Clovis Abilene McLaughlin Norwood

Clovis Abilene McLaughlin Norwood, 83, of Mineral Springs, Arkansas, passed peacefully from this life into the arms of Christ Thursday, August 27, at St. Michaelâ�™s Hospital in Texarkana. Mrs. Norwood was born January 13, 1926, in Mineral Springs, Arkansas. â�œMiss Abâ₝ was a long-time member and Sunday School Director of Central Baptist Church in Mineral Springs. After raising her four children, she graduated from Henderson State University and served for many years as an elementary teacher in the Mineral Springs and Murfreesboro schools. She was a strong, loving, and caring disciplinarian, and her children and students knew that she was their strongest supporter. Her friends and family cherished her grand sense of humor, and hearty laughter and warm hospitality were trademarks of the Norwood home. She delighted in family, who she considered to be her greatest legacy, and she lined the walls of her house and her heart with family pictures and memories. In addition to her celebration of family, Abileneâ�™s life was enriched through the adventures and misadventures she shared with her lifelong best friend, Bernyce Bridgeman. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 67 years, Paul Murry Norwood, also of Mineral Springs. She is also survived by her four children and their spouses: Paula and Terry Smith of Camden, Arkansas; Pam and Mike Arrington of Morristown, Tennessee; Phil and Kathy Norwood, of Ashdown, Arkansas; Randy and Gayle Norwood of Texarkana, Texas. Other survivors include nine grandchildren: Terry and Christy Smith of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Stephanie and Thomas Sanders of Minden, Louisiana; Ashley and Kent Ellington of Rome, Georgia; Jennifer and Rome Cross of Texarkana, Arkansas; Denise Norwood of Little Rock, Arkansas; Shannon Norwood of North Little Rock, Arkansas; Rendi and Josh Wiggins of Shreveport, Louisiana; Faith Norwood of Texarkana, Texas; Abbey Norwood of Texarkana, Texas. Great-grandchildren: Ellison Smith, Porter Smith, William Sanders, Mary Ella Sanders, Murray Ellington, Kaitlyn Cross, Olivia Cross, Sanders Wiggins. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Clovis Abilene McLaughlin Norwood please visit our Sympathy Store.