Russ was born on October 21, 1951 in Greenville, Texas to John Norwood and Peggy Lewis Norwood. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1970 and attended ETSU in Commerce. He married Pamela Lynn Woodard on December 16, 1995 in Greenville, Texas. He worked for E-Systems for 19 years and then began working in 2010 for Compart Global Systems Technologies and served as their CEO from 2017 to 2023. He enjoyed golfing, grilling, and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife, Pam Norwood; sons, Jeff Deas and wife, Holly, and Bryan Deas; daughter, Holly Deas Stallins; grandsons, Jacob Stallins and J.D. Peters; granddaughter, Brittany Sims and husband, Brian; great-grandson, Kyson Wade; brother, Denny Norwood; sister, Brenda Norwood Raymond; nieces, Kali Davis, Katherine Ramos and husband, John, Sarah Kym and Brooke Fitzgerald Nieto; nephews, Melbourne Kym III, and Jared Fitzgerald; great-nieces and nephews, Logan Davis, Jack Davis, Grace Ramos and Ivan Ramos; sister-in-law, Janet Hogland; and cousin, Kyle Lewis and wife, Barbara.
He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Deas, Bryan Deas, Jacob Stallins, Logan Davis, Jack Davis, John Ramos, Melbourne Kym III and Jared Fitzgerald.
Condolences(7)
James Pinto
Venice, FL Monday, May 4, 2026 Sorry for your loss, Russ was a pleasure to work with at Compart and a wonderful person.RIP
Jennifer J Colley
Bastrop, TX Friday, May 1, 2026 So sorry for your loss. I worked with Russ for several years at Celerity (now known as Ichor Systems). Russ was great, fun guy! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your extended family.Jennifer J Colley
Bastrop, TX Friday, May 1, 2026 So sorry for your loss. I worked with Russ for several years at Celerity (now known as Ichor Systems). Russ was great, fun guy! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your extended family.Stephan Cruz
Galena, MO Thursday, April 30, 2026 Sorry for the loss of this man. Russ was a great person and pleasure to work with we will miss Russ’s sense of humor and his wit was also a special characteristicJoni
Caddo Mills, TX Tuesday, April 28, 2026 So sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers for you and your familyJoni (cousin, Pat Lewis’s Daughter)
Barbara Woodlock Gilmore
Campbell, TX Sunday, April 26, 2026 Pam, our thoughts and prayers are with you and family. So very sorry for your loss.Barbara and the Classmates of 1970
Barbara Woodlock Gilmore
Campbell, TX Sunday, April 26, 2026 Pam, our thoughts and prayers are with you and family. So very sorry for your loss.Barbara and the Classmates of 1970