Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Norris, Larry L. 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 15, 2013, 5:33 pm The Portland Review & Observer, July 25, 2004, Page 13 Larry L. Norris, 53, of Portland passed away July 18, 2004. He was born on February 3, 1951 in Battle Creek, MI the son of William and Iola (Stone) Norris. Larry was an artist and his canvas was hair. He loved to cook and garden and put others first, always willing to help anyone. The world needs more people like Larry. He was preceded in death by his parents and a nephew, Paul Scott Norris. Surviving are 4 children: Joel (Stephanie) Norris of Hastings, Tony Norris of Bowling Green, KY, Marisa (Nathan) Derusha of Vermontville, Brooke Norris of Kalamazoo and their mother, Debbie Norris of Hastings; 2 grandchildren, Tracy Havens-Norris, Erin Derusha, and another expected grandbaby; life partner David Lange of Portland; brothers, William (Nancy) Norris of Dowling, MI, Rayford (Sandy) Norris of Celina, TN, and Paul Norris of Battle Creek; loyal companion Beau; special friends, Michelle Poole, Kathy Miller, and Beth Anderson; several nieces and nephews. Private Family Services have been held at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Lansing, MI. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Portland District Library in memory of Larry L. Norris. Larry loved fresh flowers. In his memory, please take flowers to someone you care about and tell them you love them as he did to those he loved. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/n/norris22154nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb