In Memory Of
Norma L. Scott
1928
2012
Norma L. Scott
December 16, 1928 — November 11, 2012
Norma L. Scott 1928-2012
83 of Denver, entered into Eternal Life on Sunday, November 11, 2012. Mother to Tanya (Carl) Whitley and William Scott; Grandmother to Timothy Whitley.
Our mother was born as Norma Lee Trekell to farming parents on December 16, 1928 near Garber, Oklahoma. Soon after she was born the struggles of the Great Depression arrived. By the time she was 8 her father was stricken with debilitating headaches and when she was 10 her father died from a brain tumor. My grandmother struggled to raise her children on her own. My mother, as soon as she was old enough, took on jobs to help pay family bills.
The hardships of her early life made her strong and independent. When my grandmother took a job with the U. S. Air Force folding parachutes during World War II she had to move to Texas. My mom stayed on her own in Pratt, Kansas to finish her last year of high school. She earned her own room and board while attending school. During that final year she met a young sailor and fell in love.
In 1948 they married and moved to Colorado to start a new family. Twelve years later Norma also was left alone to raise her children. It was her faith that gave her the tenacity to keep struggling, to rise up from bankruptcy and few job opportunities until she finally was able to buy her own house.
Though she faced many challenges she still took the time to enjoy her children and sacrificed to give us many opportunities she had not had. She managed to take us on trips to visit 34 states before we had grown up and even managed to get us to the World's Fair in 1964. Throughout our childhood she was always taking us on trips to the mountains to picnic or cook out beside mountain streams and along trails in the Rockies. She also encouraged us to get our college degrees. She made sure we attended church and lived according to Christian principles.
It was this personal faith that always was her refuge during times of adversity and the source of joy and comfort in the good times. She spent many hours reading her bible and praying. She found her religion a source of pleasure and strength. When things were good she would thank God. When things were hard she turned to God and trusted Him to help when she could not help herself.
As Norma aged, arthritis began taking a toll on her ability to get around. Then she developed congestive heart failure. Her problems eventually put her into the hospital. Beginning this past August, right after she was in the hospital with pneumonia my mom began to tell me she was determined to go home by November. She had to return to the hospital in October because of difficulties with breathing that put her in the ICU. She again told me she was going home in November. She wanted to be home for Thanksgiving. She made it. She is now home with her heavenly Father.
To share a special memory of Norma or leave a condolence for her family, please visit the guestbook below.
83 of Denver, entered into Eternal Life on Sunday, November 11, 2012. Mother to Tanya (Carl) Whitley and William Scott; Grandmother to Timothy Whitley.
Our mother was born as Norma Lee Trekell to farming parents on December 16, 1928 near Garber, Oklahoma. Soon after she was born the struggles of the Great Depression arrived. By the time she was 8 her father was stricken with debilitating headaches and when she was 10 her father died from a brain tumor. My grandmother struggled to raise her children on her own. My mother, as soon as she was old enough, took on jobs to help pay family bills.
The hardships of her early life made her strong and independent. When my grandmother took a job with the U. S. Air Force folding parachutes during World War II she had to move to Texas. My mom stayed on her own in Pratt, Kansas to finish her last year of high school. She earned her own room and board while attending school. During that final year she met a young sailor and fell in love.
In 1948 they married and moved to Colorado to start a new family. Twelve years later Norma also was left alone to raise her children. It was her faith that gave her the tenacity to keep struggling, to rise up from bankruptcy and few job opportunities until she finally was able to buy her own house.
Though she faced many challenges she still took the time to enjoy her children and sacrificed to give us many opportunities she had not had. She managed to take us on trips to visit 34 states before we had grown up and even managed to get us to the World's Fair in 1964. Throughout our childhood she was always taking us on trips to the mountains to picnic or cook out beside mountain streams and along trails in the Rockies. She also encouraged us to get our college degrees. She made sure we attended church and lived according to Christian principles.
It was this personal faith that always was her refuge during times of adversity and the source of joy and comfort in the good times. She spent many hours reading her bible and praying. She found her religion a source of pleasure and strength. When things were good she would thank God. When things were hard she turned to God and trusted Him to help when she could not help herself.
As Norma aged, arthritis began taking a toll on her ability to get around. Then she developed congestive heart failure. Her problems eventually put her into the hospital. Beginning this past August, right after she was in the hospital with pneumonia my mom began to tell me she was determined to go home by November. She had to return to the hospital in October because of difficulties with breathing that put her in the ICU. She again told me she was going home in November. She wanted to be home for Thanksgiving. She made it. She is now home with her heavenly Father.
To share a special memory of Norma or leave a condolence for her family, please visit the guestbook below.
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