Norma Lee (McKee) Penuel passed away in Holdenville on Friday morning, August 29, 2014.

Norma was the daughter of Jesse & Grace (Bryant) McKee, born on May 13, 1927, in Quinton, Oklahoma, where she was brought up and attended schools. She was married to Walter R. Penuel on November 27, 1947, in Seminole, Oklahoma. They were blessed with two daughters, Susan and Lu, and one son, Kenny. Following Walter's construction career, the family lived in various parts of the U.S. and spent several years abroad, in Venezuela from 1958 to 1964, and in American Samoa in 1971-72. Norma was a nurse's aide, and worked in Seminole for more than thirty years, at Pioneer Nursing Home in Seminole and at the Seminole Hospital. She very much enjoyed taking care of people, and worked at private duty sittings even after her retirement. Her family was her first love, and taking care of them was her life.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Jesse & Grace McKee; her beloved husband of 50 years, Walter Penuel, on May 6, 1998.

She is survived by three children: Susan Lewellen of Mustang, Lu Anne Langwell of Horntown, and Kenneth Penuel of Seminole; eight grandchildren and twenty-two great grandchildren; four sisters: Judy of Claremore, Grace of Seminole, Glenda of Texas, and Linda of Ada; one brother, Don, of Seminole; numerous other family members and many friends.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, September 2, 10:30 a.m. at the Texas Banner Church of God located north of Horntown, with interment at Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole. Rev. Joe Lunsford is the officiating minister. Pallbearers are Grant Penuel, Luke Fillmore, Levi Fillmore, Micah Ledbetter, Seth Ledbetter, and Tristan Ledbetter. Honorary pallbearer is Sam Brown.