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Birth	:	16 Feb 1896 Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	25 Feb 1998 Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.9552994, -95.2153015
Plot	:	Acacia C, lot 112, g. 8p9
Description	:	Services for Blanche C. Norris, 102, Independence, Mo., will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence. A longtime resident of Lawrence and the Kansas City area, Mrs. Norris died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, at The Groves, Independence, Mo. She was born Feb. 16, 1896, in Pottawatomie County, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and America Toney Christenson. Mrs. Norris was raised in Holden, Mo. She was a graduate of Central Missouri State University at Warrensburg in 1952. She was a teacher in the Lawrence school system and taught at Woodlawn and New York schools... Read More	Services for Blanche C. Norris, 102, Independence, Mo., will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence. A longtime resident of Lawrence and the Kansas City area, Mrs. Norris died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, at The Groves, Independence, Mo. She was born Feb. 16, 1896, in Pottawatomie County, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and America Toney Christenson. Mrs. Norris was raised in Holden, Mo. She was a graduate of Central Missouri State University at Warrensburg in 1952. She was a teacher in the Lawrence school system and taught at Woodlawn and New York schools and retired in 1957. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of Latter-Day Saints and was active until 1984. She was a longtime member of the N.E.A. and K.S.T.A. She enjoyed writing poetry and also wrote a book, ``Memories of One Life Spanning the 20th Century of Mid America.'' In 1929, she married Gilson R. Norris. He preceded her in death. She also was preceded in death by three sons, Glendon Norris, Everett Norris, and Wayne Holmes. Survivors include four daughters, Janice Fountain and Lois Brewster, Independence, Mo., Donna Sintz, Charlotte, N.C., Lorraine Yeubanks, Tulsa, Okla.; four sons, Claude Norris, Independence, Mo., Waldon Norris, Donald Norris and Gerald Norris, all of Lawrence; a sister, Bessie Taylor; 32 grandchildren, 72 great-grandchildren, and numerous great, great-grandchildren. Thursday, February 26, 1998 ljworld

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Blanche Christenson Norris death on 25 Feb 1998 in Jackson County, Missouri, USA
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Latitude: 38.9552994
Longitude: -95.2153015

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