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Norma O'Brien

Newport, AR

June 23, 1925 - October 1, 2016

Norma O'Brien Obituary

Mrs. Norma Jean Dudley Kell O’Brien, 91, of Whittier and Clearwater, Florida, passed away Saturday morning, October 1, 2016. Born in Swifton, Arkansas, June 23, 1925, she was a member of the Pinellas County Pioneer Association in Florida, as well as a 50+ year member of the First United Methodist Church of Clearwater. She worked for a brokerage form for over 30 years, advancing from a board girl to secretary to the manager. She enjoyed baking, knitting, crocheting, and spending time with her family and friends. Mrs. O’Brien was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, and her husbands, Franklin Hatcher Kell and Joseph Timothy O’Brien. She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn Kell Roach and husband, Bob, of Whittier, North Carolina; three granddaughters, Deborah Jean Roach of Branson, Missouri, Laura Anne Roach of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Stacie Lynn Dudley of Cashiers, North Carolina; four great-grandchildren, Kevin Michael Littler of Whittier, North Carolina, Robert Christopher Dudley of Whittier, North Carolina, Lane Randall Tingen of Cashiers, North Carolina; and Caitlin Ann Tingen of Cashiers, North Carolina. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Swifton Cemetery. Arrangements by Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home.

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