Roy Lincoln Norvell Obituary (1931 - 2015)

\ Roy Lincoln Norvell, 83, of Madisonville, KY, passed away, Sunday April 26, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville. \ \ Mr. Norvell was born September 8, 1931, in Nortonville, KY, to the late Frank Norvell and Pearl Martin Norvell. He was also preceded in death by one son, Mickey Norvell; one brother, Charles Norvell; and one sister, Nell Clayton. \ \ He was a maintenance chief at Island Creek Coal. He was a member at First Baptist Church in Madisonville. He enjoyed fishing and was a master woodworking craftsman. \ \ He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Sara Louise Thomas Norvell; three sons, Dennis W. (Carmelta) Norvell of Cape Coral, FL, Charles R. (Tammie) Norvell of Madisonville, and Larry D. (Sandy) Norvell of Beulah, KY; four grandchildren, Jeremy (Tracey) Norvell of Cape Coral, Bradley T. (Wendy) Norvell of Charlotte, NC, Ashley N. (Adam) Rodgers of Lexington, KY, and Sara Ann (John) Norvell-Carlson of Madisonville; and four great grandchildren. \ \ Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. \ \ Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday and from noon until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. \ \ Pallbearers will be Dennis Norvell, Charles Norvell, Larry Norvell, Brad Norvell, Adam Rodgers, John Carlson, and Daniel Thomas. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Wayne Thomas, Raymond Plunkett, Tom Florida, Bob Hawkins, Raymond Thomas and Eugene Wright. \ \ Memorial contributions may be made to the Breaking Bread Ministries. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \ \