Arthur Lee Norris, age 88 of Holy Cross, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at his residence.

He was born April 25, 1928 in Nelson County. He was a farmer, a retired employee of Barton Brands Distillery in Bardstown and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Mary Agnes Donahue Norris; one daughter, Janice Ann Norris, three brothers, William, Ernest and Bernard Norris; three sisters, Mary Delina DeWitt, Catherine Smith and Lillian Johnson; one daughter-in-law, Lynette Norris; one son-in-law, Jerry Smothers.

Survivors include his wife of nearly 70 years, Mary Estelle Stillwell Norris; four daughters, Laverne Bowman (John) of Borden, Indiana, Mary Agnes Rue of Clarksville, Indiana, Debbie Smothers of Lebanon and Sarah Clark (Steve) of Lancaster; eight sons, Kenneth Lee Norris and Louis Norris both of Holy Cross, Larry Norris (Terri) and Robert David Norris (Robin) all of Lebanon, Daniel Norris (Ann) of Elizabethtown, Henry Norris (Joyce) of Nabb, Indiana, Charles Norris (Kim) of Paint Lick and Jeff Norris (Clarice) of Loretto; one sister, Mary Lee Miller of Louisville; one brother, Russell Norris (Joyce) of Springfield.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 AM Monday, June 20, 2016 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 59 New Haven Road, Loretto. The Rev. Tony Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation is 3-8 PM Sunday at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto, with a prayer service at 7 PM by The Rev. Deacon Joseph R. Dant.