Spouse & Children

Pearl Gertrude Bond Letha Lavern Norwood (1911-1961) Paul Weldon Norwood (1917-2000) Fannie Claudine Norwood (1918-2003) Raymond Eureka Norwood (1921-2003) Norman C. Norwood (1922-1936) Opal Lee Norwood (1926-1953) Elton Wade Norwood (1928-2012) Marion Ralph Norwood (1931-2007)

Brothers & Sisters

America Elizabeth Norwood (1896-1981) Lawrence L. Norwood (1900-1910) Lydia Jane Norwood (1903-1939) William Clifford Norwood (1908-1972) Ruby Madeline Norwood (1915-1971)

Robert registered for the draft in World War I, but was never inducted. He was elected constable of Carroll County Tennessee in 1931.

Robert became a Mason in 1920. In 1936 he was elected worshipful master of the Hollow Rock Lodge. He was presented his 50 year pin in 1970 along with Gordon Browning, former governor of Tennessee.

MASONS PICK OFFICERS HOLLOW ROCK. Tenn, Dee. II (Spl) Members of the Hollow Rock Mason Lodge, which is located located at Buena Vista, have elected officers as follows: R. E. Norwood, worshipful master: W. M. May. senior warden; J. E. Smothers, Junior warden; L. R. Allen, tiler; L.L. Morris, senior deacon; M. G. Bowers, Junior deacon; J. M. Robinson, chaplain: W. A. Butler, treasurer, and W. J. Allen, secretary.

Carroll Singers Name Officers HUNTINGDON, Tenn. The Carroll County Singing Convention Convention at its annual fall meeting at Huntingdon High School Auditorium, elected Claude Davis president for the 1962-63 year. Other officers elected are: Martin May, vice-president, and Mrs. Claude Davis, secretary-treasurer. Committee chairman are Pat Cox, Owen Webb, Willis Brandon, Robbie Norwood and Ed Glisson Rodney Chandler was elected pianist and Miss Mozelle Jones assistant pianist.

SERVICES FOR ROBERT NORWOOD JUNE 29 Services for Robert E. (Robbie) Norwood, 83, were held Saturday, June 29, 2 p.m. at Dilday Funeral Home with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Buena Vista, with Masonic services held at the grave by Hollow Rock Lodge. Mr. Norwood, a retired carpenter, died Thursday at Kennett, Mo. He was a member of the Baptist Church, a member of the Hollow Rock Masonic Lodge and a member of the Eastern Star. His wife, Mrs. Pearl Norwood died in 1969. He formally lived in Huntingdon until moving to Kennett to live with a daughter. Surviving are four sons, Paul Norwood and Ray Norwood, both of Union City, Wade Norwood of Prattville, Ala. And Ralph Norwood of Dyersburg; a daughter, Mrs. Jimmy Heath of Kennett, MO.; and a sister, Mrs. America Abbott of Oak Ridge. Rev. Fred Price of McKenzie officiated^{5 6 7 8}

Sources:

1. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
2. Death Certificate of Robert E. Norwood, Dunklin County, Missouri File no. 74-015094
3. The Jackson Sun (Jackson, Tennessee) Fri, Jun 28, 1974 Main Edition Page 6
4. Marriage License of Robert Norwood & Pearl Bond, #415
5. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Card
6. The Jackson Sun (Jackson, Tennessee) Fri, Mar 13, 1970 Page 2
7. The Jackson Sun, 04 Nov 1962, Sun, Page 34
8. The Tennessean, 01 Jan 1937, Fri, Page 4