Bobby Lee Norris, age 89, of Chadbourn, NC passed away at the Lower Cape Fear Life Care Angel House of Whiteville, NC, after an extended stay at Shoreland Rehabilitation.
He was born May 13, 1936, in the Emerson Community. The first child of Ezra (Ted) Norris and Rachel Mattie Graves Norris.
He attended Tabor City Schools, graduating in May 1954 from Tabor City High School. Bobby met the love of his life, Marvelann Williams on April 29, 1954 at her nineteenth birthday party. They married on March 6, 1956 and were married 54 years until her death on August 14, 2010. He became a member of Whiteville Church of Christ and was baptized in 1955, where he was still a member. 
Bobby was drafted into the United States Army August 5, 1959, and served in Korea 1960-1961. He was released from Active Duty and joined the Army Reserves in June 1961. After serving 25 years, he was honorably discharged in 1985.
After working for other companies, Bobby decided to go into business for himself and opened City Tire Service in Tabor City, September 1985 and closed December 31, 2011. He then began work for Columbus County Solid Waste in January 2018. After 6 years of service, he retired in 2024.
In addition to his parents, Bobby was predeceased by his wife, Marvelann Williams Norris; son, Lester Carroll Norris, daughter in-law, Barbara Williamson Norris; brother, Bernard Norris; sister, and Clara Pearl Norris Hinson.
Bobby is survived by one son, Bobby Glenn Norris (Betty) of Tabor City; grandson, Hunter Carroll Norris (Tess) of Chadbourn; granddaughters, Hannah Marie Norris Dyson of Chadbourn, Kimberly Hope Norris and Andrea Lynn Norris of Lumberton, NC; great grandson, Brycen Hemingway of Lumberton, NC; great granddaughter, Carter Ann Norris of Chadbourn; three brothers, Ezra Chester Norris of Kernersville, NC, Alvie LaRue Norris and Ronnie Ray Norris of Whiteville; six sisters, Nancy Carol Day and Cleo Skipper of Whiteville, NC, Cloteal Obermeyer of Apache-Junction, AZ, Rachael Ann Buffkin of Green Sea, SC, Sara Gray Benton of Hallsboro, NC, Eunice Harrelson-Williams of Tabor City, NC, and several nieces and nephews.
Nephews will be serving as pallbearers.
The family would like to thank the great staff at Shoreland Nursing Home for their wonderful and loving care of Bobby.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM in the Inman Ward Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Phillip Norwood officiating. Burial will follow in the Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the chapel.
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