Norma P.

Mccarthy

Norma Elaine Parchment McCarthy died, age 90, on Wednesday 15 February 2023 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. She was born on Thursday 22 December 1932 to Daisy and John Parchment in Kingston, Jamaica. A retired Spanish teacher and perpetual book worm, her academic discipline and deep curiosity were the foundation for excellence at Alpha Academy, a scholarship to Newton College for her bachelor's degree and completion of her masters degree at Texas Women's University. Norma is survived by one son and three other children, 11 grandchildren, 1 great grandson, a large extended family plus a global group of friends and relations. Specifically: Jay, Brenn, Caswell, and Callan McCarthy of Colorado Alex & Kelli McCarthy; Kate, Reece & Collin Price; Clare, Amelia, and Maeve of Texas Olivia, Richard, and John (aka Gareth) Lockwood of Virginia and Valery Parchment; Jared, Caleb and Elijah Neal of Florida

There will be a visitation on Friday 17 February 2023 from 5-7 pm at Scotts Funeral Home, 115 E Brookland Park Blvd., Richmond VA 23222. Arrangements are being made for a funeral mass and wake to be held in Florida.

As her son-in-law, Richard Lockwood, noted, "The important thing to you is not how many years in your life, but how much life in your years!" Edward J. Stieglitz, M.D. 1947