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Thomas C. Norman was born July 15, 1846, and died on the 4th of December, 1919, at his home in Perry, Mo. In August, 1867, he was married to Miss Mary A. Crawford, and two dear children, a son and daughter, came into the home to fill their lives with sunshine and joy, shadowed only by death of the son in early manhood.

Comrade Norman was a soldier of the Confederacy, having served in Company E, Pindle's Battalion of Sharpshooters. He loved to mingle with his comrades of the sixties and attended as many of the reunions of Missouri Confederates as possible, his heart being gladdened by this association with his comrades and friends. He was a devoted friend of the CONFEDERATE VETERAN, of which he had been a patron for many years, and anxiously awaited its coming every month.

Thomas Norman was a true friend and always stood for truth and right. He was a deacon in the Baptist Church for over forty years and superintendent of the Sunday school for many years. Always a great lover of children, as he came and went in his daily walk of life the hailed him from all side, calling him "Uncle Tommie," as he loved for them to call him.

He is survived by his companion of fifty-two years, his daughter, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren" also by many loving friends and relatives.