She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Norma's hobbies included collecting Hallmark ornaments, reading, cross stitching and painting. She was a long-time member of the Hallmark Club. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her ex-husband, Jay Petty; a brother, Marvin Miller; and two great grandsons, Blake and Collin Sandlin.
She is survived by two daughters, Judy Sandlin and Lucketta McMahon; three sons, Bobby Barnett, John Petty and David Ketchum; her sister, Ann Routh; eight grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Burial will be in Wagoner Cemetery on Wagoner Road in Festus, MO, June 7, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. You can sign Norma's guestbook registry on this website.
Condolences(2)
Benny bough
Stockton, MO Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Sorry too here of her passing. Norma was a very interesting ladyShe had so much knowledge of the miller family
Judy Nichols, President CCHS
Stockton, MO Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Norma was a longtime "Honorary Member" of the Cedar County, Mo. Historical Society. She worked tirelessly, helping with the "Cedar County Cemetery Book." She spent many hours searching cemeteries and recording information on gravestones to add to the book. She collected hundreds of obituaries form several local newspapers and many funeral cards over the years. Norma later pasted all of those into notebooks and donated them to our society. Norma was a genealogist and a secretary in the society for several years.I remember Norma getting a terrible case of chiggers on one of her quests for a lost cemetery. She finally found the cemetery after tramping through brush and high weeds for an hour, recorded the gravestone information and later said, "It was worth every chigger!" We miss her dearly.
From: Judy Nichols, President, Cedar County Historical Society, Stockton, Missouri