It's been 24 yrs. today, and i still see you like yesterday...memories of the past linger on..life here is bad..crime..ecomony...and family health issuses..grandma Elve not doing good....Mom's health not good......miss u more everyday,,,Michelle an I have a grandbaby by her oldest son...I know u would have spoiled her rotten..Chris is growing up..but has a lot to go...Also we have Michael..which i try to br like u an do things with him like we wanted u to do with us...hunting an things....well i got to go....LOVE ALWAYS YOUR SON BILL.....

Sing the wondrous love of Jesus;
Sing his mercy and his grace.
In the mansions bright and blessed
He'll prepare for us a place.

While we walk the pilgrim pathway
Clouds will overspread the sky
But when travlin days are over
Not a shadow not a sigh

When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
We'll sing and shout the victory!

Onward to the prize before us!
Soon his beauty we'll behold;
Soon the pearly gates will open;
We shall tread the streets of gold.

When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
We'll sing and shout the victory!

Its been 23yrs since you been gone. I been here for 19 of them. I wish i got to meet you. I tlk to people all the time and everyone tells me you where a good man. Days go by when i sit and think about how things would be with you here with me. How i would be helping you and dad working on trucks and bulldozers and hanging out havin fun with my granddad. There is not a day that goes by when i sit and think about you and how different our family would be today if you were still here with us today. Dad and I tlk about you all the time he tells me about all the good times ya'll had together and times that were not so good, but all were good memories made with you. I wish i could have seen your face and made memories of my own with you. I know your home and i know some day i will be coming home to stay with you. You will always be in my heart forever and always.

Love You Grandson,

Chris

R.I.P Papa Jimmy you will never be forgotten

TODAY MARKS THE 23TH. ANNIV.OF YOUR DEPARTING FROM THIS WORLD,SURE DO MISS YOU ALOT MORE EVERY DAY IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU JUST LEFT US TODAY. US DO WISH YOU WERE HERE WITH US ALL SO BAD THAT ONLY GOD KNOWS HOW BAD,, EVERY ONE IS DOING OKEXCEPT THAT WE MISS YOU AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY THAT IS UP THERE WITH YOU TELL THEM THAT WE ALL SAID HELLO AND WE HOPE TO SEE THEM SOON BUT MOST OF ALL WE WANT TO SEE JESUS CHRIST AND TO MAKE IT HOME. WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU DEARLY BRO. JIMMY HOPE YOU ARE HAVING THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE THERE WITH THE ONE ONLY SAVIOR OUR SOON COMING KING...SO YOU R.I.P.NOW UNTILL WE MEET ON THOSE GOLDEN STREETS ...LOVE YOU DEAR FRIEND                                                                                  YOUR FRIEND BRENDA....NOW YOU R. I. P.

DAYS GO BY....I OFTEN WONDER WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING IF U WERE STILL HERE WITH ME...WHAT WOULD WE BE WORKING ON.....TRACTORS...TRUCKS....BULLDOZERS....AN NOW YOUR GRANDSONS BE PLAYING LIKE I ALWAYS DID....I COME BY OFTEN WHEN NO ONE NO'S..JUST SO I CAN HAVE MY TIME WITH U..LIKE OLD TIMES...THE DAY U LEFT..I LOST MY BEST FRIEND I EVER HAD....NOT JUST MY DAD.....I THINK OF ALL THE TIME WE PLAY IN THE MUD FOUR WHEELING..AN ALL THE LECTURES I WOULD GET...SURE WISH I COULD GET SOME ADVICE SOMETIMES FROM DAD..I NO U R IN HEAVEN HAVING A BLAST....HOPE U SEE A LOT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS....WE R DOING FINE...I'M MARRIED TO MOST PERCIOUS WOMEN IN THE WORLD....WE HAVE THREE SON'S .....U WOULD HAVE SPOILED THEM ALL..THEY WOULD HAVE LOVED U...DAY TO DAY LIFE GOES ON..BUT THE MEMORIES I HAVE WILL LAST A LIFE TIME....

R.I.P.REV.JAMES BRYANT(JIMMY) NORWOOD..

NOV..29.1987...9.45P.M.

GONE NEVER FORGOTTEN..

LOVE,SON OF A WONDERFUL DAD.

BILL NORWOOD...NOV.29..2010

23 YEARS TODAY, I LAYED YOU IN THE GROUND TO BE WITH OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. IT WAS THE HARDEST THINGS THAT I HAD TO DO BUT I MADE IT THROUGH BY THE GRACE OF GOD. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER LOSING YOU AND I PROBALLY NEVER WILL CAUSE I LOVED YOU MORE THAT DAY THAN THE DAY I MET YOU, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. THERE ISN'T A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T THINK ABOUT YOU, MORE AROUND THE HOLIDAYS. I THOUGHT IT WOULD GET EASIER BUT IT HASN'T, IT GETS HARDER EVERY DAY FOR ME. I MISS YOU SO BAD, BUT I KNOW GOD CALLED YOU HOME FOR A REASON DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT REASON IS BUT ONE DAY I HOPE TO FIND OUT. THE BOYS WHICH ARE GROWN MEN NOW, AND HAVE FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN AND ARE DOING VERY GOOD FOR THEMSELVES. JAMIE AND DONNA HAVE A SON NAMED BRYANT, HANDSOME YOUNG MAN AND BILL AND MICHELLE HAVE CHRIS, BRANDON AND MICHAEL, THEY ARE ALSO DOING WELL. MAMA IS DOING FAIRLY WELL TO BE HER AGE. WELL REST WELL NOW, MY LOVE FOR I HOPE TO SEE YOU ONE DAY. SO RIP UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN. I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL, AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2010 WE WILL HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 48 YEARS...HAPPY ANNIVERSARY JIMMY I LOVE YOU.....

LOVE YOUR WIFE, FAYE...

YOU WILL AL WAYS BE IN MY HEART AND MIND NEVER A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T THINK OF YOU,  YES AND STILL ASK WHY ? I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND IT BUT MAYBE ONE DAY I WILL THAT DOESN'T STOP THE HURT AND THE ACHE IN MY HEART BECAUSE YOU WERE A FRIEND THAT I COULD GO TO TALK TO AND TELL YOU ANYTHING NO MATTER WHAT WAS BOTHERING ME YOU WOULD LISTEN TO ME YOU MIGHT NOT TELL ME THE ANSWER I WANTED TO HEAR BUT YOU TOLD ME ANY WAYS, THE 29 TH OF THIS MONTH [NOV.]  WILL MARK  YOUR DEATH OF 23 YEARS IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY TO ME . SOME TIMES I CAN SEE IT ALL OVER AGAIN IN MY MIND  BRO. JIMMY YOU WERE MORE THAN A FRIEND TO ME YOU WERE LIKE THE BIG BROTHER THAT I NEVER HAD I LOOKED UP TO YOU AND ENJOYED SINGING WITH YOU WHEN WE HAD THE SINGING GROUP, YOU, ME, FAYE, BONNIE, JAMIE, BILL, AND SAM STRICKLAND,  HAD SOME GOOD TIMES IN THE LORD,,, JIMMY JUST LOOK DOWN HERE IF YOU CAN AND TOUCH FAYE SHE NEEDS YOU BUT KNOWS YOU ARE GONE BUT STILL GRIEVING IN HER OWN WAY... LIKE I SAID YOU MAY BE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN AND SURELY ARE VERY MUCH LOVED BY YOUR WHOLE FAMILY..UNTILL WE MEET KEEP LOOKING FOR US ALL ???? WE LOVE & MISS YOU DEARLY...

I see the countless Christmas trees
Around the world below,
With tiny lights like heaven's stars
Reflecting in the snow.

The sight is so spectacular
Please wipe away that tear
For I'm spending Christmas
With Jesus Christ this year.

I hear the many Christmas songs
That people hold so dear
But earthly music can't compare
With the Christmas choir up here.

I have no words to tell you
The joy their voices bring
For it's beyond description
To hear the angels sing.

I know how much you miss me,
Trust God and have no fear
For I'm spending Christmas
With Jesus Christ this year.

I can't tell you of the splendor
Or the peace here in this place.
Can you imagine Christmas
With our Savior, face to face?

May God uplift your spirit
As I tell Him of your love
Then pray for one another
As you lift your eyes above.

So let your hearts be joyful
And let your spirits sing
For I'm spending Christmas in Heaven
And I'm walking with the king!

IF TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY

AND MEMORIES WERE A LANE

WE WOULD WALK RIGHT UP TO HEAVEN

AND BRING YOU BACK AGAIN

NO FAREWELL WORDS WERE SPOKEN

NO TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

YOU WERE GONE BEFORE WE KNEW IT

AND ONLY GOD KNOWS WHY

OUR HEARTS STILL ACHE IN SADNESS

AND SECRET TEARS STILL FLOW

WHAT IT MEANT TO LOSE YOU

NO ONE CAN EVER KNOW

BUT NOW WE KNOW YOU WANT US

TO MOURN NO MORE

TO REMEMBER ALL THE HAPPY TIMES

LIFE STILL HAS MUCH IN STORE

SINCE YOU'LL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN

WE PLEDGE TO YOU TODAY

A HALLOWED PLACE WITHIN OUR HEARTS

IS WHERE YOU'LL ALWAYS STAY....

REMEMBER ME WITH SMILES AND LAUGHTER.

FOR THAT'S THE WAY I'LL REMEMBER YOU ALL.

IF YOU CAN ONLY REMEMBER ME WITH TEARS,

THEN DON'T REMEMBER ME AT ALL......