Mrs. Nelwyn Norris Jeter

Mrs. Nelwyn Norris Jeter, age 92, passed away, Wednesday, October 2, 2024, in Bayou La Batre, AL; surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 6, 1932 in Coffeeville, AL; and has resided in Bayou La Batre, AL; the past 45 years. She worked as a seamstress for many years. Mrs. Jeter loved crocheting, and making afghans for her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her great-great-grandchildren. She was an excellent seamstress and greatly enjoyed sewing. She loved working in her yard where she kept it well manicured and loved her flowers most of all she loved mowing her own grass. She was a very avid reader and spent countless hours reading. She also spent many hours doing crossword puzzles and greatly enjoyed all the time she could spend with family and having big family gatherings. She had an amazing sense of humor and enjoyed watching Daniel O' Donnell sing. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph K. (Katie Velma Kirkham) Norris, husband, Carl Jackson Jeter, two grandchildren, David Alton Tillery, Jr; Danielle Elizabeth Anderson, one great-grandchild, Madison Marie Lamkin, one sister, Josephine Mullins, and one brother, Eldred Norris. She is survived by her three sons, A C Jeter, of Semmes, AL; Fred Logue, of Byhalia, MS; J J Jeter, of Grand Bay, AL; six daughters, Alice Stortz, of Lake City, FL; Teresa King, of Lauderdale, MS; Donna Cobb, of Frisco City, AL; Charlotte Thacker, of Greenville, AL; Freida (Ray) Lowery, of Atmore, AL; Carla (Philip) Anderson, Jr: of Cuthbert, GA; twenty-seven grandchildren, sixty-nine great-grandchildren, twenty great-great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Funeral service will be held Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 3:00 PM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC. with Rev. Bill Stuckey officiating. Burial will follow at Godwin Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 6, 2024 from 1:00 PM until service time at 3:00 PM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC. Pallbearers will be Joey Campbell, Warren Cobb, Daniel Tillery, Wade Logue, Carl Dailey, and Tony Jeter. Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC Atmore, Alabama is in charge of all arrangements.

Mrs. Nelwyn Norris Jeter

September 6, 1932 - October 2, 2024