Norma Embry Turner Vandusen, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at her daughter's home in Bryant, Arkansas. She was born September 1, 1947, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Norma Bruce Embry and Mary Louise Turner Embry. She was 73 years old.  She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Louise Turner Embry; her father Norma "Bruce" Walton Embry and her grandparents Sam and Zelma Turner of Van Buren.

Norma was a graduate of Van Buren High School. She retired from Fort Chaffee as the information systems security officer and owner and editor of the New Sentry newspaper in Lavaca for 20 years. She was the past President of the Crawford County Democratic Central Committee, member of the Crawford County Young Democrats and also a member of the Sebastian County Democrats. Former employee of Zion Youth Shelter in Van Alma, the former fiscal director of Bost Human Development Center and former fiscal employee of Brownwood Life Care Center, and a member of Bethel Lutheran Church. She had many friends and she will be missed by everyone who knew her.

A graveside memorial service will be Wednesday, December 2nd, at 2:00 p.m. at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Arrangements are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home and Flower Shop in Charleston.

She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Ken Vandusen; two daughters, April Filakouridis and husband Dewayne of Bryant and Lisa Gray and Billy Horne of Paris; one son, Eric Vandusen and wife Mara of Springfield, Missouri; her brother, James Ragains of Van Buren; five grandchildren, Colton and wife Brittany Reames, Tyler Reames, Grace Vandusen, Taylor Morton, and Kaitlyn Karst; nine great-grandchildren.

The family will visit friends and family from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday December 1st, at the funeral home.

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