NORMA PADDOCK
Norma Fay Paddock, 94, of Liberty, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Whitewater Commons Living Center in Liberty. She was born October 2, 1926, in Liberty, and is the daughter of Maynard Fields and Edith Connaway Fields.
Norma retired from Miami University where she spent many years as the Head Cook. She had also owned Norma’s Restaurant from 1965 until 1972. She loved cooking, but her true passion was painting. She was a talented artist and enjoyed working with oil paints. She also had a green thumb and was proud of her beautiful plants that she grew. Norma and her husband, Harold, were avid travelers. They would often take off for months at a time driving around the country. They had followed Route 66 out west and had even driven to all of the states, except Hawaii.
She was able to trace her family tree all the way back to Jamestown and is a registered descendant of the original settlement. Norma was a member of Daughters of Revolution, and a lifetime member of American Legion Post 122 Auxiliary.
She is survived by two daughters, Ginger McQueen Dearth and Yvonne Paddock Baker; four sons, David (Elizabeth) McQueen, Herbert McQueen, Harold “Duwayne” Paddock, and Everett (Linda) Paddock; 17 grandchildren, Donald, Melissa, Jennifer, Jill, Ginger, Angelicque, Jennifer, Steven, Joshua, Jessie, Jennifer, Stephanie, Luke, Jacob, Ashley, Kelly, and Josh; several great and great- great grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, James E. McQueen; her second husband, Harold W. Paddock; two sons, Sammy and Timothy McQueen; two sisters, Mary E. Fields Goodwin and Letha Lee Fields Riley, and a brother, Thomas M. Fields.
Visitation for Norma will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., at Urban Winkler Liberty Funeral Home. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m., on Thursday, at the funeral home, with Pastor Jeff Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery in Lyonsville.