NORA KOURY ROLLINS, a resident of Charleston, went to be with her heavenly father on Friday, May 7, 2010, at the age of 83.

Born June 7, 1926, in Bernalillo, New Mexico, to the late Richard and Sophie Mahboub Koury, she lived in the State of Missouri since 1963. She left her parents home at the young age of thirteen and traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to live with her eldest sister, Sadie, and attend high school. It was there that she and her sister became young restaurant entrepreneurs. Through the years, she was a successful businesswoman working in Las Vegas and San Diego, California. While in San Diego, she met her husband and love of her life, Paul Anderson Rollins and following his discharge from the United States Navy, they were married December 1, 1957. He survives of the home in Charleston.

She was a member of the St. Henry Catholic Church in Charleston and worked passionately as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society. She was fluent in four languages and often served as a translator for local law enforcement agencies. She also taught Spanish as a volunteer at St. Henry School. The biggest accomplishment and love of her life was her family. She was an amazing cook and seasoned the lives of many family friends with her delicious Mexican food and colorful personality.

She was the loving and devoted mother to four children and their spouses. Those surviving are: Paul Larry Rollins and his wife, Jessica of Conroe, Texas; Sophie Dugan and her husband Clark, of Charleston, Missouri; Michelle Tandy and her husband Paul, of Grover, Missouri; and her daughter in law, Judi Chapman Rollins of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

She was the proud grandmother of eight beautiful grandchildren, Rebecca, Katherine and Caroline Rollins; Emily and Hunter Dugan; Chelsea Rollins and Cooper and Tucker Tandy.

Also surviving are her sisters, Camille Schofield of San Diego, CA; Mary Barrack and Betty Jo Stafford of Albuquerque, New Mexico and a host of nieces and nephews; also her godsons, Jimmy Olson of Las Vegas, Nevada and Michael Rodriguez of Birmingham, AL.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother and five sisters and her beloved son, Robbie Rollins, who passed away on October 31, 2009.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, MO. Parish Prayers and Rosary will begin at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday evening, led by Charleston Knights of Columbus Council #3282. The funeral mass will be celebrated Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., at the St. Henry Catholic Church in Charleston. Rev. Glenn Eftink, pastor, will serve as celebrant.

Committal services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield, Missouri. Interment will follow under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be: Hunter Dugan, Cooper Tandy, Tucker Tandy, Clay Dugan, Randy Thompson, Richard Hutcheson, Jim Rolwing, Scott Dunaway, Dr. Gregorio Rodriguez and Michael Rodriquez.

Memorials may be made to:
St. Henry Catholic School
306 Court Street
Charleston, MO 63834

St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
501 St. Jude's Place
Memphis, TN 38105

The Alzheimer's Association
9370 Olive Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132-3214