The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-22
DEATH OF WIN. H NoRwINE.

William II. Nors inc was born No
vember 10, 1874, and died at his homo
in Boune Terre June IL, 1911, aged
6G years, 6 months and - days.
William II, Norwine was a son Of
Conrad and Eleuder NOrwine. Ho
was born In what is known as Ger.
many settlement, four miles west Of
Bonne Terre. He remained at homo
until he was Is years old, when he
went to St, Louis to act az clerk In
the grocery store Of John Knorpp,
going with Knorpp to DeSoto, and
was placed In charge of Knorpp's
new store at Avoca or Coles Mill at
the outbreak of the war
In 1864 he returned to st. Francois
county and worked in IA store owned
by his father at Big River Mills, 3
miles east Of Bonne Terre. There,
on November 10, 1867, he married
Matte Mcfarland, daughter Of Reu
ben Mcfarland, one of the earliest
settlers in st. Francois county. At
Big River Mills there was born Wen.
del H., Clarence L., Mabel F., Grace
l.. and William H., Jr.
In 1890 he moved to Bonne Terrs.
entering into partnership in the gen.
eral merchandise business with his
brother, {. \. NOrwine, in build
ing where now stands the Moon
brick building. Here they conducted
II profitable business for ten years,
when their sons, A. G.. and G.. l..
opened up business on the present
location Of the Norwine Mercantile
Co.'s Store. A few years later the
father and sons consolidated under
the name Of the NOrwiue Mercantile
Co, the store opened by the boyB
being enlarged to take care Of the
business. About ten years ago the
firm dissolved, w. II. and his son
G. l.. taking part of the business
and G. A. and his son A. G. taking
the other part.
For some monts Mr.. Norwine had
not been In good health, and on tho
9Th inst, while at the store, he was
stricken, and from this he did not
fully recover, passing away at 6:l5
p, III. on June 18th.
Six years ago Mr.. Eorwine's moth
er passed to the great beyond, and
four years later the father followed.
There are four brothers and one sis
ter living: &. A. NOrwine, A. J.
Norwine, S. G.. Norwine and w. C..
Norwine and Mrs. Rose Tilson, Of
Caledonia
He Is survived by his wife, and his
sons {. l.. and w. H., and hiH
daughters, Misses Grace f. and Ma
BILE l.. Norwine.
MIR. Norwins was ever active in
the affairs of the community. He
was the President of the Lead Belt
Bank, organized by our business
men in August 1899, and held that
position until the time of his death.
He was a man of generous impulses,
and kindly disposition. He filled
the various relations of life, as son,
husband, father, brother friend and
filled them all well. He was a man
who united sound sense and strong
convictions, and was candid and
outspOken in all his transactions of
life. There was no happier family
circle than his. When he died, full
of years, and was ready to be gath.
cred to the fathers, the grief that
was felt on the announcement Of
his death was widespread and sin
cere.
He was devoted husband and q
kind and indulgent father. But,
greatest OF all, he was a man, and az
man Ii is that those who knew him
best most love to contemplate him.
He was one of those rare men who
believe that the man who scatters
flowers In the pathway OF his fellow
men, who let's into the dark places
of life the sunshine of human SYM
pathy aud human happiness, is fol-
lowing In the footsteps of his Mas
ter.