Lynwood Flournoy Norris

NORRIS, Lynwood Flournoy, 73, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Sentara Obici Memorial Hospital in Suffolk, with his loving children at his side. Born January 14, 1936 in Smithfield, he was the son of the late Rev. William West and Nancy Olivia Eaton Norris. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Aniva McCulloch Norris. Lynwood was a member of the Wakefield United Methodist Church. He was a retired vice president and sales manager at Meherrin Chemical Company in Severn, N.C. He was a past member of the Wakefield Ruritan Club and a past member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Pesticide Association. He served in the United States Army National Guard for eight years. He is survived by his children, Sharon N. Newton of Virginia Beach, Debra N. Schneider of Wakefield and William C. "Bill" Norris and his wife, Julie, also of Wakefield. He was predeceased by a brother, Rev. Richard E. Norris. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 11 a.m. in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, with Rev. Ray Rowland officiating. The family will receive friends at the Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Wakefield on Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:30. Memorial donations may be made to Waverly Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 583, Waverly, Va. 23890 or to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 N. Halsted St., Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60642-2642. Condolences may be posted to our website at www.jtmorriss.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.