Kitley, Norma A.

1938 - 2024  (85 years)

• Name	Kitley, Norma A.
  Birth	6 Sep 1938	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 06a 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 12, page 06a
  Reference Number	KITL.N002
  Death	16 Mar 2024	Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Funeral	20 Mar 2024	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I42741	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Kitley, Roy H.,   b. 1908, Illinois
  Mother	Davis, Pansy L.,   b. 1914, Illinois
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F16604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Smith, Donald Ray   d. 23 Oct 2007
  Marriage	6 Sep 1958	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Age at Marriage	She : 20 years - He : ??.
  Family ID	F19929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Sep 1938 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 6 Sep 1958 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 16 Mar 2024 - Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 20 Mar 2024 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Norma Kitley Smith, age 85, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Saturday evening, March 16, 2024, at Flora Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. She was born September 6, 1938, in Flora, the daughter of Roy H. and Pansy L. (Davis) Kitley. She was united in marriage to Donald Ray Smith on September 6, 1958, in Flora, and together they shared 49 wedding anniversaries until his passing on October 23, 2007. Norma attended beauty school and worked as a beautician alongside her sister-in-law for a time in Tilton. She enjoyed listening to country music. Norma held a deep, quiet Christian belief, and throughout her life maintained her spiritual home at Harmony United Methodist Church. She is survived by her siblings: Bill Kitley of Flora, Marilyn Lewis of Flora, and Mike (Kathy) Kitley of Flora; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sister-in-law: Kay Kitley; and a brother-in-law: David Lewis. A funeral ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with Pastor Marty Ellison officiating. Interment will follow in Kneff Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday evening and from 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to Harmony United Methodist Church, and these will be accepted through the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2684] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 12, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S15868] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Smith, Norma Kitley, 85, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1520/), none. (Reliability: 2). [S11748] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 11, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).