August 8, 1947 – March 22, 2015 Norma Jean Scrimshire- Ramirez was born at home in the little town of Pencil Bluff, AR on August 8, 1947. She was the second born of four children to Otho & Iris Scrimshire who were Pentecostal ministers. Norma learned to love, serve God and His people from a very young age. Norma loved to sing to the Lord. She had a beautiful voice and grew up singing family harmonies in church most of her childhood and teenage years. Norma was a resident of Eufaula, OK at the time of her passing. She went home to Heaven on Sunday, March 22, 2015 in Denison, TX with her family by her side. She grew up in Bakersfield, CA and managed Winchell’s Donuts for many years. She lived there until her twenties. After moving to Texas, Norma, began a career in property management in Dallas. Her love in life was her 3 children and 6 grandchildren. Throughout her life, Norma, enjoyed baking, music, singing, shopping, traveling and taking road trips, drag racing and MOPAR muscle cars. Her strong faith helped carry her through her courageous battle in her last days.
Norma was preceded in death by her father, Otho Scrimshire and brother, Phillip Scrimshire. She is survived by her Husband, Francisco Ramirez of Bonham, TX, Mother, Iris Scrimshire of Visalia, CA, Sister, Martha Pickle and Husband, Johnny of Visalia, CA, Brother, Thomas Scrimshire and Wife, Johni of Weatherford, TX, Son, Rod Parker and Wife, Alicia of Whitesboro, TX, Son, Ray Priest of Whitesboro, TX and Daughter, Shelly Priest of Royce City, TX. Grandchildren, Brooklyn, Logan and Mollie Ann Parker, Joshua and Jacen Priest and Cassidy Priest.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 26, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., in the Meador Funeral Home Chapel in Whitesboro. Interment will follow the services at Mt. Tabor Cemetery in Sandusky, Texas. There will be no visitation services. All service arrangements are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home.
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I love this Women with all of my heart. This i will say was the best Mother anyone could have best friend, mother, sister, cousin, partner in crime (JK) you could call her for anything day or night and she would answer the phone and have some sort of solution or words of encouragement and was always positive about everything. She had a hard life to be so optimistic. She loved to cook and she loved to eat and try all kinds of new restaurants and different types of foods. She was an apartment manager for years and years and like no other manager understood hard times and would help people having hard times with rent ass she could, no one knew this about her but i always knew. People loved her so much for all the help she would give, these tenants were her very best friends and never forgot about the wonderful Norma Jean. She treated our friends like her kids also. She was very protective of her children and would take that chance and any to protect them from whom ever, you were in trouble she was there you are in jail she coming to get you out no matter what you did, you needed a ride she would give you one or get you one, you needed food she would give you some or get you some. She believed in god and all the good things, never judged and never treated anyone badly she tried to love so hard and wanted peace and happiness. i miss her everyday and will until it is time for me to get to meet back up with her in heaven, i say that will be the happiest day ever. My kids miss their Mamo. People do not know how good they have it to still have their parents around. If you are reading this and still have your parents just remember you get one set of parents and they have unconditional love for you so no matter what they have done, said or acted you forgive them and love them and treat them very well do as much for them as you can cause you will miss them for sure!! God Bless!!! Shelly Priest