Mary Louise McDonald Norris

Published 11:16 am Thursday, January 22, 2015

Mary Louise McDonald Norris, 97, of Bowling Green, went to be with the Lord at 10:21 p.m. Jan. 19, 2015, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green.

The Simpson County native was born Nov. 4, 1917, to the late Thomas Monroe “Bud” McDonald and Mary Susan Grant McDonald and was preceded in death by five sisters and four brothers. She was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. She retired from Union Underwear after 28 years. Louise was a avid seamstress and loved to make quilts and grow her flowers.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at J.C. Kirby & Son, Broadway Avenue chapel, with burial in Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Survivors include a son, Thomas Allen Sr. and wife Hazel; a daughter, Lois Turner and husband James, both of Bowling Green; a sister, Jean Marion of Florida; six grandchildren, Odell Turner (Margaret), Tim Turner (Anita), Thomas Allen Jr., Penny Ehlers (Bill), Don Allen and Steve Allen (Angie); 18 great-grandchildren; 24 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.