Norma Lea Couch

1931 - 1983  (51 years)

• Name	Norma Lea Couch
  Born	5 Dec 1931	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 Nov 1983	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
  Buried	11 Nov 1983	Brookside Memorial Park - Houston, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I16964	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Horace Allen Couch,   b. 24 Jan 1900, Robjohn, Choctaw County, Alabama, USA ,   d. 17 Nov 1958, Jacinto City, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Ollie Era Hicks,   b. 9 May 1896, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 28 May 1974, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1923	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F7463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Arthur Thurman Roane,   b. 19 Oct 1928, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA ,   d. 10 Sep 1976, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1948	Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. Era Lynn Roane,   b. 3 Sep 1949, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA ,   d. 12 Dec 2024, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, USA  (Age 75 years) + 2. Lily Marie Roane,   b. 1 Dec 1950, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA ,   d. 15 May 2013, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 62 years)   3. Sheila Lynn DeMaris,   b. 10 Sep 1952, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 2000, Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 47 years) + 4. C.A. Roane
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F3404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Howard Alford Lipsey,   b. 8 Nov 1922, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 10 Aug 2001, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	27 Aug 1956	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. Lea Ellen Lipsey,   b. 7 Oct 1958, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA ,   d. 27 Jan 2013, Kingwood, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 54 years)   2. Howard Alfred Lipsey,   b. 27 Oct 1962, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA ,   d. 9 Feb 2022, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F3581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Dec 1931 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Married - 13 Mar 1948 - Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA Married - 27 Aug 1956 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Died - 8 Nov 1983 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Buried - 11 Nov 1983 - Brookside Memorial Park - Houston, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Norma Lea Couch Lipsey
  		Norma Lea Couch Lipsey and Howard Alford Lipsey

  
  

  Documents		Marriage Record of Arthur Thurman Roane and Norma Lea Couch Groom Name: Arthur T. Roane Bride Name: Norma Couch Marriage Date: 13 Mar 1948 Marriage Place: Fort Bend, Texas, USA
  		Obituary of Norma Lea Couch Lipsey Published in The Houston Post on November 10, 1983

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Norma Lea Couch Lipsey Brookside Memorial Park - Houston, Texas, USA Plot: Eternal Rest 13

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: LIPSEY NORMA L. LIPSEY, 51, passed away Tuesday in a local hospital. Native and lifelong resident of Houston. Member of Lakewood Church. Survivors: Daughters, Lynn White, Huntsville, Texas, Lily Pafford, Houston, Sheila DeMaris, Capitola, California, Lea Ross, Houston; step-daughters, Judy Carroll, Houston, Paula Zettergren, Memphis, Tenn.; sons, Curtis Roane, Howard Lipsey II; step-sons, John Lipsey, David Lipsey, all of Houston; sisters, June Chambers, Houston, Helen Westgard, Anita Burris, both of Corpus Christi, Texas. Funeral services 2 p.m., Friday, November 11, 1983, Brookside Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bill Dearman and Rev. John Osteen officiating. Interment Brookside Memorial Park. BROOKSIDE FUNERAL HOME, Eastex Freeway at Lauder Road, 449-6511. (Published in The Houston Post on November 10, 1983)