Harold M Norris, beloved husband and father, passed peacefully into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at Greene Memorial Hospital, Xenia, OH, after a brief illness, at the age of 83. Harold was born October 4, 1924, in the home of his parents, Mort L and Sarah Belle Norris south of Wellington, OH. The Norrises lived and farmed in Wellington and Elyria before settling in Lagrange. Harold graduated from Elyria High School with the Class of 1942. He farmed with his father before taking farm implement repair, factory, and foundry jobs in and around the Elyria/Cleveland area. He started driving truck for Lagrange Screw Products in the early 1960s and became their shipping manager, retiring from LSP after 30 years. Harold married Gertrude M. Miller on September 9, 1951. They settled in Lagrange, where together they raised four children. Harold actively helped found and build Calvary Baptist Church in Oberlin, OH, where he was a member for many years until moving to Florida in 2005. In Florida he joined Agape Baptist Church in Ocala, where he was elected to the position of deacon. Harold is survived by his wife of more than 56 years, Gertrude M (Miller) Norris; children, Judy and Roe Dorsey of Attica, OH, John and Pam Norris of Decatur, IL, Vicki and David Houghton of Ocala, FL, and David and Trisha Norris of Xenia, OH; his sister, Jessie (Norris) Dani of Lagrange, OH; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, Mort L. and Sarah Belle Norris; brothers Lester, George, and Robert Norris; sister Edna Norris; grandson Michael Dorsey; and great-granddaughter Katelynn Carson. Visitation hours will be 7-9 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2008 at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, 370 S. Main St., Wellington, OH. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 26, 2008 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Wellington.