Charles Edwin Norris, 82, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Irwin County Hospital in Ocilla.
Graveside services will be held 11AM, Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Cedar Creek Cemetery, in Wilcox County, Georgia, with the Rev. Terry Cole, the Rev. David Horton and the Rev. Jerri Horton officiating.
Mr. Norris was born May 2, 1933, in Fitzgerald to the late John Bunyon, Jr. and Lois Lee Hall Norris. He lived in the community all of his life and was a retired barber of Norris Barber Shop. He served his country honorably in the United States Air Force for four years. Mr. Norris was a musician and a member of Fitzgerald Full Gospel Church.
He is survived by his children: John E. Norris of Fitzgerald, Eva Woods of Carthage, North Carolina and Gary Foley of Beckley, West Virginia and Richard Paul Garrett of Cocoa Beach, Florida; two sisters: Jerri Horton of Athens and Jeanette Dansburger of Hagerstown, Maryland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Annette Fannie Carver Norris; a daughter: Melonie Doleman and a brother: Johnnie F. Norris.