Norma Nell Marrs, age 95, of Matador, Texas, passed away November 26, 2021. Visitation was held 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., Monday, November 29, 2021, at the Matador Church of Christ. Graveside service was held Nov. 29 at 2:00 p.m., at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Paducah. Arrangements are under the personal care of Moore-Rose Funeral Home of Floydada.
Norma Nell was born to Charles Lee (Jack) Parnell and Bonnie Lee Clark Parnell at Plaska in Hall County, Texas. The family farmed in Flomot, Texas. After Norma’s mother died, Jack married Vivian (Sug) Campbell and the family moved to Paducah, Texas. Norma graduated from Paducah High School and attended Texas Woman’s University in Denton.
Norma met Bruce Marrs in Paducah. The couple married February 14, 1947. They moved to Matador in 1960. Norma was first a homemaker but worked several years as an aide at Matador Grade School and an afternoon receptionist Giesecke Butane.
Norma was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one brother, C.F. Parnell.
Those cherishing her memories are daughters Judy Dunlap (John) of Floydada and Peggy Winegarner (Arlan) of Spearman; Grandchildren Aaron Winegarner of Dumas, Audrey Gibson (Braden) of Dumas, Abby (Cody) Cook of Amarillo, Robert Dunlap of Lubbock, Bonnie (Ian) McIntosh of Floydada, and Melissa (Scott) Sengbush of Dallas; great-grandchildren Haley, Heidi and Hagan Winegarner, Cutler and Kaitlyn Gibson, and Karis and Laityn McIntosh; ten nieces and nephews; and one brother, Doyle Parnell of Paducah.