Obituaries
GRANT NORMAN
March 23, 1950
Grant Norman, age 81 ,died this morning at 8 o'clock at his home, 40 North Wayne Street. Although he had been in failing health for some time, his condition had not long been considered serious.
He was born in Morgan County October 22, 1868, and was the son of Wallace W. and Nancy Fleener Norman. He spent his entire life in this community and was a member I.O. O. F. Lodge 274 for 50 years. He also belonged to Martinsville Encampment No. 93.Surviving him are his widow, Mrs Lula Pearl Carroll Norman; four children, Mrs James Bates, Richard, Raymond Norman of Martinsville and Mrs Donald Kelley of Rolling Prairie; a niece Mrs John Short of Davenport, Iowa and 12 grandchildren. A sister Isabelle died in June 1949 and a son Capt. Robert Wallace Norman died in an air crash on Mindora Island in 1945.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed at press time but friends may contact the Wilhite and son Funeral Home for further information.
MRS NANCY NORMAN
June 3, 1925
Mrs Nancy Norman, who had been seriously ill for the past few months died this morning at ten minutes after eight o'clock at her home, 259 West Jackson street. Mrs Norman suffered a stroke of paralysis on February 23 of this year. Her condition was such that she had not been able to take much nourishment from the time she was afflicted.
Mrs Norman was born November 19,1845 in Brown County. She was the daughter of Fredrick and Angeline Kelley Fleener. When a young girl she came with her parents to Morgan county and in 1864 she was married to Wallace W. Norman of Mahalsville. They lived on a farm near Mahalsville for many years. When her husband died twenty-five years ago she came to Martinsville and has made her home here ever since.
Mrs Norman became a member of the Methodist Church at Mahalsville when quite young and had retained her menbership there ever since.She is survived by one daughter Miss Belle Norman, who lived with her mother; one son, Grant Norman, of this city; three sisters, Mrs John Wes Rinker of Brooklyn; Mrs Mary Swift of Georgetown and one brother Alexander Fleener of Houston,Texas. Seven grandchildren and one great- grandchild also survives.The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock in the M. E. Church at Mahalsville, the burial will be in the cemetery by the church.
RAYMOND NORMAN
December 30, 1982
Following a illness for over two years Raymond Norman died Wednesday morning December 29 at 6:10 in the Veterans Hospital at Indianapolis. Recently he made his home in Frakers Mobile Home Court at lot 31.For many years Norman lived at Lake Lemon where he fired out hundreds of written pieces under the pen name of "The Hermit of Lemon Lake". Previously, he had served as a correspondent to the Martinsville Reporter, covering the Brooklyn area.The son of Grant and Lula Pearl Carroll Norman, he was born February 17, 1910 in Martinsville. The 72 year old man was married to the former Clara Wood in 1933, who surives.He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Army. He had lived in Martinsville all his life. He attended the Whitaker Baptist Church and was a member of the Moose Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion in Martinsville. Survivors include six daughters, Virginia Thacker, Lana Davee and Nancy Thacker of Martinsville, Wanda Ferguson of Paragon, Roberta Biggerstaff of Indianapolis and Mary Kathryn of Loogootee, a brother and two sisters Richard Norman and Helen Bates of Martinsville and Maxine Kelly of Rolling Prairie. 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. A son Thomas Warren Norman and a brother Robert Wallace Norman preceded him in death. The funeral will be Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Neal and Summers Chapel. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary from 4 until 9 p.m. today and on Friday until time of the service.
CAPTAIN ROBERT NORMAN DIES IN CRASH
Was serving with Air Force on Mindoro; Spent 27 months overseas
Martinsville Reporter, 23 May 1945
Submitted by Roberta Biggerstaff
Captain Robert Wallace Norman has been killed in the Philipines, according to a War department telegram received by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Grant Norman . The message stated that he had died May 13, in an airplane crash. Captain Norman was well known to Martinsville people through athletics as he played guard on the Artesian State championship team in 1933. He was graduated that year and afterward attended the University of Southern California. He was born in Martinsville March 10, 1914. In June 1941 He enlisted in the Army Air Corps and after preliminary training at Portland Ore., attended officers school at Miami Beach, Fla., completing his training at Jefferson Barracks, MO. He had been overseas since February 1943 and had been with the air corps ground forces in New Guinea and the Philippines for 27 months. He leaves his parents and two sisters, Mrs. Helen Bates and Mrs. Maxine Kelley, all of this city, and two brothers in the service. S/Sgt. Raymond H. Norman, who has been in Schick hospital at Clinton, Iowa, since his return from France and Sgt. Richard C. Norman who is still in France.
SQUIRE HIRAM NORMAN
June 22 1899
Squire Hiram Norman, living two miles north of Mahalsville in Jackson Township, died Monday morning June 19 at 3:00. The funeral services were conducted at Methodist Church at Mahalsville at 11:00 o'clock Wednesday morning. Interment was in the adjacent cemetery.The deceased was born in Kentucky November 28, 1818 and had lived in this county more than 60 years. His mother's maiden nane was Helton and he was related to the Helton families living in this community. He made his home with Frank Helton until he was married to Anna Worley. Since that time his home had been in the neighborhood in which he lived at the time of his death. He had been a central figure in his neighborhood for many years on account of his age, his constancy of interest in the welware of the church and being a justice of the peace for so many years. He was one of the promoters of the present Methodist Church building and one of the organizers of the church congregation.The Children living are; Wallace W. and Francis M. Norman, Mrs Elizabeth Renigal, Mrs Margaret Lloyd of Mahalsville, Mrs Lydia Studer of Greensburg and Miss Mercy Norman. Death was caused by old age. He had been critically ill at various times during the last two years. He had been unable to be out of bed for four weeks immediately preceding his death yet he had not suffered severely. Mr Norman was quite generally know as one of the oldest residents of Jackson Township.