William Richard "Bill" Norred
September 8, 2012
William Richard "Bill" Norred died Sept. 6, 2012, in Dallas. Norred was a longtime resident of Sweetwater, having moved to a retirement community in 2003.
Norred was born in Snyder, Texas on Oct. 15, 1929, the son of the late Albert and Faye Norred of Sweetwater. He graduated from Sweetwater High School and the University of Texas. He served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict, and in 1953 went into business with his father in the Buick-Cadillac dealership in Sweetwater. He sold Norred Motor Co. in 1975 and worked for the next 25 years for Ludlum Measurements.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Sweetwater, having served in various offices and as a Sunday school teacher. He was a member and past president of the Rotary Club and chairman of the Sweetwater-Nolan County Child Welfare Board.
Norred is survived by his wife of 57 years, Flozelle; his daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and James Derr of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Nancy and Mark Elliott of Burleson, and Kristi and Loren Sauer of Frisco; and grandchildren, Christopher and Dina Bails of Mansfield, Courtney Bails of Mansfield and Caroline and Hannah Sauer of Frisco.
A memorial service will be held in Cox Chapel of Highland Park United Methodist Church on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be private at the DFW National Cemetery.
The family requests that any memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church of Sweetwater, 309 Cedar, Sweetwater, Texas 79556, the County-City Library, 206 Elm, Sweetwater, or to the charity of their choice.
From THE SWEETWATER (TX) REPORTER (9/07/2012)
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From FIRST 100 YEARS NOLAN COUNTY TEXAS, page 304 (published 1985 by the Sweetwater Genealogical Society, out of print, transcribed with permission):
ALBERT R. NORRED
Albert Richard Norred never lived more than 50 miles from the place he was born. Although he did not become a resident of Nolan County until 1938, he lived all of his 63 years in Nolan, Mitchell and Scurry Counties.
Norred was born in Dunn, south of Snyder, on July 8, 1900. As a young man, he worked as a mechanic at Yoder Chevrolet in Snyder. It was there he met Faye Black, whose family had moved to Texas from Ohio.
Albert Norred and Faye Black were married on January 2, 1928 in Fort Worth. On October 15, 1929, their only child, William Richard Norred, was born in the Snyder Hospital, then located above Stinson Drug Store on the north side of the square.
In 1963, the Norreds moved to Colorado City where Norred was Service Manager of Mills Chevrolet. In 1938, they moved to Sweetwater and Norred purchased Western Motor Company from Carl Ragland. The original location of Norred Motor Company was 213 W. Broadway. In 1944, the business was moved to 219 W. Broadway, where it remained for over 30 years. The business was sold to Dick Carroll in August, 1975.
Almost immediately upon his arrival in Sweetwater, Norred became an active participant in civic affairs. He was elected to the City Commission, and during his term, he was elected Mayor of Sweetwater. One of the favorite family stories began in the early hours of June 6, 1944, when, as mayor, Norred received the official call that the long-awaited invasion of Europe had begun. He started a chain of events which called ministers to their churches and awakened a city to wait for news from the greatest military campaign in modern times.
He was a life-long member of the Methodist Church and served on the building committee in 1952 when the present sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church was built.
Norred became a member of the Rotary Cub in 1943, serving as president in 1948-1949. He served on numerous community boards during the 1940's and 50's, including the Board of City Development.
In 1953, William R. Norred joined his father in the business after graduating from The University of Texas and returning from a tour of military duty in Okinawa, Japan, and Korea during the Korean Conflict. Following his father's example, he became involved in the community. "Bill" was a member of the Jaycees and later the Rotary Club, which he also served as president in 1962-1963. He was a member of the Board of City Development during the change to the now Chamber of Commerce.
The First United Methodist Church is an active interest of Bill's. He has served as chairman of the Council on Ministries and later of the Administrative Board. He is a former church lay leader and Sunday School teacher. Norred also has served on the Sweetwater-Nolan county Child Welfare Board for many years, serving two terms as president.
William Norred married Miss Flozelle Jones, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Davis Jones, (granddaughter of Walter W. Davis) on December 18, 1954. The Sweetwater Reporter headlined the marriage of "Prominent Local Couple" as the "Highlight of the Season".
Flozelle Norred has taught in the Sweetwater schools for 15 years. The Norreds have three daughters: Patricia, Nancy and Kristi.
Patricia currently is Director of Public Relations for the Sweetwater campus of Texas State Technical Institute; Nancy is Mrs. Robert Bails and resides in San Angelo; and Kristi is now a 1984 varsity cheerleader at Sweetwater High School.
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September 8, 2012
William Richard "Bill" Norred died Sept. 6, 2012, in Dallas. Norred was a longtime resident of Sweetwater, having moved to a retirement community in 2003.
Norred was born in Snyder, Texas on Oct. 15, 1929, the son of the late Albert and Faye Norred of Sweetwater. He graduated from Sweetwater High School and the University of Texas. He served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict, and in 1953 went into business with his father in the Buick-Cadillac dealership in Sweetwater. He sold Norred Motor Co. in 1975 and worked for the next 25 years for Ludlum Measurements.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Sweetwater, having served in various offices and as a Sunday school teacher. He was a member and past president of the Rotary Club and chairman of the Sweetwater-Nolan County Child Welfare Board.
Norred is survived by his wife of 57 years, Flozelle; his daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and James Derr of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Nancy and Mark Elliott of Burleson, and Kristi and Loren Sauer of Frisco; and grandchildren, Christopher and Dina Bails of Mansfield, Courtney Bails of Mansfield and Caroline and Hannah Sauer of Frisco.
A memorial service will be held in Cox Chapel of Highland Park United Methodist Church on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be private at the DFW National Cemetery.
The family requests that any memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church of Sweetwater, 309 Cedar, Sweetwater, Texas 79556, the County-City Library, 206 Elm, Sweetwater, or to the charity of their choice.
From THE SWEETWATER (TX) REPORTER (9/07/2012)
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From FIRST 100 YEARS NOLAN COUNTY TEXAS, page 304 (published 1985 by the Sweetwater Genealogical Society, out of print, transcribed with permission):
ALBERT R. NORRED
Albert Richard Norred never lived more than 50 miles from the place he was born. Although he did not become a resident of Nolan County until 1938, he lived all of his 63 years in Nolan, Mitchell and Scurry Counties.
Norred was born in Dunn, south of Snyder, on July 8, 1900. As a young man, he worked as a mechanic at Yoder Chevrolet in Snyder. It was there he met Faye Black, whose family had moved to Texas from Ohio.
Albert Norred and Faye Black were married on January 2, 1928 in Fort Worth. On October 15, 1929, their only child, William Richard Norred, was born in the Snyder Hospital, then located above Stinson Drug Store on the north side of the square.
In 1963, the Norreds moved to Colorado City where Norred was Service Manager of Mills Chevrolet. In 1938, they moved to Sweetwater and Norred purchased Western Motor Company from Carl Ragland. The original location of Norred Motor Company was 213 W. Broadway. In 1944, the business was moved to 219 W. Broadway, where it remained for over 30 years. The business was sold to Dick Carroll in August, 1975.
Almost immediately upon his arrival in Sweetwater, Norred became an active participant in civic affairs. He was elected to the City Commission, and during his term, he was elected Mayor of Sweetwater. One of the favorite family stories began in the early hours of June 6, 1944, when, as mayor, Norred received the official call that the long-awaited invasion of Europe had begun. He started a chain of events which called ministers to their churches and awakened a city to wait for news from the greatest military campaign in modern times.
He was a life-long member of the Methodist Church and served on the building committee in 1952 when the present sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church was built.
Norred became a member of the Rotary Cub in 1943, serving as president in 1948-1949. He served on numerous community boards during the 1940's and 50's, including the Board of City Development.
In 1953, William R. Norred joined his father in the business after graduating from The University of Texas and returning from a tour of military duty in Okinawa, Japan, and Korea during the Korean Conflict. Following his father's example, he became involved in the community. "Bill" was a member of the Jaycees and later the Rotary Club, which he also served as president in 1962-1963. He was a member of the Board of City Development during the change to the now Chamber of Commerce.
The First United Methodist Church is an active interest of Bill's. He has served as chairman of the Council on Ministries and later of the Administrative Board. He is a former church lay leader and Sunday School teacher. Norred also has served on the Sweetwater-Nolan county Child Welfare Board for many years, serving two terms as president.
William Norred married Miss Flozelle Jones, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Davis Jones, (granddaughter of Walter W. Davis) on December 18, 1954. The Sweetwater Reporter headlined the marriage of "Prominent Local Couple" as the "Highlight of the Season".
Flozelle Norred has taught in the Sweetwater schools for 15 years. The Norreds have three daughters: Patricia, Nancy and Kristi.
Patricia currently is Director of Public Relations for the Sweetwater campus of Texas State Technical Institute; Nancy is Mrs. Robert Bails and resides in San Angelo; and Kristi is now a 1984 varsity cheerleader at Sweetwater High School.
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William Richard "Bill" Norred
September 8, 2012
William Richard "Bill" Norred died Sept. 6, 2012, in Dallas. Norred was a longtime resident of Sweetwater, having moved to a retirement community in 2003.
Norred was born in Snyder, Texas on Oct. 15, 1929, the son of the late Albert and Faye Norred of Sweetwater. He graduated from Sweetwater High School and the University of Texas. He served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict, and in 1953 went into business with his father in the Buick-Cadillac dealership in Sweetwater. He sold Norred Motor Co. in 1975 and worked for the next 25 years for Ludlum Measurements.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Sweetwater, having served in various offices and as a Sunday school teacher. He was a member and past president of the Rotary Club and chairman of the Sweetwater-Nolan County Child Welfare Board.
Norred is survived by his wife of 57 years, Flozelle; his daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and James Derr of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Nancy and Mark Elliott of Burleson, and Kristi and Loren Sauer of Frisco; and grandchildren, Christopher and Dina Bails of Mansfield, Courtney Bails of Mansfield and Caroline and Hannah Sauer of Frisco.
A memorial service will be held in Cox Chapel of Highland Park United Methodist Church on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be private at the DFW National Cemetery.
The family requests that any memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church of Sweetwater, 309 Cedar, Sweetwater, Texas 79556, the County-City Library, 206 Elm, Sweetwater, or to the charity of their choice.
From THE SWEETWATER (TX) REPORTER (9/07/2012)
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From FIRST 100 YEARS NOLAN COUNTY TEXAS, page 304 (published 1985 by the Sweetwater Genealogical Society, out of print, transcribed with permission):
ALBERT R. NORRED
Albert Richard Norred never lived more than 50 miles from the place he was born. Although he did not become a resident of Nolan County until 1938, he lived all of his 63 years in Nolan, Mitchell and Scurry Counties.
Norred was born in Dunn, south of Snyder, on July 8, 1900. As a young man, he worked as a mechanic at Yoder Chevrolet in Snyder. It was there he met Faye Black, whose family had moved to Texas from Ohio.
Albert Norred and Faye Black were married on January 2, 1928 in Fort Worth. On October 15, 1929, their only child, William Richard Norred, was born in the Snyder Hospital, then located above Stinson Drug Store on the north side of the square.
In 1963, the Norreds moved to Colorado City where Norred was Service Manager of Mills Chevrolet. In 1938, they moved to Sweetwater and Norred purchased Western Motor Company from Carl Ragland. The original location of Norred Motor Company was 213 W. Broadway. In 1944, the business was moved to 219 W. Broadway, where it remained for over 30 years. The business was sold to Dick Carroll in August, 1975.
Almost immediately upon his arrival in Sweetwater, Norred became an active participant in civic affairs. He was elected to the City Commission, and during his term, he was elected Mayor of Sweetwater. One of the favorite family stories began in the early hours of June 6, 1944, when, as mayor, Norred received the official call that the long-awaited invasion of Europe had begun. He started a chain of events which called ministers to their churches and awakened a city to wait for news from the greatest military campaign in modern times.
He was a life-long member of the Methodist Church and served on the building committee in 1952 when the present sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church was built.
Norred became a member of the Rotary Cub in 1943, serving as president in 1948-1949. He served on numerous community boards during the 1940's and 50's, including the Board of City Development.
In 1953, William R. Norred joined his father in the business after graduating from The University of Texas and returning from a tour of military duty in Okinawa, Japan, and Korea during the Korean Conflict. Following his father's example, he became involved in the community. "Bill" was a member of the Jaycees and later the Rotary Club, which he also served as president in 1962-1963. He was a member of the Board of City Development during the change to the now Chamber of Commerce.
The First United Methodist Church is an active interest of Bill's. He has served as chairman of the Council on Ministries and later of the Administrative Board. He is a former church lay leader and Sunday School teacher. Norred also has served on the Sweetwater-Nolan county Child Welfare Board for many years, serving two terms as president.
William Norred married Miss Flozelle Jones, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Davis Jones, (granddaughter of Walter W. Davis) on December 18, 1954. The Sweetwater Reporter headlined the marriage of "Prominent Local Couple" as the "Highlight of the Season".
Flozelle Norred has taught in the Sweetwater schools for 15 years. The Norreds have three daughters: Patricia, Nancy and Kristi.
Patricia currently is Director of Public Relations for the Sweetwater campus of Texas State Technical Institute; Nancy is Mrs. Robert Bails and resides in San Angelo; and Kristi is now a 1984 varsity cheerleader at Sweetwater High School.
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September 8, 2012
William Richard "Bill" Norred died Sept. 6, 2012, in Dallas. Norred was a longtime resident of Sweetwater, having moved to a retirement community in 2003.
Norred was born in Snyder, Texas on Oct. 15, 1929, the son of the late Albert and Faye Norred of Sweetwater. He graduated from Sweetwater High School and the University of Texas. He served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict, and in 1953 went into business with his father in the Buick-Cadillac dealership in Sweetwater. He sold Norred Motor Co. in 1975 and worked for the next 25 years for Ludlum Measurements.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Sweetwater, having served in various offices and as a Sunday school teacher. He was a member and past president of the Rotary Club and chairman of the Sweetwater-Nolan County Child Welfare Board.
Norred is survived by his wife of 57 years, Flozelle; his daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and James Derr of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Nancy and Mark Elliott of Burleson, and Kristi and Loren Sauer of Frisco; and grandchildren, Christopher and Dina Bails of Mansfield, Courtney Bails of Mansfield and Caroline and Hannah Sauer of Frisco.
A memorial service will be held in Cox Chapel of Highland Park United Methodist Church on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be private at the DFW National Cemetery.
The family requests that any memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church of Sweetwater, 309 Cedar, Sweetwater, Texas 79556, the County-City Library, 206 Elm, Sweetwater, or to the charity of their choice.
From THE SWEETWATER (TX) REPORTER (9/07/2012)
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From FIRST 100 YEARS NOLAN COUNTY TEXAS, page 304 (published 1985 by the Sweetwater Genealogical Society, out of print, transcribed with permission):
ALBERT R. NORRED
Albert Richard Norred never lived more than 50 miles from the place he was born. Although he did not become a resident of Nolan County until 1938, he lived all of his 63 years in Nolan, Mitchell and Scurry Counties.
Norred was born in Dunn, south of Snyder, on July 8, 1900. As a young man, he worked as a mechanic at Yoder Chevrolet in Snyder. It was there he met Faye Black, whose family had moved to Texas from Ohio.
Albert Norred and Faye Black were married on January 2, 1928 in Fort Worth. On October 15, 1929, their only child, William Richard Norred, was born in the Snyder Hospital, then located above Stinson Drug Store on the north side of the square.
In 1963, the Norreds moved to Colorado City where Norred was Service Manager of Mills Chevrolet. In 1938, they moved to Sweetwater and Norred purchased Western Motor Company from Carl Ragland. The original location of Norred Motor Company was 213 W. Broadway. In 1944, the business was moved to 219 W. Broadway, where it remained for over 30 years. The business was sold to Dick Carroll in August, 1975.
Almost immediately upon his arrival in Sweetwater, Norred became an active participant in civic affairs. He was elected to the City Commission, and during his term, he was elected Mayor of Sweetwater. One of the favorite family stories began in the early hours of June 6, 1944, when, as mayor, Norred received the official call that the long-awaited invasion of Europe had begun. He started a chain of events which called ministers to their churches and awakened a city to wait for news from the greatest military campaign in modern times.
He was a life-long member of the Methodist Church and served on the building committee in 1952 when the present sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church was built.
Norred became a member of the Rotary Cub in 1943, serving as president in 1948-1949. He served on numerous community boards during the 1940's and 50's, including the Board of City Development.
In 1953, William R. Norred joined his father in the business after graduating from The University of Texas and returning from a tour of military duty in Okinawa, Japan, and Korea during the Korean Conflict. Following his father's example, he became involved in the community. "Bill" was a member of the Jaycees and later the Rotary Club, which he also served as president in 1962-1963. He was a member of the Board of City Development during the change to the now Chamber of Commerce.
The First United Methodist Church is an active interest of Bill's. He has served as chairman of the Council on Ministries and later of the Administrative Board. He is a former church lay leader and Sunday School teacher. Norred also has served on the Sweetwater-Nolan county Child Welfare Board for many years, serving two terms as president.
William Norred married Miss Flozelle Jones, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Davis Jones, (granddaughter of Walter W. Davis) on December 18, 1954. The Sweetwater Reporter headlined the marriage of "Prominent Local Couple" as the "Highlight of the Season".
Flozelle Norred has taught in the Sweetwater schools for 15 years. The Norreds have three daughters: Patricia, Nancy and Kristi.
Patricia currently is Director of Public Relations for the Sweetwater campus of Texas State Technical Institute; Nancy is Mrs. Robert Bails and resides in San Angelo; and Kristi is now a 1984 varsity cheerleader at Sweetwater High School.
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