Norma Margaret Cox Calloway

Rocky Mount - Norma Margaret Cox Calloway, age 87, of Spring Arbor, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at Nash General Hospital. Born in Lee County, NC on July 30, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Seth Thomas Cox, Sr. and Margaret Bridgers Cox. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Wesley Calloway; brother Richard Larry Cox; niece Marjorie Cox; father-in-law, Marvin Calloway, Sr.; mother-in-law, Pansy Calloway; sisters-in-law, Betty Craven and Shelby Ball; and brother-in-law, Harold Calloway. Mrs. Calloway leaves behind to cherish her memory, her loving sons, Christopher B. Calloway of Carrboro; and Kevin W. Calloway (Denise) of Nashville. She is also survived by her beloved granddaughter, Brittany N. Calloway of Nashville; her brother, Seth T. Cox, Jr. (Claudia) of Sanford; sisters-in-law, Betty Cox of Sanford; Edith Blair of High Point; Nancy Manning (Leo) of Winston-Salem; and Sylvia Long of Charleston, SC; brothers-in-law, Marvin Calloway. Jr. (Louise) of Winston-Salem and Rev. James Calloway (Patricia) of Charlotte; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Calloway graduated from Jonesboro High School in Sanford, NC and subsequently earned her bachelors degree in religious education with a minor in English from Greensboro College with the class of 1949. She then served as a Director of Christian Education and youth counselor at Methodist churches in Marion, SC, Hamlet, Rockingham, and finally at Burkhead United Methodist in Winston-Salem, NC where she met her husband and was a member for 66 years. She married Edgar Wesley Calloway of Winston-Salem on June 8, 1954 at Jonesboro Methodist Church in Sanford. They remained happily married for 54 years until his death in 2009. Mrs. Calloway taught English and social studies at Griffith High School for four years and then at Philo Junior High School for 26 years, both in Winston-Salem, after which she retired to her dream home in Clemmons, NC. She moved to Spring Arbor of Rocky Mount in 2011 to be close to her son, Kevin, and his family. Mrs. Calloway was an expert on North Carolina history and geography. She loved touring the mountains of North Carolina along the Blue Ridge Parkway and traveled abroad extensively during her retirement. She was an accomplished cook known for her delicious cakes. She also delighted in her son Kevins dachshunds, Oliver Brownstone and Sadie Mae. Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date after the return of Mrs. Calloways granddaughter from a summer mission trip to Dakar, Senegal. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Burkhead United Methodist Church, 5250 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27106 or Nashville United Methodist Church, 209 E. Washington Street, Nashville, NC 27856. Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.