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Norris Edwin Gaffney

Birth	:	31 Mar 1922 Milton, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	22 Jul 2015 Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	South Prairie Cemetery, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6091995, -92.1493988
Description	:	Married Thelma Darlene ? on Dec 5 1943. ∼Norris Edwin Gaffney, 93, of Memphis Missouri died peacefully in his sleep at the Scotland County Care Center on July 22, 2015. He was born March 31, 1922, in rural Milton, Iowa to Dean Carl and Mary Etta Bletzer Gaffney. He was raised in Southeast Iowa and Northeast Missouri until the family settled at the Gaffney home place near Milton in the 1930s. Norris was unable to continue his education beyond country school because he had to help on the farm due to his father’s health. He met Thelma Darlene Meinhardt at the... Read More	Married Thelma Darlene ? on Dec 5 1943. ∼Norris Edwin Gaffney, 93, of Memphis Missouri died peacefully in his sleep at the Scotland County Care Center on July 22, 2015. He was born March 31, 1922, in rural Milton, Iowa to Dean Carl and Mary Etta Bletzer Gaffney. He was raised in Southeast Iowa and Northeast Missouri until the family settled at the Gaffney home place near Milton in the 1930s. Norris was unable to continue his education beyond country school because he had to help on the farm due to his father’s health. He met Thelma Darlene Meinhardt at the Milton roller skating rink in 1940 when she was visiting her parents who had recently moved to the farm next to Norris’ grandmother. They were married December 5, 1943, at the Luray Methodist Church. In 1944 he was drafted into the US Marine Corps. After training at Camp Pendleton, CA he was sent to Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands. On Okinawa, he was shot in the leg and then was injured when he was blown out of a foxhole on the day before the island was taken. Norris recuperated in Guam and Hawaii. He was discharged from the service in Oakland CA where Thelma met him upon his return to the United States. After the war, they moved to the farm northwest of Memphis where they lived and farmed for 54 years. There they raised their four children, Karen, Sue, Alan, and Philip. In 2000 they purchased a home in Memphis and moved to the city. Norris continued to check on his cattle as long as they were located close to home. His career as a Hereford cattleman began as a 4-H member when he showed registered Hereford cattle at the Davis County and the Iowa State Fairs. At the Iowa State Fair, he had the Champion Hereford Heifer in 1939 and the Reserve Champion Hereford Steer in 1941. He also won two trips to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. This was the start of over 70 years of raising registered Herefords. He sold bulls, breeding heifers and club calves all over the United States. On his 90th birthday he gave his grandson Ryan the registration papers for his last two Herefords telling Ryan to raise Herefords for the next 70 years. His two sons and grandson continue to raise the breed. Norris served as a member of the North Liberty Rural School board and later the Scotland County R-1 School Board where he served as member, secretary and president. He was also a member and secretary of the Northeast Missouri Hereford Association for many years and a founding member of the Scotland Country Rural Fire Association which he served as President for 41 years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Memphis, a 4-H leader for Consolidated Boosters 4-H club and in 1965, the family represented Scotland County at the Missouri State Fair. He is survived by Thelma his wife of over 71 years, and their four children: Karen (Russell) Grubb, Hannibal, MO; Sue (Jim) Eager, St. Louis, MO; Alan (Phyllis) Gaffney, Milton, IA; and Philip (Sandra) Gaffney, Milton, IA;eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren: Amanda (Andy) Williams, Elora and Katelyn, Cheyenne, WY, Tim (Julie) Eager, Claire and Sammy, Niskayuna, NY, Daniel (Allison) Grubb and Amelia, Minneapolis, MN, Becky (James) Rafferty, Molly and Maggie, Albuquerque, NM, Leslie Eager, Carrboro, NC; Brett (Erin) Gaffney, Mt Juliet, TN; Kristen Gaffney, Council Bluffs, IA and Ryan Gaffney, Milton;his sister: Norma (James) Zeitler, Douds, IA; and his brother: Jerry (Nancy) Gaffney, Barneveld, WI; Thelma’s brother and sisters-in-law - Deane (Rovene) Meinhardt, Mertice Meinhardt and Joyce Meinhardt all of Kahoka MO plus many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dean and Mary Gaffney and his sister Jean Evans and her husband John.

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Norris Edwin Gaffney's memorial is located at: South Prairie Cemetery, Van Buren County, USA.
When did Norris Edwin Gaffney death?
Norris Edwin Gaffney death on 22 Jul 2015 in Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA
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Latitude: 40.6091995
Longitude: -92.1493988

Family Members:

Parent

Dean Carl Gaffney

(1903 - 1977)

Mary Etta Bletzer Gaffney

(1901 - 1976)

Spouse

Thelma Darlene Meinhardt Gaffney

(1920 - unknow)

Siblings

Jeanne Gaffney Evans

(1923 - 2003)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. South Prairie Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6091995, -92.1493988

2. Billups Cemetery
Union Township, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5908800, -92.1600800

3. Price Cemetery
Cantril, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6028500, -92.1132000

4. North Bethel Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5788994, -92.1583023

5. Curtiss Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5741997, -92.1505966

6. Meadowview Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5669100, -92.1496100

7. Mount Olive Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5946999, -92.0922012

8. Stookesberry Cemetery
Milton, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6583607, -92.1668467

9. Brock Cemetery
Brock, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5516100, -92.1597900

10. Sunnyside Cemetery
Milton, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6690000, -92.1557000

11. Koellner Cemetery
Cantril, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6205700, -92.0694900

12. Egypt Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6712646, -92.1176147

13. Maple Grove Cemetery
Cantril, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6385994, -92.0681000

14. Trinity Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5868988, -92.2371979

15. Hubbard Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6222000, -92.2410965

16. Oaks Cemetery
Milton, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6797000, -92.1694000

17. Plain View Amish Mennonite Cemetery
Pulaski, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6775860, -92.1875910

18. Billups Cemetery
Union Township, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5544200, -92.0794100

19. Round Grove Cemetery
Pulaski, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6118000, -92.2553000

20. Prairie View Cemetery
Azen, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5616700, -92.0578600

21. Providence Church Cemetery
Azen, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5614815, -92.0579605

22. Upton Cemetery
Cantril, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6074030, -92.0338380

23. Needham Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5410995, -92.0761032

24. Richland Cemetery
Hitt, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5613000, -92.2538700