mills. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. She will be dearly missed. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Eugene Norris, who died in 1985, and by seven brothers and sisters. She is survived by her son, Larry W. Norris, of Kannapolis; her daughter, Brenda Dianne Norris, of the family home, and a son, Mike L. Norris (Angela), of Kannapolis. Also surviving are grandchildren, Kimberley Dianne Murphy, Kristopher Paul Norris, Kristy Michelle Norris, Kacie Lynn Norris, Keri LeAnne Norris, Kelly Renee Norris, Michael Eugene Norris and Jessica Taylor Helms; three great-grandchildren and two brothers, Issac Slate Foster, of High Rock, Norman Foster of Cape Kennedy, Fla., and two sisters, Frances Black-welder, of Mooresville, and Pearl Fullam, of Landis. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at West Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 22, at Whitley's Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the family home. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com Whitley's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/obits/n/norris2807gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb