Bessie Mae

Grayson Norwood

Mrs. Bessie Mae Norwood, age 93, a native of Wagarville (Cortelyou), AL and a resident of Jackson, AL was born September 4, 1927 to the parentage of the late Mr. Nick "Will" Grayson and the late Mrs. Daisy Jackson Grayson. She departed this life April 16, 2021 in Jackson, AL at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Muriel and Robert Waters, Sr.

Mrs. Norwood was educated in the Washington County School System and graduated from Prestwick School.

She was a member of Lewis Grove Baptist Church in Wagarville, AL. Before her health failed, she was a faithful member of the choir and was a soloist as well. One of her favorite songs was "He Knows Just How Much We Can Bear".

Although her hobbies included playing checkers, dominoes, going to the senior center and playing "Chicken Foot", two of her most favorite things to do was spending time with her family and enjoying the sunshine while sitting on the steps of her daughter's (Muriel's) home.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Kirt Norwood, Sr.; a daughter, Patricia Ann Norwood; a son, Rev. Jessie Norwood; her only brother, Herbert Grayson, and four sisters, Mable McNeil. Ella Mae Braggs, Betty Logan, and Mary Lee Garmon.

She is loved and cherished in the hearts of their children; two sons, Larry Norwood of Wagarville, AL, and Kirt (Brenda) Norwood, Jr., of St. Stephens, AL; four daughters, Carolyn (Willie) Jenkins, Lillian (Kenny) Russell, devoted caregiver, Muriel (Robert) Waters, Sr., all of Jackson, AL, and Burnette (Byron) Tolbert of Auburn, AL; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Pearline Norwood of Jackson AL; a devoted niece, Bertha Darrington of Torrence, CA, and a sister-in-law, Ludie Johnson of Newark, NJ, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Viewing Friday, April 23, 2021, 4pm until 7pm at Andrews Funeral Home Chapel One. Viewing Saturday, April 24, 2021, 10am until 11am at Lewis Grove Baptist Church, 181 Henry Reed Road, Wagarville, AL 36585, Rev. Caesar Abston, Pastor and Eulogist. Following burial in the church cemetery, the family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church. Facial covering is mandatory and social distancing will be implemented at all observances.

Services with sympathetic care and legendary professionalism entrusted to Andrews Funeral Home, 800 Depot Road, Jackson, AL. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.andrewsfuneralhomejackson.com and on Andrews Funeral Home Facebook Page.