Norman Manual Barlow's Obituary
Private funeral services for Norman M. Barlow, 92, will be held Saturday, March March 29,2020, at 11:00 a.m., in the Colonial Mortuary Chapel. Interment will follow in the Huntington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 till 7:00 p.m. at Colonial Mortuary on Friday. Mr. Barlow was born on December 11, 1927, in Woodville Tx died, on March 21, 2020, in Lufkin. Services will be webcast at 11:00 a.m. on our website, www.colonialmortuarylufkin.com
Norman Manuel Barlow, was born on December 1 1, 1927 to the parentage of the late Roger and Zella Barlow in Woodville, Texas.
Norman and his family resided in the Moss Hill Community, where he was a member of Moss Hill Baptist Church. He received his formal education in Woodville, Texas, graduating from Scott High School in Woodville, Texas. He later attended Prairie View A & M. University, majoring in Agriculture. While there he met his late wife, Helen Malone from Huntington, Texas and they were married in 1955.
Norman's livelihood consisted of his enlistment in the Air Force in 1955. His MOS was Tele-Communication retiring in 1973. After his retirement, he was employed at the Lufkin Trailer Division as a Machinist and later retired. He also was an avid Farmer. He loved raising hogs, growing a garden and doing yard work. He also enjoyed playing the guitar, singing and had a passion for fishing and barbecuing. Norman was a spiritual leader of the Huntington Community. He taught Sunday School and Bible Study for more than thirty-five (35) years at Pilgrim Home Baptist Church and later became a Deacon. He also was a Volunteer Teacher at Ministry In Action Living Center for ten (10) years or more.
Left To Cherish His Memories.
His children, Rodney Barlow ( Debra), Norma Hodge (Alfonce) and Bonita Barlow; A sister, Mattie Winston; Seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; A wealth of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.
Preceding him in death: His parents, Roger and Zella Barlow; Sisters, Daisy Bell Jordan and Leona Taylor; A brother, Sterline Barlow; His wife, Helen Barlow.
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