Joseph Hunter Norman IV died June 25, 2002, at Duke Medical Center in Durham, N.C. A member of Christ Episcopal Church and an avid sportsman, he owned the second oldest company in New Bern, N.C., the S.B. Parker Co. A son, Niels Hansen Norman, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Karen Hansen Norman, New Bern; son, Joseph Hunter Norman V, and his wife, Carla, Mooresville; daughter Claire Garnett Norman, Raleigh; sister, Anne N. Tayloe, New Bern; grandchildren and nephews.