RALEIGH - Norman Smith Blevins, 83, died Saturday evening, Aug. 13, 2011 at his home. Graveside funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Blackwell Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery in Meadowview, Va.

He was born in West Virginia, the son of the late Georgia and Clarence Blevins, and was a veteran of the US Army, serving in the Korean War.

Surviving: wife, Eleanor Arnett Blevins; children, Theresa O’Neal (Freddie) of Wake Forest, Tammy Stallings (Travis) of Zebulon and Jerry Blevins of Raleigh; sisters, Marcella Hayes of Marion, Va., and Shirley Anderson (Ralph) of Heber, Ariz.; four grandsons; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Fred Blevins.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wake County, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607; to Blackwell Chapel United Methodist Church, 8329 Blackwell Chapel Road, Meadowview, VA 24361, or to Mary’s Chapel Baptist Church, P. O. Box 263, Wake Forest, NC 27588.

Arrangements by Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Wake Forest.

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