Roy Frank Norment

Frank was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 16,1924 to the late Marion Menefee Norment, Jr. and Pattie Fay Coffman. His father died when he was seven and the family moved to Harriman, Tennessee when his mother remarried to William Cherry.

Upon graduating from Harriman High in 1943, Frank enlisted in the Navy where he was subsequently sent to the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. On December 27,1947 Frank married his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Martha Jean Robinson.

During WW II Frank served on the U.S.S. English, Destroyer Force and was discharged in 1950. He graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in electrical engineering and went to work with the General Electric Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He was transferred to Rome when the local plant was opened and retired from GE after more than 30 years of service.

Frank was a founding member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, where he was active as a Deacon, an Elder and taught Sunday School in the high school and adult departments. He served on the church care team and with the local Meals on Wheels program.

In his retirement years, Frank and Jean enjoyed round dancing and traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe. He had a keen interest in woodworking from an early age which continued into his later years making toys and furniture for his children, grandchildren and many friends. He was a passionate supporter of Habitat for Humanity participating in 22 local home builds and numerous ‘blitz builds’ and a 2002 recipient of the Heart of the Community award of honor.

Frank was a quiet man. A man of few words with a deep faith in God and country. He cherished the many times the family would gather around a huge dining table for holiday celebrations and birthdays. As his family grew from 7 to 49, he made sure the annual family vacation took place at the beach or in the mountains. His greatest desire was that the family continue to gather and to love one another well and, most of all, that they would come to know his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. His life exemplified his favorite Bible verse, Micah 6:8 to “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.”

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean, and sister Ann Ray McHugh. Survivors include daughters and their husbands, Susan and Tommy Sapp and Nan and John Stephens, all of Carrollton. Ann and Jim Pinson, Beth and Don Barnes and Jane and Pete McDonald, all of Rome. Also, surviving are grandchildren, Allison Dudley (Jim), Stephen Sapp (Katie), Cooper Pinson (Kate), Amanda Cox (Will), Austen McDonald (Kokeb), Elizabeth McCorkle (Josh), James Stephens (Kelsey) and Rebecca White (Chris) along with 21 great grandchildren and 2 nephews.

The family appreciates the staff of Heyman Hospice who so lovingly cared for him during his last days and special thanks to Rob Gresham, his ‘butler’, Right at Home, who provided companionship and support for the past year.

A service of remembrance will be held in Rome with family and close friends. Private interment will be at the Norment cemetery in Whiteville, Tennessee.

Memorial donations may be made to Habitat Coosa Valley at 504 East 1st Avenue, Rome, Georgia 30161 or the Salvation Army of Rome, P. O. Box 5188, Rome, Georgia 30162.