Norma Lou "Sis" Sanders Sword, 89, of Henderson, Kentucky, formerly of Taylor, Michigan, went to be with the Lord at 7:20 p.m. Monday, October 10, 2016, at St. Anthony's Hospice Lucy Smith King Care Center surrounded by her loving family.

She was a member of Kirby Freewill Baptist Church in Michigan.  Norma was an avid reader and loved to draw portraits and sew.  She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister and always had a kind word to say about others.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Maudie Sanders; four brothers, Truby Ratliff, Billy Thomas Sanders, Gordon Eugene Sanders, and Larry Ray Sanders; two sisters-in-law, Patsy Sanders and Doug Sanders; one brother-in-law, Victor Mullins.

Survivors include her husband of 65 years, William Arthur Sword; three children, Kathy Lynn Sword Mullins and her husband, Charles Douglas Mullins, of Henderson, Kentucky, William Randall Sword and his wife, Maureen Sword, of Robards, Kentucky, and Amy Leigh Sword Dunlap and her husband, Robert Dunlap, of Munith, Michigan; one sister, Peggy Sue Mullins of Taylor, Michigan; two brothers, Ernest Sanders, Jr., of Weeksbury, Kentucky, and Robert Glendel Sanders and his wife, Brenda Sanders, of Henderson, Kentucky; three sisters-in-law, Ruby Ratliff of Weeksbury, Kentucky, and Gledith Sanders and Maxine Sanders, both of Taylor, Michigan; eight grandchildren, Bethany Rachelle Lander and her husband, Derrick Ethan Lander, Heather Jarie Thomas and her husband, Joshua Glenn Thomas, Randall Glenn Sword and his wife, Tracy Sword, Douglas Arthur Sword and his wife, Connie Sword, Deanna Marie Abdinor and her husband, Andrew Abdinor, Aaron Edward Sword and his wife, Michelle Sword, Jessica Lynae Deladurantaye and her husband, Cody Deladurantaye, and Nathan Andrew Dunlap; 21 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.  Dr. Hollis Marshall will officiate.  Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and until service time Friday at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice.

Pallbearers will be Derrick Ethan Lander, Joshua Glenn Thomas, Randall Glenn Sword, Douglas Arthur Sword, Aaron Edward Sword, and Nathan Andrew Dunlap.