Obituary of Norma Sue Doty

Bedford – Norma Sue Doty, 81, of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Garden Villa. Born September 6, 1941, in Lawrence Co., she was the daughter of Cecil W. and Ruby (Rainey) Jones. She married Dale Doty on November 23, 1962 and he preceded her in death on April 19, 2000. She retired after ten years as the Assistant Activities Director at the Hospitality House in Bedford. She was a member of the Grace Full Gospel Church. She loved singing and playing the guitar, performing around the tri-county area. Survivors include a daughter, Beth Johnson and husband, Wesley, of Mitchell; a son, Brian Doty and husband, Ronald, of Louisville, KY; six grandchildren, Kristen and Courtney Hayes, Eric and Devin Johnson, Joshua and Haley Doty; ten great-grandchildren, Jackson Hayes, Camdon and Justice Doty, Keaira, Johnny, Colton, Liam, and Laylee Johnson, Mattie and Oliver Perry, and her best friend of 67 years, Wilma Godsey. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter, Lesa Hayes; seven brothers, Vaughn, Robert, Lester and Luther Pierce, Harold Lowell, and Vurtis Jones; three sisters, Jane Embach, Alice Green and Katherine Ray. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Friday, April 7th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary. Burial will follow in the Fayetteville Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 am until the hour of service on Friday, at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.