Robert Batchler Norman's Obituary
Robert Norman, 70, of Columbia, MO, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024, at the University of Missouri Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be held from 10-11AM Saturday at the church. Services will be live streamed at 11:00 AM through the HT May & Son Funeral Home Facebook page and can be found at https://www.facebook.com/htmayfuneralhome.
Robert Batchler Norman, 70, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away on Monday July1, 2024 at MU Health Care surrounded by family.
Robert was born January 14, 1954 in Dumas, Arkansas on Oakwood Bayou. He was the forth son of eleven children from George Norman Sr. and Joyce Owens Norman.
Robert accepted Christ at an early age and was baptised at St. Stephens Baptist Church in the Oakwood Bayou community under the leadership of Rev. M.C. Elliott.
Robert was in the first class to graduate from Dumas High School after the integration of Reed High and Dumas High School. He excelled in basketball and football at Dumas High. He received a basketball scholarship from the University of Arkansas at Conway but unfortunately had enlisted in the US Army in early summer so he could not accept the scholarship.
After serving in the army for a number of years, he retired as a recruiter. Robert worked various jobs in Columbia including driving a bus for the City of Columbia.
Robert married Jaqueine Hughes in 1982. To this union four children were born; Robert Jr., Joshua Emanuel, Aaron Wesley and Amber Lucille.
Robert and Gina Foster were married in 2001. He welcomed Gina's four children (Delisha Seasar, Seab Howard III, Manta Howard, and Jamar Howard) and loved them as his own.
Robert loved his siblings and family dearly and was the one who would always call and check up on them to make sure they were ok.
His parents and three brothers (Larry Norman, John Norman, and Peter Norman) preceded him in death. One daughter (Keisha) also preceded him in death.
Robert leaves to mourn and cherish his memories, his loving wife, Gina Norman of Columbia; three sons, Robert Norman Jr., Joshua Norman, and Aaron Norman; one daughter, Amber Norman (Terrence); five brothers, George Jr. (Allene) of Columbia, Wendell (Brenda) of Broken Arrow, OK, Octavius (Pam) of Florissant, MO, Edward (Roberta) of Columbia, and Jason of St. Louis, MO; two sisters, Lisa Turner (Allen), and Lori Norman of Columbia; two sister-in-laws, Elsie Norman of Columbia, Brenda Norman of Dumas, Arkansas; four blended family children, Delisha, Seab, Manta, and Jamar; and a host of grand and great- grand children, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Robert will be dearly missed by his loving family and special life long friend, Flonia Ward from Dumas, Ark.
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