Norma Faye Carnahan

Norma Faye Carnahan obituary, Columbia, LA

Norma Faye Carnahan

Norma Carnahan Obituary

Visit the Riser Funeral Home - Columbia website to view the full obituary.

October 26th, 2025 stands as the day, the world lost Norma Faye Carnahan, Born in Michigan on June 20th, 1938. As one of five children, born to Ray & Katharine Garman, There was never a dull moment growing-up! Norma upon graduation of high school Joined American Telephone & Telegraph. AT&T to younger members of the world. And subsequently met her husband of over sixty (60) years working at the same company and location within Flint Michigan. Gardening, Victorian Antiques, Cooking and raising a son to adulthood were her passions

. A Member of Tyrone Presbyterian Community Church, based out of Fenton Michigan, spent many great bonding fellowship hours. Her and Her Husband, Harry Carnahan, Traveled much post retirement, as their son, Craig Carnahan was a Senior Business Analyst and Post Merger & Acquisition Consultant throughout the Asian Pacific This allowed the couple a landing base for many great adventures and provided quality time for the family to see and experience many great cultures and culinary experiences. Within early 2025, family members stated how poorly Norma was functioning, and her son retired, came to Michigan, picked her-up and departed to Columbia, LA. Its often asked how the Carnahan’s found life on the river, Her son had a major “turnaround” ie., assist in fixing a business in Shreveport LA, upon working many hours per week, a couple members of the current ownership wanted to go fishing for the weekend.

 Her son saw and appreciated the beauty and peace and made a promise to himself to return some day. God always guides us, having this year 2025, to spend time with a great Mother & Citizen of this world goes very appreciated. The amount of friends, relatives and people her warm heart, left an impact would tale vast amounts of space, but please think warm and loving thoughts and this is how she travelled thru life, she is now simply travelling to a different destination!

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