Bobby Hyatt Norris

Arden ~ Bobby Hyatt Norris, 75, of White Oak Road, Arden passed away on Tuesday February 9, 2010 at Mission Hospitals Memorial Campus. He was born in Macon County and was the son of the late Fred Wilburn Norris and Grace Mae Hyatt Norris. He was a US Army veteran and was employed by Cranston Print works with 39 years of service. He was a longtime active member of Fletcher United Methodist Church, where he enjoyed singing in the choir and was an avid airplane enthusiast. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Lexyne Stackhouse Norris of Arden; a daughter, Grace Lenox and husband Patrick of Erie, PA; a son, Ronald Caldwell Norris of Nashville, TN; two granddaughters, Rebecca and Bethany Lenox; several cousins. A funeral service will be held 2:00 P.M. on Friday at Fletcher United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Combs officiating. The body will lie in state thirty minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends following the service. He will be buried in Patty's Chapel Cemetery in Fletcher. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the memo-rial fund at Fletcher United Methodist Church, PO Box 205, Fletcher, NC 28732.