Mary Kathryn Norris

Mary Kathryn Norris, 88, of Pine Bluff died Monday, August 29, 2011. Born June 14, 1923 in Dardanelle, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Judge Lewis Macon and Jean Dobson Robinson, the Dardanelle High School and Arkansas Tech University graduate also studied at the University of Tennessee and the University of Arkansas. She married John B. Norris in Savannah, Georgia in 1944. He died in 2004. Mrs. Norris was a member of First Baptist Church, the Bess Jenkins Club, and the Daughters of the American Revolution, all in Pine Bluff. Her survivors include her sons, John L. (Pam) Norris of Lakeland, Florida and James M. (M'lou) Norris of Maumelle, Arkansas; daughter, Kathryn (Tommy) May of Pine Bluff; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at 2111 West 46th Avenue, Pine Bluff. Services are Thursday, September 1 at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son. Interment follows in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials are requested to UAMS Foundation Fund for ALS, Attn: Renie Rule, 4301 West Markham Street, Slot 554, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205. Online register: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.