Obit of White, Norma Bell Blevins - Cotton County, Oklahoma Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright, http://www.amarillonet.com/ 22 Oct 2006 Return to Cotton County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/cotton/cotton.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Wichita Fall TX Norma Bell Blevins White Norma Bell Blevins White, 83, of Amarillo died Saturday, March 13, 2004. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery in Wichita Falls. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. White was born in Walters, Okla., to Ina Miller Blevins and Ralph Blevins on Jan. 13, 1921. They were migrant farm workers therefore, moving a lot and living in different states during her younger years. On June 29, 1940, she married J.R. "Jake" White at Walters. After their children were born, they later moved to Wichita Falls, living on Lake Wichita, a place they dearly loved. She worked for Whites Auto Stores, Singer Sewing Machine Co. and sold real estate. After her husband's death, she moved to San Antonio, where she owned her own business for several years. She then worked part time for Sears. Since her retirement, she spent most of her time making quilts, which she both pieced and hand quilted. Researching her family tree, she published a Blevins Family Tree in 1994. As long as she was able, she loved to dance, preferring country music. She was an avid dog lover and won many awards with her show dogs. She was a member of the Baptist church and lived in Keene and Tahlequah, Okla., before moving to Amarillo. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a brother; a sister; and a grandchild. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Shearer of Hulbert, Okla.; a son, Carl White of Amarillo; a sister, Shirley Thumm of Scroggins; a brother, Roe Douglas Blevins of Hulbert; six grandchildren; a stepgrandchild; two great-grandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren; and two stepgreat- great-granchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Alzheimer's Association, 2200 West Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106 or to Odyssey, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, March 15, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Cotton County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/cotton/cotton.htm