Colie M. Norwood Funeral Program

A Time to Be Born: Colie Mae Norwood was born on August 3, 1929, to Wyatt Jones
and Callie Loper in Rankin County, Mississippi.

A Time to Worship: Colie accepted Christ at an early age and was an active member
at Taylor Hill M.B. Church, Braxton, Mississippi. She was an active member until her health began to fail. She held many different positions while serving in the Lord's house.

A Time to Learn and Work: Colie Mae attended Piney Woods School in Rankin
County, Mississippi. She was employed with McCarty State Pride for over 20 years
until she retired.

A Time to Love: Colie married Charlie Norwood, Sr. on December 28, 1948. To this union, eight (8) children were born. One child, Charlie Ann, died at birth.

A Time to Laugh: Colie enjoyed life. She loved to cook and serve her family. She also loved gardening as long as she could. She would have fresh vegetables each year. Gardening was her hobby. She loved to talk on the phone to all her family and friends.

A Time to Die: Colie Mae departed this life on June 27, 2024, at Magee General
Hospital in Magee, Mississippi.

A Time to Mourn: Colie Mae leaves to cherish her memory: six children, Charlie
Norwood, Jr. (Laster), Mendenhall, Mississippi, Joann Norwood Loper Kelly,
Bessemer, Alabama, Jerry Norwood, Magee, Mississippi, Linda J. Smith (W.C.),
Magee, Mississippi, Patsy Hayes (the Late Lorenzo Hayes), Mendenhall, Mississippi,
and Donnie Norwood, Sr. (Hazel), Magee, Mississippi; three sisters, Dozie Mae Jenkins, Mendenhall, Mississippi, Betti Whitmore (Dave), Kansas City, Kansas, and Vera Burkett (Bobby Dee), Mendenhall, Mississippi; one brother, London Jones (Dorothy), Kansas City, Missouri; 23 grandchildren; and a host of great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Colie Mae is preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Norwood, Sr.; her daughter, Charlie Ann; son, Kelvin; her parents, Callie Loper Jones and Wyatt Jones; her siblings, Cornelius Jones, Wyatt Jones, Jr., Mary Lou Mangum, Paul Clifton Jones, and
Freddie Gene Jones; and a host of in-laws, cousins, nephews, and nieces.