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Antlers City Cemetery
Pushmataha County, OK
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Eugene served in the US Army
Thank You For Your Service!
Obit for Norma posted by Jo Aguirre
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Eugene served in the US Army
Obit for Norma posted by Jo Aguirre
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Norma Lavonne (Masters) Hill, 91, of Antlers, OK, entered the presence of her savior on August 17, 2026 surrounded by her three daughters. She was born on July 27, 1935 in Little Cedar Community outside of Antlers, OK to Walter and Eunice Masters.
Norma married her high school sweetheart, Eugene Hill on a Sunday afternoon and went to Baccalaureate that evening. They were married 63 years and raised three daughters. When she started school in Finley, her daddy took her by horseback two miles where she joined other kids and then walked two more miles. She only had boots to wear and only got new ones when they got holes in them. She hated boots the rest of her life.
At age 11, the family moved to Antlers, and it was their first house to have electricity and a butane stove. Norma learned to cook and sew, and at that age made her first dress. When her dad baled hay she would help him every summer. She also worked in the field hoeing the grass and weeds. She sold enough ointment to buy a basketball. At age 15, Norma and her family moved across the road from Gene, and they later married. Her senior year she moved in with Eula Allen, who was a widow, to babysit and keep her company.
After getting married in 1953, Norma and Gene moved to Tyler, TX where Gene went to TV school. Norma worked in a department store as an elevator operator. Gene joined the Army and when he got out they opened Hill’s TV and Appliance. After many years, they sold the store and Norma started her own business called The Bride’s Corner. She catered weddings 23 years before retiring. Norma loved family gatherings and was an excellent cook and gracious host. She could do almost anything. Besides cooking and sewing, she was also crafty with upholstery and even made some cabinets.
Her church community was her “flock”. They were very dear to her heart. She served the church in several capacities and she loved listening to God’s word after her vision failed her. Among her greatest earthly blessings were her family. She loved her yearly family reunions at Lake Texoma and at her home. Norma really loved her three girls and would often say how she appreciated the unique gifts they had to help her.
As “Grandmother”, Norma attended as many activities as she possibly could. She looked forward to seeing them and planning activities for them when they came to her house. As a “great-grandmother”, she was overjoyed by the new season of little ones in her life.
Norma was preceded in death by her husband: Gene; her parents: Walter and Eunice Masters; two sisters: Janell Bradford and Wanda Lou Palmer; and one brother: Don Masters.
She is survived by her children: Kathy Kaser, Karen Honold, and Karla Blan and husband Mitch; grandchildren: Lauren Sheller and husband Ryan, Brad Blan, Kandace Jurgensmeier and husband Mike; four great-grandchildren: Lily and Allie Jurgensmeier, and Rex and London Sheller; 2 sisters: Joyce Brown and husband Skip, and Gayle Seabolt; brother: Dennis Masters and wife Carla; as well as many cherished nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 24, 2026 at 2PM at First Baptist Church of Antlers with Pastor Dewayne Davis officiating.
Interment will follow at Antlers City Cemetery. Pallbearers include Johnny Brown, Mike Brown, Bryer Palmer, Randy Wells, Jackie Hatcher, and Eddie Masters.