Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, August 28, 1992
Norris Waite, 77, Eldon, died Thursday at St. John's Medical Center, Springfield. He was born Sept. 15, 1914, at Iberia, the son of Elmer and Mae Belle James Waite. He was married Oct. 4, 1946, at Eldon to Lou Abbett, who survives of the home.
A lifetime resident of Miller County, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Eldon. He was also a member of the Missouri Turkey Federation and a past member of the Eldon Lions Club. He was co-founder and operator of the Central Missouri Turkey Hatchery in Eldon for many years. He later founded and operated Waite's Feed and Farm Supply in Eldon. He owned and operated several farming and poultry operations in Central Missouri. He was honored on his 75th birthday as the longest tenured businessman in Eldon. He attended Tuscumbia High School.
Other survivors include two sons, Shannon Waite, Mt. Vernon, Ill., and Mark Waite, Fort Worth, Texas; two daughters, Karen Conover, Jefferson City, and Martha Waite, Springfield; two brothers, the Rev. Ernest Waite, Westminster, Colo., and Gene Waite, Eldon; one sister, Irene Lamb, Bridgeton; and three grandsons. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Sharon Waite and one son, Norris Waite, Jr.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Eldon. The Rev. Donald E. Renken will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church, Eldon.
Norris Waite, 77, Eldon, died Thursday at St. John's Medical Center, Springfield. He was born Sept. 15, 1914, at Iberia, the son of Elmer and Mae Belle James Waite. He was married Oct. 4, 1946, at Eldon to Lou Abbett, who survives of the home.
A lifetime resident of Miller County, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Eldon. He was also a member of the Missouri Turkey Federation and a past member of the Eldon Lions Club. He was co-founder and operator of the Central Missouri Turkey Hatchery in Eldon for many years. He later founded and operated Waite's Feed and Farm Supply in Eldon. He owned and operated several farming and poultry operations in Central Missouri. He was honored on his 75th birthday as the longest tenured businessman in Eldon. He attended Tuscumbia High School.
Other survivors include two sons, Shannon Waite, Mt. Vernon, Ill., and Mark Waite, Fort Worth, Texas; two daughters, Karen Conover, Jefferson City, and Martha Waite, Springfield; two brothers, the Rev. Ernest Waite, Westminster, Colo., and Gene Waite, Eldon; one sister, Irene Lamb, Bridgeton; and three grandsons. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Sharon Waite and one son, Norris Waite, Jr.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Eldon. The Rev. Donald E. Renken will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church, Eldon.
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, August 28, 1992
Norris Waite, 77, Eldon, died Thursday at St. John's Medical Center, Springfield. He was born Sept. 15, 1914, at Iberia, the son of Elmer and Mae Belle James Waite. He was married Oct. 4, 1946, at Eldon to Lou Abbett, who survives of the home.
A lifetime resident of Miller County, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Eldon. He was also a member of the Missouri Turkey Federation and a past member of the Eldon Lions Club. He was co-founder and operator of the Central Missouri Turkey Hatchery in Eldon for many years. He later founded and operated Waite's Feed and Farm Supply in Eldon. He owned and operated several farming and poultry operations in Central Missouri. He was honored on his 75th birthday as the longest tenured businessman in Eldon. He attended Tuscumbia High School.
Other survivors include two sons, Shannon Waite, Mt. Vernon, Ill., and Mark Waite, Fort Worth, Texas; two daughters, Karen Conover, Jefferson City, and Martha Waite, Springfield; two brothers, the Rev. Ernest Waite, Westminster, Colo., and Gene Waite, Eldon; one sister, Irene Lamb, Bridgeton; and three grandsons. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Sharon Waite and one son, Norris Waite, Jr.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Eldon. The Rev. Donald E. Renken will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church, Eldon.
Norris Waite, 77, Eldon, died Thursday at St. John's Medical Center, Springfield. He was born Sept. 15, 1914, at Iberia, the son of Elmer and Mae Belle James Waite. He was married Oct. 4, 1946, at Eldon to Lou Abbett, who survives of the home.
A lifetime resident of Miller County, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Eldon. He was also a member of the Missouri Turkey Federation and a past member of the Eldon Lions Club. He was co-founder and operator of the Central Missouri Turkey Hatchery in Eldon for many years. He later founded and operated Waite's Feed and Farm Supply in Eldon. He owned and operated several farming and poultry operations in Central Missouri. He was honored on his 75th birthday as the longest tenured businessman in Eldon. He attended Tuscumbia High School.
Other survivors include two sons, Shannon Waite, Mt. Vernon, Ill., and Mark Waite, Fort Worth, Texas; two daughters, Karen Conover, Jefferson City, and Martha Waite, Springfield; two brothers, the Rev. Ernest Waite, Westminster, Colo., and Gene Waite, Eldon; one sister, Irene Lamb, Bridgeton; and three grandsons. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Sharon Waite and one son, Norris Waite, Jr.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Eldon. The Rev. Donald E. Renken will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church, Eldon.
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