Norman D. Christie, Sr.

Norman D. Christie, Sr., 90, of Campbellsville, Kentucky, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on September 13, 2022. Norman was born in Marion County, Kentucky, off the Danville Pike on October 13, 1931. He was the son of the late Leander Shewmaker Christie and Norman Clelon Christie. He was united in marriage to Margaret Frances Kirkland March 17, 1956. He is survived by his wife, of sixty-six years, Margaret Kirkland Christie. Besides his wife, he is survived by his children: Norman D. Christie, Jr. (Mark Stemple), Debra Ann Waldron (Gary), Elizabeth Isabelle Christie and Thomas Kirkland Christie. Also surviving are his eight grandchildren: Commander Ann Morgan MacDonald, Chris Tarter, Kirk Christie, John Christie, Matthew Christie, Amelia Christie, Jeff Waldron and Eric Waldron; seven great-grandchildren: Miles Tarter, Ian Tarter, Luke Tarter, Annsley Tarter, Edwin MacDonald, Maggie MacDonald and James MacDonald. A special niece, Laura Sue Clark survives. He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Anna Marie Christie and his siblings: Bettie Christie (his twin in infancy), Isabelle Brockman, Patricia Smith, Charles Christie and Margaret Blevins. Norman served two tours in the military, Army & Army Air Corp in the Korean Conflict as a medic. Post his military service, Norman owned and operated the LaGwen Diner, was a home builder/contractor and worked for the Kentucky Department of Highways. The majority of his professional career was as a self-employed estate broker and certified real estate appraiser for over forty-five years. Norman was a two-time President of the Kentucky Farm Managers and Rural Appraiser’s Society, served on the Campbellsville City Planning and Zoning Board for more than twenty-five years, and served as a board member for (2) four-year terms at the Taylor County Hospital. He placed great importance on these civic roles in the hopes of making his hometown a better place to live. Lastly, Norman had a remarkable talent to strike up a friendly conversation with anyone anywhere that would talk to him. _______________ VISITATION: 5:00 - 8:00 P.M., Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home FUNERAL SERVICE: 2:00 P.M., Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Minister Ryan Boatright BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME