This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Norris, Holcomb, Call, Mendenhall Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/4566/mb.ashx Message Board Post: YADKINVILLE - Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Mr. Larry Dean Norris of Yadkinville, passed away on September 29, 2010 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem after a long illness. He was born October 12, 1939 in Yadkin County to Steve B. and Flora Holcomb Norris. He was a lifelong member of Courtney Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon and as church treasurer. For numerous years he traveled on mission trips with the Yadkin Baptist Men Mission Group, and coached little league baseball for several years when his children where young. He had served as a volunteer fireman with Courtney Volunteer Fire Department and was a founding member of the Courtney Ruritan Club. He retired from the Engineering Department of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Yvonne Call Norris, of the home; 3 sons, Jeffrey (Mary) Norris of Winston-Salem, Todd (Patricia) Norris of Yadkinv! ille, Steven Norris of Yadkinville; and by a daughter, Karin Mendenhall of Yadkinville. He is also survived by six grandchildren who were the joy of his life, Christine, Alexandra and Caroline Norris of Winston-Salem, Hunter Norris of Yadkinville, Chase and Dakota Mendenhall of Yadkinville. He is survived by a brother, Harry (Charlotte) Norris of Yadkinville, and his little buddy, Abby. A Celebration of Life service will be 3:00 PM Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Gentry Family Chapel with Dr. Ricky Atkins officiating, and burial to follow in the Courtney Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 PM Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville. In lieu of flowers, his wishes were for memorials to be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center, 377 Hospital Street, Mocksville, NC 27028 or to Yadkin Christian Ministries, PO Box 204, Yadkinville, NC 27055. The family would like to express their deep appreciation to Hos! pice Care Center of Mocksville for their loving, compassionate care of Mr. Norris for the past 3 months and to the staff of Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home for their compassionate care of him and our family this last week. We will be forever grateful and thankful. Online condolences may be made to www.gentry funeralservice.com. Published in Winston-Salem Journal from October 1 to October 2, 2010 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.