Clina Mae West Norfleet, age 99, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Jennie Stuart Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Hale Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the funeral home. Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home has been entrusted by the family to handle the arrangements.
Clina Mae was born in Christian County, Kentucky, on June 8, 1925, the daughter of Henry Walter West and Bertha Mae Meacham West. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her three brothers—Elwood, Garth, and Thural West—her sisters Tula Davis and Nancy Powell, and her beloved grandson Kyle Hutchison.
Clina Mae is survived by her daughter, Linda (Donald) Hutchison; her grandchildren, Keeley White and Craig (Tina) Hutchison; and five great-grandchildren: Braden, Reed, Kylie White, Charlie Rae Hutchison, and Sawyer Rose Hutchison. She is also survived by sisters Betty Poston, Dorothy Jungles, and multiple nieces and nephews.
After graduating from Lacy High School, Clina Mae attended Andrew Jackson College in Nashville, where she earned a one-year business degree. She began her career with National Life Insurance Company, working in both Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Upon returning to Hopkinsville, she worked at First City Bank and Trust until her retirement. Even after retiring, Clina Mae remained active, working part-time for BB&T Bank, taking classes at Hopkinsville Community College, and pursuing piano, guitar, and art lessons.
Clina Mae lived a life full of service, generosity, and kindness. She volunteered with Hopkinsville Historical Society, Nature Fest, Take a Kid Fishing, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and PACS, where she helped prepare income taxes for others. She was also an enthusiastic participant in the Western Kentucky Senior Games, where she was honored as the oldest participant from 2019 to 2024.
A devoted member of the Hopkinsville Church of Christ, Clina Mae remained a source of joy and encouragement to everyone she met. After breaking her hip in March 2024, she moved to Christian Care Community, where she continued to bring light and love to those around her. She was crowned Queen of the Nursing Home on February 14.
Instead of flowers, donations may be made to Healing Hands International @ donate.hhi.org.
