Mrs. Sue Austin Norwood's Obituary
Sue Austin Norwood departed this life on March 27, 2017. Mrs. Norwood was born in Flat Rock, AL on August 12, 1930 to Tola and Jasper Austin. She attended high school at the Foundation School of Berea College in Kentucky. She received a bachelor's degree from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama in 1952. Sue was preceeded in death by her husband of 52 years, Welton Norwood. Daughter-in-law Rebecca Lynn Norwood, brothers Edward, Leon, and Joe Austin and sister Annie Ruth Austin Reed also predeceased her. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law Emily and Joe McNew of Fort Payne, their children and spouses Suzanne and Jon Baggett of Birmingham and Alan and Whitley McNew of Auburn; son Thomas W. Norwood of Scottsboro and his fiancee Paula Nerren; Thomas's children and their spouses Austin and Jane Norwood of Dacula, Georgia; Laura and Sean Orlando and Jessica and Levi Sciara of Nashville, Tennessee; and daughter Sharon Norwood Chastain of Maryville, Tennessee and her daughter Teresa Arnold of Gray, Tennessee. “Granny Sue” was also the proud great-grandmother of Lillian Rose Norwood, Zoey Kate and Luke Baggett, Gianna and Anthony Orlando, and Brexley and Pippa McNew. She was looking forward to the arrival of babies Orlando and Sciara this summer. She leaves behind many nieces and nephews.
Sue was known for her love of flowers and achieved Master Gardener status and was a member of the Scottsboro Master Gardeners and Garden Club. She received the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Beautification Award this spring and several other times in the past. Sue was a member of Scottsboro First United Methodist Church, where she was active in The Friendship Circle. She was a member of American Association of University Women and Music Study Club. She received her fifty year membership award with AAUW.
Sue was known to her friends and family as a great Southern cook. She was active in her supper club over several decades. She hosted many gatherings of friends and family during her lifetime, and no one left her home hungry.
Visitation will be at Scottsboro First United Methodist Church March 29 from one until three p.m. followed by the service at three o'clock. Interment will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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