Loving grandmother, mother, aunt, and sister
Norma Jean Cissell Word
February 25, 1931 – October 30, 2022
Lived 91 years
Mt. Carmel Cemetary · Paducah, Kentucky
And he will raise you up on eagle's wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of his hand.
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Norma loved her family more than life. You could find her in two places quite frequently: outside taking care of her flowers or in the kitchen cooking up some sweet treats!
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1931
Born February 25
1939
Norma was 8 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Norma was 14 when World War II ended
1955
Norma was 24 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1969
Norma was 38 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1976
Norma was 45 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Norma was 51 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Norma was 67 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2007
Norma was 76 when the first iPhone went on sale
2010
Norma was 79 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2020
Norma was 89 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away October 30, age 91
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