James Kenneth Norris, 91, of St. Paul, formerly of Erie, died at 3:35 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul.
He was born August 24, 1920, in St. Paul, Kansas to James and Leila (Inman) Norris. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in St. Paul and Erie.
In July of 1942, he was inducted into the United States Army where he served in the European Theater of World War II and, upon his honorable discharge, was awarded the Purple Heart.
He and Helen Marnell were married January 3, 1946 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Walnut. Following marriage, they lived in the Erie area where they farmed and were Grade A dairy farmers until retiring in 1989. In 2006, the couple moved to St. Paul where they have lived since.
He was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul and the Knights of Columbus, a life member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a member of the Gard Lee Post No. 292, American Legion in Walnut where he had served as district service officer and adjutant. For numerous years, he had also served on the Agricultural Soil Conservation Service Committee. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, and, in earlier years, golfing.
Survivors include:
Wife – Helen Norris Erie, KS
Five Sons – Jim Norris and wife, Charlene Walnut, KS
Nick Norris and wife, Janice Grove, OK
Chris Norris and wife, Mary Beth Girard, KS
Paul Norris and wife, Vickie Pittsburg, KS
Don Norris and wife, Kim Erie, KS
One Daughter – Joan Doherty and husband, Mike St. Paul, KS
Twenty Grandchildren
Twenty-Eight Great-Grandchildren
Three Brothers – Raymond Norris Del City, OK
Charles Norris Austin, TX
Harold Norris Girard, KS
Three Sisters – Lorraine Westhoff Walnut, KS
Loretta Guy Las Cruces, NM
Mildred Birzer Ellinwood, KS
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Bernard, Bill, and infant Hiram Norris.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 21, 2012, at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. Burial will be in Ft. Scott National Cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, at the church where the family will receive friends immediately following the rosary.
Memorials are suggested to Prairie Mission Retirement Village or the Walnut American Legion. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of James K. Norris, please visit our flower store.
He was born August 24, 1920, in St. Paul, Kansas to James and Leila (Inman) Norris. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in St. Paul and Erie.
In July of 1942, he was inducted into the United States Army where he served in the European Theater of World War II and, upon his honorable discharge, was awarded the Purple Heart.
He and Helen Marnell were married January 3, 1946 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Walnut. Following marriage, they lived in the Erie area where they farmed and were Grade A dairy farmers until retiring in 1989. In 2006, the couple moved to St. Paul where they have lived since.
He was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul and the Knights of Columbus, a life member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a member of the Gard Lee Post No. 292, American Legion in Walnut where he had served as district service officer and adjutant. For numerous years, he had also served on the Agricultural Soil Conservation Service Committee. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, and, in earlier years, golfing.
Survivors include:
Wife – Helen Norris Erie, KS
Five Sons – Jim Norris and wife, Charlene Walnut, KS
Nick Norris and wife, Janice Grove, OK
Chris Norris and wife, Mary Beth Girard, KS
Paul Norris and wife, Vickie Pittsburg, KS
Don Norris and wife, Kim Erie, KS
One Daughter – Joan Doherty and husband, Mike St. Paul, KS
Twenty Grandchildren
Twenty-Eight Great-Grandchildren
Three Brothers – Raymond Norris Del City, OK
Charles Norris Austin, TX
Harold Norris Girard, KS
Three Sisters – Lorraine Westhoff Walnut, KS
Loretta Guy Las Cruces, NM
Mildred Birzer Ellinwood, KS
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Bernard, Bill, and infant Hiram Norris.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 21, 2012, at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. Burial will be in Ft. Scott National Cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, at the church where the family will receive friends immediately following the rosary.
Memorials are suggested to Prairie Mission Retirement Village or the Walnut American Legion. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of James K. Norris, please visit our flower store.
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