Meadowview, Va. Franklin Eugene (Gene) Norris, Sr., age 87, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He is a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Gene retired from Overnite Transportation in Danville and moved back to Meadowview and farmed and mowed the cemetery at Old Glade Presbyterian Church for several years. He attended Meadow Spring Community Church where he served as a member of the board. He was preceded in death by his son, Jeffrey Norris; parents, Jim Jack and Blanch M. Norris; brothers, J. C. and Thomas (Red) Norris; and sister, Pansy N. Smith. Gene is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lucille M. Norris; sons, Frank Norris, Glade Spring, Doug Norris, Meadowview; daughter, Barbara Mitchell and husband Bill of Martinsville, Va.; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; sisters, Daisy Hawthorne, and Mary (Renie) Church of Glade Spring; sister-in-law, Gayle Mays of Ridgeway, Va.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Norris officiating. The family will receive friends and family from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. prior to the service. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 11, 2021 at Old Glade Presbyterian Cemetery. The family would like to thank all health care and hospital workers. Online condolences may be expressed at drhendersonfuneralhome.com. The D. R. Henderson Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Franklin Eugene Norris.