On Saturday, December 14, 2019, Norma Jean Foster Pauley, of Charleston, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away at the age of 81 at Genesis Health Care in Dunbar, WV. She was surrounded by her family.
Norma was born on October 22, 1938 in Bluefield, VA, to Florence Spicer and Charles Edward Foster. She went to St. Albans High School and married Jimmie Stewart Pauley in 1955, residing at Ruth, WV, with her family. Norma was a professional wallpaper hanger/painter for many years.
After the deaths of her husband and son in a scaffolding accident in 1979, Norma devoted her life to her two daughters and her grandchildren. Norma’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her pride and joy. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Jimmie Pauley, Sr., and her son, Jimmie Pauley, Jr, and brother, Clifford Wayne Kinder.
Norma is survived by her companion, Ernie Strickland, daughters, Debbie Jones and Cheryl (Sherrie) Pauley, grandchildren, Kaycee Pauley Gangwer (Benji), Karen Pauley Vickers (Jeremy) Kylie Gobel Doss (Charlie) Karey Jones and Dylan Jones, and great-grandchildren, Layla, Memphis, Kinley, Jill, Cora and Jaxson.
Service will be 1:00pm Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Gene Pauley officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. Family & friends will gather one hour prior to the service.