Norris E. Lockridge, 91, of Henderson, Kentucky, died peacefully Sunday, July 22, 2018, at St. Anthony's Hospice Lucy Smith King Care Center.

He was born September 2, 1926, in Dixon, Kentucky, to Flossie and Marshall Lockridge.  He retired after a lengthy career at A & H Truck Line in Evansville, Indiana.  Norris had been a longtime member of Watson Lane Baptist Church and Calvary Missionary Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 61 years, Sue Gentry Lockridge; his siblings, Lloyd Lockridge, Allyne Melton, Ethel Winstead, Mayzo Towe, Inez Lockridge, and Sue Carter.

Survivors include his daughter, Linda Lockridge Hancock and her husband, Don, of Franklin, Tennessee; his son, Randy Lockridge and his wife, Diana, of Lexington, Kentucky; four grandchildren, Judd Hancock (Katie), Michael Hancock (Shelley), Corey Lockridge, and Casey Lockridge; two great-grandchildren, Olivia and Luke Hancock; and his dear friend, Modell Bullard.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.  The Reverend Matt Fowler will officiate.  Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice, 2410 South Green Street, Henderson, Kentucky 42420 or at www.stanthonyshospice.org .

The family expresses their sincere appreciation to the staff of Colonial Senior Living in Henderson, Kentucky, and the St. Anthony's Lucy Smith King Care Center in Henderson, Kentucky.