Norman L. Christian, 99, of Convoy passed away on September 28, 2022 at VanCrest of Van Wert

He was born on August 22, 1923, the son of the late Harry and Hazel Lorena (Wooding) Christian.  Norman married Juanita (Owens) Christian on March 30, 1946 who survives. They were married for 76 years.

Family survivors include three daughters, Judy Linton of Van Wert, Rise (Dr. James) Potts of Fort Wayne, IN and Lynne (Rev. Dr. Mitch) Arnold of New Knoxville, OH; one son, Alan (Mary) Christian of New Albany, OH; nine grandchildren,  Jennifer and Matthew (Tara) Linton, Amanda Arnold-Lacey (Richard) and Nicholas Arnold, Nathan and Emily Potts, Ethan (Lyndsay), Allison, Erin Christian;  one great granddaughter, Cheyenne Linton, also surviving are two sisters, Thelma Ewell of Lecanto, FL and Sylvia Stimpfle of Beverly Hills, FL.

He was a graduate of Leo High School, Leo, IN then Norman started working at Rea Magnet Wire of Fort Wayne, IN and Aeroquip of Van Wert. He was also a retired farmer.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Carol Nay; one brother, Wesley Christian; a son-in-law, Kenneth D. Linton and his parents.

Services will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at Cowan & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Mitch Arnold officiating. Calling hours are one hour ahead of services on Saturday.

Preferred memorials are to Convoy United Methodist Church Music Fund and Thomas Edison of Van Wert.

Online condolences may be expressed on the Tribute Wall at cowanfuneralhome.com.