Richard Cleveland Norris, Sr.

Richard married Mary Caroline Regan about 1909. Mary was born on 2 Feb 1895 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 2 Mar 1959 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Keenburg Fw Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was the son of the late Richard and Mary Ragan Norris and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Norris; a son, Douglas Norris; three sisters, Mary and Hannah Norris and Lois Keefer; and four brothers, Wilburn, Clark, Avery and Richard Charles Norris.
Mr. Norris attended Keenburg Free Will Baptist Church. He was a former employee of Bemberg Corporation and had retired from North American Rayon Corporation and the U.S. Forestry Service.
Funeral services were conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 23, 2001 at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel.
Graveside services and interment were at 11 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2001 at Happy Valley Memorial Park.

Elige married Aretta Griffith about 1938. Aretta (daughter of Frank M. Griffith and Susan Ann Oliver) was born on 30 Aug 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Sep 2009 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Faye Merle Treadway on 23 Oct 1948. Faye (daughter of John H. Treadway and Ina Mae Nidiffer) was born on 3 Oct 1934 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Nov 2006 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Treadway Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dale Eugene Norris, 75, of Elizabethton, Tenn., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at the James H. Quillen VA Community Living Center. Dale was born in Elizabethton on October 24, 1946 to the late Elige and Aretta Arnold Norris. In addition to his parents, Dale was preceded in death by his wife, Brenda Combs Norris, and his brother, Douglas Norris.
Dale worked as an optician and was a United States Army veteran, having served in Vietnam. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.
Those left to cherish Dale’s memory include his daughter, Felicia (Ronnie) Heaton of Elizabethton; two grandchildren, Catherine Elizabeth Heaton and Gavin Hayes Heaton, both of Elizabethton; and his sister, Georgia (Bud) Carr of Elizabethton. Many friends and neighbors also survive.
A celebration of life service for Dale will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Mr. Art Webb officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, prior to the service, or at the residence of his daughter at other times. The graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 12, in the Mountain Home National Cemetery (Historic Section). Active pallbearers will be David Ellis, Daniel Ellis, Jordan Ellis, Bud Carr, Bo Carr and Brian Norris. Honorary pallbearers will be Ken Hughes and Louie Heaton.