Hildred Norris

Published 9:40 am Friday, January 14, 2011

Hildred Norris, 85, of Ironton, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, Ky. The Lawrence County native was born Jan.13, 1925, the daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Hobstetter Humphrey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Norris; and a daughter, Carla J. Norris.

Mrs. Norris was a 1942 graduate of Kitts Hill High School and a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Ed Humphrey and Ervin Humphrey; four sisters, Katherine Morris, Ella White, Eva Payne, and Mildred Corn; and a son-in-law, David Wharmby.

She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Cathy Wharmby of Brentwood, Texas, and Carol and Herbert Brown of Wurtland, Ky.; a brother and sister-in-law, George and Vivian Humphrey of Kitts Hill; two granddaughters, Jennifer Wharmby and Jessica Wharmby, both of Brentwood; and two grandsons, Adam and Andrew Brown both of Wurtland, Ky.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hayes-Phillips Funeral Home with the Rev. Dennis Strawn officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.