Evelyn S. Norris

Evelyn S. Norris, 88, of Abbeville, wife of the late Andrew Leon Norris, went home to be with her Lord on August 17, 2010 at Summit Hills Assisted Living, Spartanburg, SC. She was the daughter of the late William Clifton and Margaret Louise Sharpton. Mrs. Norris was a member of the First Baptist Church of Abbeville and retired from Bank of America. Surviving Mrs. Norris are two sons, Richard Craig Norris and his wife Pat of Gaffney, SC and Andrew Leon Norris, Jr. and wife Becky of Danville, VA; a daughter, Peggy Norris Schumpert and husband, Freddie of Look Out Mountain , Tennessee; three sisters, Dorothy Finley Harmon of Abbeville, SC; Mildred Sharpton Byars of Rock Hill, SC and Sara Sharpton Fowler of Kissimee, Florida; several nieces and nephews; a very special niece, Linda Parnell Shirley of Greenwood, SC; seven grandchildren, Richard "Craig" Norris, Jr., Trebbi Norris Hardin, Stephanie Norris Simmons, Andrew Leon Norris, III, Lisa Schumpert Franklin, Lynn Schumpert Jones and Frederick Lang Schumpert, Jr.; and thirteen great-grandchildren, Addison Norris, Ali Hardin, Becca Simmons, Sophia Norris, Jonathan Franklin, Bo Franklin, Riley Jones, Adam Jones, Aaron Jones, Summer Jones, Will Schumpert, Taylor Schumpert and Holly Schumpert . In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Edith Sharpton Parnell and a brother, William Clifton Sharpton, Jr. The family will receive friends from 9:30am to 10:30am on Friday, August 20, 2010 at Harris Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 11:30am in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, SC. The family is at the home. Memorial contributions, in memory of Mrs. Norris, may be sent to the First Baptist Church of Abbeville, PO Box 825, Abbeville, SC 29620 or to Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund, PO Box 10086, Toledo, Ohio 43699-0086. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES is assisting the Norris family.