Norris Allen Moffitt

Norris Allen Moffitt, age 89, died on 1/7/22 in the late evening at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS surrounded by his two children. Norris was born in Lexington TN on July 21, 1932, the son of Orville Moffitt and Maggie Page Moffitt. He grew up in Lexington, TN and returned there after a brief departure to Jackson TN with his wife Wilma Stanfill Moffitt. His children moved Norris and his wife Wilma into the MS State Veterans home in Oxford MS last October. Norris graduated from Lexington High School where he was a member of the Beta Club. After high school, he served four years in the United States Navy before an honorable discharge, and married Wilma Stanfill several months later. He would remain married to Wilma Moffitt for over 65 years until she died on 10/24/21. After nearly 30 years of service at the Metal Plant, he retired. Norris was wearing his vinyl Johnson Controls jacket the remainder of his life because he was so grateful to be grandfathered into that enormous global company. He made many friends there through the years, and talked about them so often his family felt as though they knew them too. Although Norris was an extremely bright person and excellent at all the jobs that he ever had, his most important legacy to his family was that of being a father. He loved both his children and his grandchild with his whole heart, and was always supportive of them when they needed help throughout their lives. They will all miss him tremendously every day. Norris had an all-encompassing love of fishing and kept a faithful journal for over 25 years of every fishing trip. It recorded where he went with his much loved fishing buddies, usually either Delton or Phil, how many fish that they caught and the date. Although appearing to be an introvert at first, Norris was actually quite the talker and had never-ending conversations regarding politics well into his eighties with his inner circle. He loved music and when he was well into his eighties he started attending bluegrass and gospel shows with his wife and daughter at The Dixie in Huntington TN every year and saw a few of his favorite bands twice. He also was a caregiver for his wife Wilma for the last years of their life at home, even adopting a large tuxedo cat to entertain her (and him) every day. He is survived by his son Jay Moffitt (Sunny) of Memphis TN and his only grandchild, Alexandra Moffitt of Alexandria VA; as well as his daughter Jenny Moffitt of Memphis, TN and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his both his parents and his wife as well as his 5 brothers and sisters: Lon Moffitt, Jess Moffitt, Edna Anderson, Iona Coble and Katherine Gabco. Funeral services will be on Sunday, January 23 at 3PM with burial to follow in Lexington Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 2PM until service.

Norris Allen Moffitt

July 21, 1932 - January 7, 2022