James Richard "Dickie" Norris, Sr., 72 of Hollywood, MD died on February 18, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital. Born August 6, 1937 in Hollywood, MD, he was the son of the late James Jetson and Mary Louise Norris.

He was the loving husband of Mary Ellen Cullison whom he married on April 21, 1956 in St. James Church.

He is also survived by his eight children; Diane Trossbach and her husband Jimmy of Drayden, MD, Lynn Wallace and her husband Tommy of Hollywood, MD, Sharon Braswell and her husband Bud of Gardner, NC, Janice Garcia and her fiancé Paul Dunbar of Dameron, MD, Ricky Norris and his wife Mary of Hollywood, MD, Terri Yates of St. Inigoes, MD, Timmy Norris of Hollywood, MD and Lisa Dean and her husband Junior of Lexington Park, MD, as well as 19 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters; Rose Marks and Mary Louise Tippett, both of Hollywood, MD.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings Alberta Woodburn, Joseph A. Norris, John L. Norris and Carroll I. Norris.

A lifelong residence of St. Mary's County, Dickie was a Truck Driver for Great Mills Trading Post and he belonged to the Loyal Order of the Moose, Patuxent MD Lodge 2393.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, February 21, 2010 from 2:00 – 5:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 3:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 10:00 AM in St. John's Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD with and Fr. Keith Woods officiating and Fr. Raymond Schmidt co-officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Chapman, Joey Tippett, Jerry Norris, Carl Knott, Jack Bean and Johnny Lacey. Honorary pallbearers will be Donald Goddard, Danny Wallace, Jason Braswell, Tony Garcia, Travis Braswell and Tyler Yates.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.