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Keith Max Sorum

Birth	:	20 Jun 1922 Mitchell, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	23 Dec 2015 Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Alliance Cemetery, Alliance, Box Butte County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1104965, -102.8367996
Description	:	Keith Max Sorum June 20,1922-Dec 23,2015 Keith Max Sorum, 93, passed away Dec 23, 2015 at Highland Park Care Center in Alliance. He was born June 20, 1922, in Mitchell, Nebraska to Carl G. & Lulu V.(Fisher)Sorum. He attended Natrona County High School, Casper, WY and graduated from Glenrock High School in May, 1940. After the U. S was attacked by the Japanese Navy in 1941, Keith wanted in the fight and enlisted in the Navy Air Corp where he was a flyer. He later joined the U. S. Maritime Service where he became an Ensign, earned his FCC license and... Read More	Keith Max Sorum June 20,1922-Dec 23,2015 Keith Max Sorum, 93, passed away Dec 23, 2015 at Highland Park Care Center in Alliance. He was born June 20, 1922, in Mitchell, Nebraska to Carl G. & Lulu V.(Fisher)Sorum. He attended Natrona County High School, Casper, WY and graduated from Glenrock High School in May, 1940. After the U. S was attacked by the Japanese Navy in 1941, Keith wanted in the fight and enlisted in the Navy Air Corp where he was a flyer. He later joined the U. S. Maritime Service where he became an Ensign, earned his FCC license and served as Radioman First Class on ships in the South Pacific Theatre. He married Ellen Marie Powell on March 22, 1944 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He worked at Standard Oil Company in Glenrock, WY as a young man, was in the service for 4 years, farmed in the Alliance area from 1946 to 1954 where he had the first overhead sprinkler system in Box Butte County, worked for Neuswangers for a time and Dannen Mills from 1955 to 1960. He joined Dwight Sloan at Northern Plains Land & Cattle Company in 1960 and purchased the business in 1969. He sold it to Farmers National Co. in 1993, but continued to work there until he retired in 2007 at age 85. He was a licensed Real Estate Broker in Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana and a Certified Real Estate Appraiser in Nebraska. He was a member of the American Society of Rural Appraisers; a member of the United Methodist Church, charter member of the Rural Fire Protection District; President of the Potato Certification Assoc. of Nebraska; served on the Alliance School Board from 1967 to 1975 and Alliance Public School Foundation Board from 1987 to 2003. He was a lifetime member of the Elks, American Legion, Rotary, and 50+ year member of the Masonic Lodge. He served on the Board of the 5 C's, the Panhandle Mental Health Board and the Boy's Ranch Board. He was an accomplished pianist. He enjoyed photography, growing tomatoes, camping and fishing. He especially loved spending time at his tree farm with his grandsons, Ed and Bob Hitchcock. He was preceded in death by his parents Carl and Lulu Sorum and in-laws, Lawrence and Ellen Powell. Funeral services will be held December 29 at the United Methodist Church. Burial with military rites will be in the Alliance Cemetery.

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Keith Max Sorum's memorial is located at: Alliance Cemetery, Alliance, Box Butte County, USA.
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Keith Max Sorum death on 23 Dec 2015 in Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.1104965
Longitude: -102.8367996

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Coordinate: 42.1104965, -102.8367996

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