Norma Lea Ward was born December 26, 1925 in Norcatur, KS to Walter Allen and Margaret Ruth (Motsinger) Sebaugh. She passed away on February 11, 2019 at Whispering Pines in Norton at the age of 93.

Norma grew up in Norcatur, graduating from Norcatur High School in 1943. She then went on to attend Brown Mackie Business School and worked for a time in Denver after completing her course of study. Norma married Max Griffith Ward on March 16, 1947 at the Norcatur Methodist Church. She was a homemaker and a former bank teller at Citizens State Bank in Norcatur.

Norma was a member of the Clayton United Methodist Church, where she also served as a Sunday School teacher for many years, United Methodist Women, L.D. Club of Clayton and was a leader with the Prairie Dog 4-H Club. She was an excellent cook, making the best pie crust and canned beef. She enjoyed oil painting and was an avid book reader. Norma loved music and sang alto in the church choir, singing duets for numerous funerals as well as organizing many community bridal showers and funeral dinners. After hearing about the mission of Christmas boxes for children around the world, she brought the project to her local church and enjoyed putting boxes together for children in need.

Norma is survived by her children: David Ward of Clayton, KS, Julie (Ken) Carter of Jennings, KS, Shelley (Pat) McKenna of Jennings, KS and Lori (Terry) Wycoff of Scott City, KS; 12 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; sister, Willadean Hix; brother, Walter Sebaugh and great- granddaughter Danielle DuBois.

Memorial Service will be 11:00 am Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Clayton United Methodist Church. Inurnment at a later date in Clayton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Samaritan’s Purse-Operation Christmas Child or Whispering Pines. Condolences may be left at www.paulsfh.com