Mary Kathryn, age 89, beloved mother, wife, grandmother and great- grandmother finished her race and met her savior Jesus Christ on March 4, 2024, in Saginaw, Texas. She was surrounded by her children as she entered the gates of Heavan.

Graveside Service: 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, 2024, Saginaw Cemetery, McLeroy Boulevard, Saginaw, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations can be made to the American Heart Association.

Mary Kathryn was born to Sara and Jake Rhodes in Madisonville, Texas on May 11, 1934. She was a devoted wife, mother and nana. She was a lifetime devoted member of the Church of Christ.

She was happily married to T.R. Norman for 36 years. Together they built a life devoted to one another, God and their four children. Following the death of T.R. Norman, she remarried to James Turpin for 19 years.

Mary Kathryn is preceded in death by her parents Sara and Jake Rhodes, her sister Bea Witten, and her Aunt Irene Karber.

She is survived by her daughters, Jan Caldwell (Bill), Patty Lynch (Andy); sons, Ronny Norman (Brenda), Mark Norman (Dana); sister, Wanda "Diddo" Miller; ten grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren and many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.