BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Norvin Albert Brewer was born Dec. 24, 1929, in Mount Vernon, Ark., to Victor Albert Brewer and Clara Elizabeth (Robinson) Brewer. He was called from his time here on earth on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.

His childhood was spent in Arkansas. In 1951, he served in the Army. After being discharged in 1953, he married Donna Mae Ketter, whom he met in Tacoma, Wash. He often said that his first sermon was preached in 1954 in Conway, Ark. For the following years leading up to preaching school in 1970, he worked at various jobs as a machinist.

After graduation, he spent the next 40-plus years in ministry of the Gospel, in local congregations in Texas, Washington, Illinois and Kentucky. He loved God, and spent his life studying, learning, teaching and preaching about Jesus’ unconditional love and forgiveness. He spent many of those years giving of his time and energy to many different causes, the most recent being Life Care Ministries, a food bank for those in need. He had a lifelong love of horses and gardening. He spent many hours tending his garden and riding and training his horse, Cody.