Mrs. Hurst Norris

Mrs. Gertrude Hurst Norris, 87, passed away, on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Dugan Memorial Home in West Point. Gertrude Hurst Norris was born June 4, 1924 in Clay County to the late Laura Stringfellow and George Barnett Hurst. Mrs. Norris was a homemaker and a member of West End Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, West Point Martha Chaper #53. Gertrude Hurst Norris married Thomas Avery Norris, Sr. April 12, 1942; in Mantee he preceded her in death on November 21, 2002. Funeral services will be Monday, February 27, 2012, 11:00 a.m. at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Minister John Coleman officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in West Point, MS. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara N. Bryan (Tommy) of West Point, Melba N. Hollingsworth (Randy) of Caledonia; two sons, Samuel T. Norris (Brenda) of Tupelo, Tommy Norris, Jr. (Ann Williams) of West Point; six grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; her sister, Evelyn Hurst Weems of West Point and her beloved dog "Tiger". Also preceding her in death were one sister Lucille Norris and six brothers, Cleveland Hurst, Jimmy Hurst, Wade Hurst, Pete Hurst, George Hurst, and Hamp Hurst. Pallbearers will be her four grandsons, Philp Booth, Jacob Hollingsworth, Dr. Samuel Norris, Jr., Jonathan Hollingworth, Tony Wiley, and Don Hubner. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dr. T. N. Braddock, Dr. John Cox, Dr. Gerry Jeffcoat, Mike Squires, and the Staff of NMMC-West Point and the staff of Dugan Memorial Home. Memorials may be made to Shriners Children's Medical Center, P. O. Box 31356, Tampa, FL 33631-3356 or to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. Visitation will be Monday, 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Calvert Funeral Home.