1938 - 2024 (85 years)
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| Name |
Kitley, Norma A. |
| Birth |
6 Sep 1938 |
Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Reference Number |
KITL.N002 |
| Funeral |
20 Mar 2024 (85 years) |
Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [2] |
| Death |
16 Mar 2024 |
Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [2] |
| Burial |
Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2] |
| Person ID |
I42741 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
19 Mar 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 6 Sep 1938 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois |
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| Marriage - 6 Sep 1958 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois |
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 | Death - 16 Mar 2024 - Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois |
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 | Funeral - 20 Mar 2024 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois |
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 | Burial - - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois |
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| Notes |
- Norma Kitley Smith, age 85, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Saturday evening, March 16, 2024, at Flora Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.
She was born September 6, 1938, in Flora, the daughter of Roy H. and Pansy L. (Davis) Kitley. She was united in marriage to Donald Ray Smith on September 6, 1958, in Flora, and together they shared 49 wedding anniversaries until his passing on October 23, 2007.
Norma attended beauty school and worked as a beautician alongside her sister-in-law for a time in Tilton. She enjoyed listening to country music. Norma held a deep, quiet Christian belief, and throughout her life maintained her spiritual home at Harmony United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her siblings: Bill Kitley of Flora, Marilyn Lewis of Flora, and Mike (Kathy) Kitley of Flora; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sister-in-law: Kay Kitley; and a brother-in-law: David Lewis.
A funeral ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with Pastor Marty Ellison officiating. Interment will follow in Kneff Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday evening and from 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to Harmony United Methodist Church, and these will be accepted through the funeral home.
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| Sources |
- [S2684] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 12, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).
- [S15868] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Smith, Norma Kitley, 85, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1520/), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S11748] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 11, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).
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