Ms. Ella Jean Norris, 74, of Shelby, NC, passed away on April 13, 2025, at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. She was born on November 25, 1950, to the late Minnie Logan Norris and Dennis Lee Norris.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. at ST Enloe Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in the New Bethel Independent Church Cemetery, Dawkins/McDowell Cemetery Road, Forest City, NC. The reception of family and friends will be from 3:30 until 4 p.m. at the chapel. The family is receiving friends at 1706 Kingston Road, Kingstown, NC.