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Norma Jean Gaspard Bruce - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Monroe News Star January 1, 2008

Funeral services for Norma Jean Gaspard Bruce, 76, of West Monroe, LA., will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, 
January 2, 2008 in Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in West Monroe, LA., with Rev. Larry Stafford 
officiating. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home 
of West Monroe, LA.

Mrs. Bruce, 76, of West Monroe, died Sunday, December 30, 2007, at her home in West Monroe.

Born November 26, 1931, in Alexandria, LA., Mrs. Bruce lived in Tallulah before settling in West Monroe. 
Mrs. Bruce was co-owner of Bruce Plumbing Company in West Monroe with her son, Charlie Prophit, and 
previously with her husband, Bill Bruce.

Mrs. Bruce is survived by her five sons, Harry G. Prophit IV and wife Alice, Charlie Prophit and wife 
Virginia, David Prophit and wife Nora, all of West Monroe, LA., Russ Prophit and wife Kathy of Winter 
Haven, FL., Matt Prophit and wife Dalton of Indian Lakes Estates, FL.; five grandchildren, Breanna Young 
and husband E. Orum Young, III, Heather Prophit and Brantley Booth Prophit of West Monroe, LA., 
Jesse Prophit and wife Dana of Sarasota, FL., Nicholas Prophit of Rayville, LA.; and two great-grandchildren, 
Renee and Elijah Young.

She was preceded in death by her husband William D. "Bill" Bruce and her parents Hubert and Theodora Gaspard 
of Tallulah.

As a young woman, Mrs. Bruce enjoyed raising her 5 sons, boating on the Ouachita River, hunting and fishing, 
and snow-skiing in Colorado. In her later years, Mrs. Bruce greatly loved her extended family of her sons 
and their wives, her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

She was a kind-hearted person who loved her pets and working in her yard.

Donations can be made to the American Heart Association, National Center, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 
75231, or to a preferred charity in honor of Mrs. Bruce.

Visitation will be 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA.