Norma Jean Smith Callahan

Norma Jean passed away peacefully at home on October 7, 2026.

Norma Jean was born in Gary, IN to Katherine and Charles Roland Smith.

She retired from Publix Supermarkets. She was an avid driver of antique cars and was a longtime member of AACA and Corvair Clubs in South Carolina. She was also a Red Hat lady.

Always known to speak her mind, Norma Jean left the following note for her loved ones amongst her possessions:

Don’t write my name on a slab of stone

Write my name across your heart

You will never be alone

I’ll be your guardian angel

Look up in the sky or out of the corner of your eye

No tears, just good memories

It was a good life

Enjoy your beers, and cheer

I’ve new sneakers

It’s just another road trip

I love you all

Norma Jean

Norma Jean is preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Charles “Chuck” Smith and Earl Smith, and her son, Kevin Callahan.

Norma Jean is survived by her sisters, Florence Werner (Calvin) and Nancy Angel (Douglas), her children: Debbie Graden, George Callahan (Mary), Cheryl Goodman (Marven), and Daniel Callahan (Lynn). She is also survived by her many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren.

Funeral services were private.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made in Norma Jean’s name to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (https://imaginationlibrary.com/) in honor of Norma Jean’s love of reading and belief in education.