Dateline: Henderson, NC
Hazel H. Norwood
Hazel Elizabeth Hicks Norwood, 103, of 202 Walter Norwood Lane, Oxford, NC died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Brantwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oxford.
Born in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Otho and Bessie Short Hicks. She was the widow of James Walter Norwood.
Mrs. Norwood was a homemaker, that worked many years on the family farm, while caring for her family and six sons. She was the oldest living member of Dexter Baptist Church and the Iola Greene Sunday School Class. In her 103 years, she saw more and lived through more than most of us could ever imagine. She was loved dearly by her family and friends and was a true example of what a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and neighbor should be. She loved everyone and not only showed that love in how she lived her everyday life, but made sure to tell you each and every time she saw you. She loved farming, flowers, candy, the color green, and feeding her cats.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., at Dexter Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Wayne Clark and Rev. Neil Woodlief. Burial will follow in Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Surviving are four sons, Otho Norwood (Judy), C.T. Norwood (Barbara), Robert Norwood (Doris), and Carlton Norwood (Gloria), all of Oxford; two brothers, Sonny Hicks and Ben Hicks of Henderson; three sisters, Mary Ann Howell of Wilson, Betty Boyd of Oxford, and Margaret Robinson of Henderson; twelve grandchildren, Charles Norwood, Marty Brooks, Tracey Morgan, Kelley Blake, Wesley Norwood, Bonnie Norwood, Kevin Norwood, Janet Green, Stacey Cottrell, Julie Moseley, George Norwood and Keith Norwood; fifteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, Sonny Norwood and G.W. Norwood; a granddaughter, Lisa Carol Norwood; and three brothers, Toby Hicks, Edward Hicks, and George Hicks.
The family will receive friends in the Island Creek Baptist Church Fellowship Hall immediately following the service. All other times, they will be at the home of Bobby and Doris Norwood, 51 Stovall Road, Oxford.
Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home.