Norma Clayton Leach, age 92, died Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Oakwood Rehabilitation Center in Dyersburg, Tn. She was born June 18, 1930 in Wardell, Missouri to W.H. And Lorena Penrod.  She was an employee of Bellsouth from which she retired in 1985 after a long career as an operator and later business office manager.  She supported her husband's ministry in many ways, especially as a Sunday School teacher at various churches across Northwestern Tennessee.

Surviving Mrs. Leach are two children, Lynn Armour(Dean)  from Dyersburg, Tn. And Troy Leach(Malinda) from Medina, Tn. her grandchildren, Seth Armour(Heather) of Clarksville, Tn., Will Armour(Andrea) Hopkinsville, KY , Ben Armour(Emily) Dyersburg, Tn.  Clayton Leach of Norman, Oklahoma, Lauren Hudson(Dillon) and Wesley Hudson(Shania) of Jackson, Tn.  Two great grandchildren, Addy Armour and Draco Taylor. She is survived by her sister Emily June Laughlin(Jay) and sister in laws, Ellie Clayton, all from Caruthersville, Mo. and Betty Clayton, from Jonesboro, Ar.  She also leaves a host of nieces and nephews to cherish her memory.

Mrs. Leach was preceded in death by her husband Rev. Walker D. Leach, Dyersburg, Tn. And daughter, Taleah Hudson of Jackson, Tn., great granddaughter, Braelynn Armour, parents W. H. and Lorena Clayton, Wardell, Mo., brothers, Ulis Clayton(Delane)Wardell, Mo., J.L. Clayton,(Phyllis)Campbell, Mo., Gene Clayton, Jonesboro, Ar., and Buddy Clayton, Caruthersville, MO.  sisters, Levina Sims,(Orvil) Watervliet, Michigan, Rachel Montgomery, (Sterling Q.)Caruthersville, Mo., and Leilah Rose Medlin,(Glynn)Wardell, MO.

Family and friends are asked to gather at Second Baptist Church in Dyersburg starting at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 with a memorial service beginning at 2:00 p.m.  Burial will take place at a later date at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg, Tn.