funeral
FOR
Laura Blacbidl Urn-man
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1977
2:00 P.M.
SMITH©S FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL
REV. JAMES E. McCOY, Pastor
NEW ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, Officiating
OBITUARY
Mrs. Laura Blackwell Norman, a daughter of the late
Joe and Cassie Blackwell was born in Lincolnton, Georgia,
August 4, 1892, and departed this earthly life May 31,
1977 in Greensboro, N.C.
She was united in marriage to the late Nathan Norman
and to this union eleven children were born.
Left to mourn their loss are sons: David, Nathan,
Timothy and Jacob Norman all of Greensboro, N.C., Isaac
and William Norman both of Chicago, Illinois; daughters:
Mrs. Myrtis Summers, Mrs. Elizabeth Logan, and Mrs. Ruth
Bell Statham all of Greensboro, N.C., Mrs. Laura Willis
of Atlanta, Georgia and Mrs. Janie Mae Hill of Charlotte,
N.C.; a total of 90 grandchildren, great and great great
grandchildren, a host of other relatives and friends.
THANATOPSIS
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So live that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerable caravan which moves
To that mysterious realm where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. ^
ORDER OF SERVICE
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Rev. James E. McCoy
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INTERMENT ...........
Piedmont Memorial Park
The family wishes to express their sincere appre
ciation for all the kindness and sympathy shown them
during the illness and death of their loved one.
PALL BEARERS
John Ellis
James Jones
Joe Mitchell
Martin Dubois
SMITH©S FUNERAL DIRECTORS
E. E. Smith
Mrs. Ella R. Smith
Herbert W. Smith, Jr.