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Nell Norman

Nell Marie Norman, 84, of Berkley, Ca, formerly of Prescott, died October 22, in Berkeley, Calif.

She was born August 17, 1917, in Prescott, to William Newton and Laura Sandifer Norman.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one child: Noveline Jackson.

She attended Prairie View A&M University and was a retired nurse at Kaiser Hospital in Walnut Creek, Ca. She continued to work as a private nurse for several more years, finally retiring at 79.

She is survived by: five children: James Sanders of Petaluma, Calif., Louise Douglas of San Fransicsco, Calif., Dortothy Whitmire of Dallas, Texas, Harding T. Deon, Jr. and his wife; Hyacinth of Prescott, and Janice Edwards and husband: Dwight of Baltimore, Md.; one sister: Sarah Mae Winfrey of Oakland, Calif.; one brother: William Norman of Prescott; and 10 grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Norman Whitmire, Eldridege A. Deon, William and Jason Cavil, Dwight and David Edwards. Honorary were Willie and Horace Norman, James Sanders, Olen Johnson, John L. Block, Lorenzo Blalock, and James Kelly. Flower bearers were The Sandifer family and Munns Chapel Mission Ladies.

Funeral services were held Saturday, October 27, at 4 p.m. at the Mt. Cana Baptist Church in Prescott. Burial followed in the Sweet Home Cemetery in Prescott. Under the direction of Marks Funeral Home , Inc. of Magnolia. Officiating was Rev. Arthur Hill, Sr.