Graveside services for Sarah Alice Norris, age 88, of Ruston, LA will be held on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 11 a.m. in Greenwood Cemetery with Rev. Dale Oden officiating.
Miss Norris, 88 died March 5, 2010 at Ruston Nursing and Rehab in Ruston after a short illness.
Miss Norris was bom on November 18, 1921 in Farmerville but moved to Ruston with her family in 1922. Sarah was educated in local public schools and graduated from Louisiana Tech in 1942 and later from Draughon Business College in San Antonio, TX. She lived in EI Dorado, AR for over 50 years working as a secretary at Murphy Oil Company and then for Moble C. Hoover, Independent Oil Producer, EI Dorado, AR before retiring in 2000. In 2008, she moved to the Ruston Nursing and Rehab Center in Ruston to be closer to her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude A. and Bessie Lewis Norris; three brothers, Elgin Norris, Homer Norris and Cecil Norris; three sisters, Paulyne Lain, Claudie B. Cargill and Barbara Jo Amick.
Miss Norris is survived by her sister, Mary Frances Lott, of Ruston, a brother-in-law, Carl Amick of Longview, TX and five nieces and six nephews. Her family would like to thank Matt Machen and especially Sarah's caregivers at Ruston Nursing and Rehab and also Dr. Sheila Mariano.
Serving as pallbearers are her nephews, Gary Lain, Jerry Norris, David Cargill, Larry Lott, Marc Amick and Harold Naff.
The family requests that memorials be made to the charity of your choice.
Visitation will be at Kilpatrick Funeral Home on Sunday, March 7, 2010 from 4-6 p.m.