On January 27, I received a Facebook message from Linda Norwood. I had been close with her when I taught in Kentucky. She wanted my prayers after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. On February 20, she was gone. So hard!
Mrs. Linda Kay Norwood, age 65, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at the Hospice House of Southern KY in Bowling Green, KY.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 23, 2025 from 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Calvary Baptist Church, 804 Church Street, Franklin, KY 42134. Visitation will continue on Monday, February 24, from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM at the church. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM at the church with interment to follow in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY.
Linda was born on February 1, 1960 in Franklin, KY to the late Thomas W.” Billy” Johnson and the late Mary Evelyn Eaton Johnson Farmer.
She is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Phil Norwood; two sons, Scott Norwood (Stephanie) of Bowling Green, KY and Daniel Norwood (Leanna) of Bowling Green, KY; five grandchildren, Matthew Norwood, Courtney Norwood, Todd Norwood, Beau Norwood and Lilly Norwood; a brother, Michael W. Johnson of Louisville, KY; step-father, Ben Farmer of Franklin, KY; one niece, Amanda Johnson; one nephew, Tyler Jackson; and many, many cousins.
Linda was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a 1978 graduate of Franklin-Simpson High School. She was a retired secretary of twenty-two years of the Simpson County Public School System.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of Southern Kentucky, 5872 Scottsville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42104. Envelopes will be provided at the church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. The website is w ww.gilbertfhonline.com. The Facebook page is Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. The obituary phone line is 270-586-8844.
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