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Gerald 'Jerry' Norris Sr.
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[January
23, 2008]
Gerald
J. "Jerry" Norris Sr., 65, of Lincoln died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at
home with his family.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Holland Barry and Bennett
Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 5 p.m. His funeral will be at
11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. |
Burial will be in New Union Cemetery. Mr. Norris
was employed at Stetson's, PPG and then retired from
Lincoln Developmental Center after several years of
service.
He served in the U.S. Navy.
He was born May 2, 1942, in Detroit, Mich., to
Joseph Lee and Dorothy M. Jacobs-Norris. He married
Vicki Cummings on Dec. 19, 1986, in Lincoln.
He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; two sons,
Gerald Norris Jr. (and Karen) of Mechanicsburg and
Randy Norris of Lincoln; one daughter, Lisa Girard
(and Kevin) of Springfield; two stepsons, Steve
Cummings (and Susie) of Lincoln and Rob Cummings
(and Marisa) of Lincoln; one stepdaughter, Tammy
Zapata (and Emilio) of Lincoln; one brother, Eugene
Norris (and Jeannie) of Chestnut; one aunt, Marie
Allen of Lincoln; his mother-in-law, Marian Daniels
of Lincoln; a sister-in-law, Dee Daniels of Lincoln;
a brother-in-law, Steve Henson (and Mary Lou) of
Danville; 11 grandchildren, Andy and Kayla Cummings
of Odin, Nick Cummings of Bloomington, Joseph and
Anthony Cummings of Lincoln, Zach Farris of Lincoln,
Isaih Zapata of Lincoln, Breanna and Brandon Mochel
of Springfield, and Ryann Seaton and Sarah Ayers of
Mechanicsburg. |
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Jerry was a state champion in bow shooting. He
enjoyed hunting, metal detecting and spending time
with his grandson Isaih.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be
made to the family and will be accepted at the
funeral home.
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