Granny Liz

It has been one week today since Gordon's Granny passed.  And what a long, full life she lived. She was 98.5 years old.  Granny Liz lived the life of luxury, traveling places near and far...places that I hope to one day visit.  All things to be said about Granny will certainly bring a smile back to my face.  She always made me laugh ;)  We attended the service at Hollywood Cemetary on Saturday in a cold drizzle. 

ELIZABETH NORFLEET


NORFLEET, Elizabeth Houseworth, passed away on October 26, 2011. She was born in Orange, Va., on May 13, 1913, a daughter of Cora Newman and Alfred Valentine Houseworth. Mrs. Norfleet was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Leon Willingham Norfleet; and by her five siblings, Joseph, Wallace and Robert Houseworth, Mary H. Tyson and Eleanor H. Shervin. She is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth N. Sanders (Julius T. Jr.) of Charlotte, N.C., and Ruth N. Penick (Gordon F. III) of Cardinal, Va.; her grandchildren, Elizabeth Sanders Walker (David) and Julius Taft Sanders III (Whitney) of Charlotte, N.C., Gordon Finch Penick IV (Catelyn) and William Norfleet Penick (Ashley) of Mathews, Va.; and her great-grandchildren, Callie Penick and Liam Penick; as well as a number of beloved nieces, nephews and dear friends. Mrs. Norfleet was a member of First Presbyterian Church and The Country Club of Virginia and was a former member of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Windsor Farms Garden Club and the Tuckahoe Woman's Club. A celebration of the life of Elizabeth Norfleet will be held at Hollywood Cemetery on Saturday, October 29, at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 4602 Cary St. Rd., Richmond, Va. 23226. Arrangements are by the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home.