Mr. Donald Eugene Norwood, age 64, of West Jefferson, died Thursday morning, July 30, 2009 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 2:00pm at Hayworth Miller Funeral Home, the Kinderton Chapel in Advance, NC with Rev. John Ferree and Rev. Owen Peeler officiating. The family will receive friends from 1-2 on Saturday, one hour prior to the memorial service. The family will also receive friends on Friday, July 31, 2009 from 6-8pm at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel in West Jefferson. Mr. Norwood was born in Miami, Florida on Wednesday, August 9, 1944 to the late Charles Alfred and Frances Parish Norwood. He graduated from High Point University. He was proud of his Quaker heritage and was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church. He had been a licensed electrical contractor since 1976 and was retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. He also served as an adjunct instructor in the NC community college system for Forsyth, Davidson and Ashe Counties. He volunteered his electrical abilities for the benefit of many organizations and individuals. He enjoyed his participation in the Ashe County Amateur Radio Club and was a charter member of the Board of Ashe County Habitat for Humanity. His hobbies included, traveling, especially on trains and he could fix almost anything to the benefit of many. Mr. Norwood is survived by his wife of 39 years, Marlene Briles Norwood, a daughter, Elizabeth (Beth) Norwood Fischer and husband, AJ, of Charlotte; a brother, Ron Norwood and wife, Jane, of Eden, NC; a grandson, Eric Fischer; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Harold and Edith Briles, of Asheboro; two nieces and three nephews also survive. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: Ashe County Habitat for Humanity, PO Box 392, West Jefferson, NC 28694.