Obituary of Dan Norman

Services for Dan Norman, 69, Whitehouse, formerly of Troup, are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Saturday, January 26, at the Henry's Chapel United Methodist Church, near Troup, with the Reverends David Goodwin and Mike Cline officiating. Burial will be in the Knoxville Cemetery, near Troup, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mr. Norman died Tuesday, January 22, in a Tyler hospital. He was born February 22, 1938, in Jacksonville, to the late James Wilmer and Mollie Eugenia McLendon Norman. He was a lifetime resident of the Troup area and had lived in Whitehouse for the past 3 ½ years. Mr. Norman attended Troup schools and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He had been an employee of Bob Waters Construction, Whitehouse, for 40 years. He was a lifelong member of the Henry's Chapel United Methodist Church. Survivors include, his wife, Mazie Norman, Whitehouse; two sons, Jeff Pool and Stephen Colby Flowers, both of Whitehouse; a daughter, Ashley Miller, Tyler; a brother and sister-in-law, Mac and Jinny Norman, Whitehouse; a sister, Louise N. Conner, Tyler; two grandchildren, Matthew Pool and Ryan Pool; nephews, Charles D. Norman, James Norman, Jr., George Conner, Patrick Conner, and Ben Conner; and a niece, Terry L. Payne. Pallbearers will be Tim Boyd, M.J. Florence, Wes Barron, Jim Norman, Charles Norman, Melvin Lacy, Jerry Glenn Lacy, and Jake Johnson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Kenneth Ragsdale, Bob Waters and all the employees of Bob Waters Construction, Whitehouse. Also named as a memorial honorary pallbearer, is Dan's good friend Mike Johnson, who died December 30, 2007 and at whose service Dan served as a pallbearer. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Friday, January 25. Memorials if desired may be made to the Cameron-J. Jarvis Troup Municipal Library, P.O. Box 721, Troup, TX 75789-0721.