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Norvin Barbee Blanford

Birth
Troy, Perry County, Indiana, USA
Death
17 Apr 1956 (aged 63)
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA
Burial
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA GPS-Latitude: 46.04444, Longitude: -118.32667
Plot
section 94 row 25 grave 6
Memorial ID
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Norvin was the son of Henry Warren Blanford & Ida Mary Rice. He married Edna Ethel Fulkerson on 8 December 1914 & they had 2 children. Norvin was a miner & carpenter & was employed in building maintenance. About 1928, he jumped in front of a bobsled to rescue a little girl. Norvin saved the little girl from injury but ended up with a broken neck. He had problems with the nerves in his right arm & back the rest of his life. Although Norvin, had several operations, he eventually lost part of the use of his right arm.
Norvin was the son of Henry Warren Blanford & Ida Mary Rice. He married Edna Ethel Fulkerson on 8 December 1914 & they had 2 children. Norvin was a miner & carpenter & was employed in building maintenance. About 1928, he jumped in front of a bobsled to rescue a little girl. Norvin saved the little girl from injury but ended up with a broken neck. He had problems with the nerves in his right arm & back the rest of his life. Although Norvin, had several operations, he eventually lost part of the use of his right arm.


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