Norman “Sonny” Hargett, age 88, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026. Visitation will be Thursday, January 15^th from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm at Mars Hill Church of Christ, 1330 Mars Hill Road, Florence, Alabama 35630. The service will follow at 1:00 pm at the church. Burial will be at Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens for a private graveside service for family only. Pallbearers will be Ben August, Jared Coffell, Jabri Dixon, John David Flowers, Nick Michael, Ben Richardson, Brandon Sherrod, and Jonathan Sherrod. Honorary Pallbearers, Anthony Bradley, Dennis Brooks, Steve Foust, Jody Hanson, Douglas Hargett, Terry Helton, David McCullough, John Young.

He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Lee Hargett, parents E.E. and Lola Hargett, brothers Bobby Hargett (Anne) and Billy Hargett.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Nena Mills Hargett, children: Randy Hargett (Amy), Nina Sherrod (Jon), David Hargett (Cara), sister-in-law Sheila Hargett, and special family friend Regina Crosslin.  He is also survived by ten grandchildren: Haley Coffell (Jared), Kelsey Michael (Nick), Krysten Richardson (Ben), Brandon Sherrod, Alissa Flowers (John David), Jonathan Sherrod (Morgan Jayde), Ashley Hargett, Lauren Dixon (Jabri), Nena August (Ben), and Abbie Hargett.  He is also survived by thirteen great grandchildren: Robert, Kathryn, Isaiah, John Luke, Gabriel (GB), James, Audrey, Shiloh, Billie, Micah, Anabelle, Brooks, and Ruth. Many nieces and nephews.

Norman (Sonny) Hargett was born in Booneville, MS on September 12, 1937.  He attended Sheffield High School and graduated from Freed-Hardeman University and Florence State College with a master’s degree in Math and Physics.  He served in the Alabama National Guard for twelve years.  He worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority as a Market Analyst for the National Fertilizer Development Center for thirty-two years. During this time, he was active as the minister for the Macedonia Church of Christ, one of the oldest congregations in Lauderdale County.  His passion was leading people to faith in Jesus Christ. He served for twenty-five years as the director of Day by Day, a ministry serving families who have lost children and he was instrumental in founding Mission of Mercy Shoals (MOM’s), a faith based residential drug and alcohol rehab ministry. Through his life and these services, he has led countless souls to Jesus.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mission of Mercy Shoals (moms-inc.net), Christian Services Foundation (csfoundationinc.org), and Project Rescue (projectrescue.org).

We want to give appreciation to the caregivers of Eldercare Services in Florence and the staff at Shoals Hospital in Muscle Shoals, especially to Susie Russell and Andrew Rouse.