A memorial service for Dorothy Jean McPhail Norris will be held 4 p.m., Saturday, June 24, at Topeka Baptist Church.

Mrs. Norris, 71, of Monticello, died June 23, 2023, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven. She was born in Prentiss, MS, January 20, 1952, to Leroy McPhail and Rita Mae Delancey McPhail. She worked for many years in Rutter Rex Sewing Factory and retired from that occupation. Her favorite pastimes were baking, reading, or coloring, and she also enjoyed sewing as a hobby. Her greatest treasure was her family. She loved spending time with them and with friends as well.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Lee Norris; her parents; children, Dana Norris and Stephanie Norris Barnett; and sister, Patsy Head.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Pam Norris (Tim) and Roni Smith (Tim); brothers, Jessie McPhail, Keith McPhail, and Jimmy McPhail; sister, Faye Jackson; ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She is also survived by other loving family members and friends.