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Shirley Louise Bass Norton
July 23, 1915 ? July 1, 2010
Shirley Louise Bass Norton, age 94, of Smithfield, NC, formerly of Fayetteville, NC passed away on July 1, 2010. She was the oldest of eight children of the late George Washington Bass and Ila Ina Johnson Bass. She graduated from Smith's High School in Lumberton, NC in 1933. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Miller Norton, who passed away May 11, 1976 and her infant son, David Miller Norton. She is survived by two daughters, Martha Norton Wheeler of Smithfield, NC and Patsy Norton Wooten (Seth) of Wilson, NC. Five grandchildren, Marsha Renee Creech (Chris), Cheryl Diana Sykes, Travis Nathaniel Wheeler, Joseph Bret Taylor (Erin), Shannon Chad Taylor (Jin) and nine great grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers, Frautman Earl Bass, Jack Gainey Bass and two sisters, Margaret Cooper Davis, Eugenia Pearl Hayes all of Fayetteville, NC. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Glenn Wallace Bass and George Horace Bass of Fayetteville, NC and Gary Clinton Bass of Charlotte, NC. She is a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Fayetteville, NC. She was a wonderful Christian, loved her church and her Bible and was a great Mom and Friend to all she met. The family will receive friends at Parrish Funeral Home in Selma Friday night from 6 to 8 PM. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM in the Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, Route 7, Box 219, Fayetteville, NC 28306.Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Mount Vernon Baptist Church.
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