April 10

Noma Edra Dye was born 10 April 1936

Noma was the daughter of Sylvia Arnold and Delbert Dye.  Sylvia and Delbert had two children - Noma and Garland. Sylvia was a daughter of Marlie (brother of my great-grandmother Annie Arnold Hicks) and Birdie Arnold.

From her obituary:

Noma Edra Dye Staggs, 83, died unexpected on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at her residence in Pontotoc. An Arkansas native, Noma was born on April 10, l936 in Banner, Ark. to the late Delbert Dye and Sylvia Arnold Dye. She graduated from Oceola High School. Noma married John Oliver Staggs on Sept. 24, 1955 in DeSoto County, Hernando, Mississippi. They spent the majority of their lives living in Hollandale, Mississippi, in the South Delta. Noma worked many years as a bookkeeper for Farm Fresh Catfish in Hollandale. She lived a few years in West Point before moving to Pontotoc 2 years ago.

Noma is survived by her daughter, Jonie Tharp and her husband, Tony of Tupelo; her only grandson, John Michael Stockton of Starkville; a brother, Garland Dye and his wife, Mary of Memphis and her extended family.

PHOTO: Noma and Garland

PHOTO: Noma Dye

PHOTO: Sylvia and Delbert with Noma and Garland

PHOTO: Sylvia with Garland and Noma

PHOTO L-R: Velma Lee Barnett, Wathada Burford, Noma Dye, June Barnett

PHOTO L-R: Garland and Noma Dye, Morris, Wathada, Bob, and Ron Burford

I don't have pictures of Noma's husband or children. This photo of Noma and her grandson (mentioned in the obituary) was taken at the Carter/Arnold annual family reunion in 1990.