Norma Laverne Smith, age 79, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia.

She was born March 17, 1944, in Sikeston, MO, the daughter of William and Lillie (Barker) Lay.

Norma is survived by her children, Sherry (Mike) Bolyard, Melissa Smith, Rodney Smith, Robin Smith, Anthony Smith, and Kim Hollycross.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Roxann Turman.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, November 13, 2023, at Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Warrensburg Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home.