Timeline              Family Group Sheet   (Updated   )  Walter and Norma Narrative History -

She was born at home and since neither the doctor or her parents thought she would survive, a birth certificate was not issued for her at the time. The birth certificates shown on this page are the result of having to provide documentation of her birth. Norma was the second of what would become a five daughter household. The small home located at 1927 E 17th Street had been finished the year she was born.

"When I was born they thought I was going to die so the the doctor didn't even have - I didn't have a birth certificate."  S56,

In about 1926 she was shot while playing in her neighborhood by a boy playing with a rifle. It was a minor wound

Mabel was a very good cook and made a variety of canned items the family sold. She also fixed Pork Loin sandwiches which the teachers at Stevenson School would eat for their lunches. The employees of Ball Brothers would come for lunch as well

Norma’s father died in July 1943. She continued to live at this home with her mother and sister Barbara. Norma’s first son was born in Dec of 1944 while his father was hospitalized in France of wounds received during World War II. Once her husband was finished with the Army life they moved to an apartment in the home of her older sister and her husband at 2220 S Gharkey St in Muncie. It was not long before the young family wanted a home of their own

Dad fell between some floor joists - probably when grandpa was building the house after the one burned. He described it and said it left a scar on his tongue - he almost bit it in two. I couldn't see a scar when he showed me his tongue. Doctor said he would have a pocket in his tongue - they didn't sew it up or anything. He was not knocked out or anything - but he did remember that it bled a lot  [Interview, 29 Sept 2005] -

Walter:  Having his tonsils removed - Henry County, Indiana - [Interview, 29 Sept 2005] -
Dad has his tonsils out in a little town of Wilkinson in a tiny hospital. He stayed overnight and got ice cream and went home. His dad took him over and left him and came back for him the next day as he remembers. He wasn't having any trouble with his throat - people just had it done then - same thing when I was a child. People had it done because so many people had tonsillitis and getting rid of the tonsils was suppose to make it better - make it easier to breath, etc. He helped make hay the same day he got back home. Then they used a hay fork and pulled it up into the mow with horses

Norma, U.S. Census:  1927 E. 17th St., Living with parents, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana  S46,

Sept:  Dropped out of school -
- Walter quit school (Walnut Grove) to help his ailing father with the farming  [Interview, 22 Sept 2005, Pg 1] -
- They taught algebra at Cicero High School - They fired the teacher because everyone passed the first semester but he failed everyone the second semester. Cicero was going to have a special class for the students the next year so they could get the credits in Algebra to graduate. Dad moved to the Arcadia area and began going to Walnut Grove School - They did not honor this and would not let him out of the first semester of Algebra so he quit school and began working on the farm. His mother didn't like it but his dad didn't mind. When Grandpa Robbins got sick, dad began doing most of the farm work. [Page 1] His parents bought him a car for all the work he had done. If he had stayed at Cicero he would probably have graduated  [Interview, 20 March, 2007, p 1] -

This source gives the size of the farm as 105 acres..It also states they probably bought the farm in 1937 or 1938 and probably sold it the summer of 1943   [Interview, 22 Sept 2005, p 14] -

When did you first get electricity?
1940 – It came from a Co-op from Portland – it was on the farm in Fairview  [Inerview, 29 Sept 2005]

In 1940 They got their first electricity at the Fairview Farm - It was a Co-op of some kind out of Portland. They paid something like $40 for a share in the Co-op - They also had to pay for the poles and the wire up to the farm from the road.
There was a tobacco barn between the house and the big barn - Dad and Myron were tearing it down and part of it fell on Myron - later Myron got a nail through his finger and it got infected  [Interview, 20 March 2007]

-  Walt sells some sheep, Aug 1942 - S100,
-  Walt sells some farm equipment, 15 Nov 1942 - S103,

"Worked where they made the jars with metal things over the top (bales ??) - Worked there after graduating from Muncie Central. Worked there quite a while - She would ride her bike to work and park it in the factory. Worked on putting lids on the jars on an assembly line."  S73,

Norma:  Number of weeks Worked - 48  Amount Earned in 1939:  $192.00 S1,

Green’s Hats & Toys Dime Store about 1939 and Woolworths Department Store in Muncie in the candy dept about 1940. S7, S56,

Norma:  Colorado Springs, Colorado. Stayed several months - They had a room above i someone's house - they called it "The Robbins Nest" - Mom did not work, besides she was pregnant at the time.  S73,

Extract: "We rented an apartment from Wilma & John on Gharkey St - Walter went back to Service after a 30 day leave - he had just came home from overseas during W.W.2. He went to Calif. To go to Japan & before he left the war ended & didn't have to go. He was Out of the army in a short time - he visited Marjorie & Frank & when his discharge was issued, he came home - 10-13-45. We stayed at Wilma & John's till we found our first home"  S56,

"Permanent Address for mailing purposes: 2220 S Gharkey Street Muncie Indiana"  S24, S25,

The family lived in two small rooms at the back of the house, like an apartment - (Interview, Walter C. Robbins, Sr., 25 Apr 2008)

Walter was home on Furlough - S94,

Notes: This was the first house purchased by the new family - Dad put in a bathroom and did some other remodeling. There are some photos of me, Dad and my little dog Jackie in the front of this house. Walter, Sr. ID0005 added a bathroom and a porch. It had 2 bedrooms, no basement but a garage out by the alley. We only lived there 1-1/2 to 2 years. Bought soon after coming home from the service. We were living in a small room in John & Wilma's ID0454 & ID0379. Walter, Sr. ID0005 didn't like that much - Probably bought the house at the end of 1945. our first home - W 16th St. It was a nice house - needed some changes - a bath room - kitchen change - & a few other things. He went to work at Chevrolet Muncie in Nov. (before we moved to our house  [Source:  Interview, 22 Sept 2005, Doc0551.pdf ]

Note: Under "Birthdays" in the center of the book it shows the address for my first and second birthday to be 1108 West 16th St in Muncie [Delaware County], Indiana  S61,

Extract: "Robbins Walter C (Norma L) Fcty wkr Chevrolet-Muncie Div h1108 W 16th"  S62,

The little home located on East Centennial Avenue in Muncie was covered with a siding that resembled roofing and was brown in color – this was a very popular siding of the time. This home had about 5 acres and a garage. This was enough land that the father could have 2 or 3 cows. He was also a mechanic and worked on cars in the garage in his spare time.

It was at this house that son Phil disappeared one day. Norma was frantic and looked and looked for him and finally found him at the neighbor’s house across the street. This was a dangerous road at the time because it was being used as a highway so the traffic was higher than normal.

This house also did not have either a bathroom or running water. The father installed both and about the time they got it fixed up they were ready to move again. The yearning for ever larger farms compelled the family to move once again

Extract:
Lived here about a year. Walter Sr ID0005 put in a bathroom, a septic tank and a well. Put the water pump under the sink in the house. It consisted of the pump with a separate motor connected with a belt. Phil ID0007 got his little finger caught in the belt and he lost a portion of the end of that finger. Walter Sr. ran the well pipe from the well into the house to the pump. He had dug down to the well that was already there and Milton ID0043 came out and cut the pipe off and Walter Sr. put a cap on it and ran the pipe to the house. We lived in this house a little over a year. The county was talking about running a sewer line that would cost everyone along the road $1500. That was one reason for the move. The property had a barn. Walter Sr. did auto repair in the barn. There were 5 acres and we had a few cows. 
[Source:  Interview, page 15, 16 - Doc0551.pdf ]

Extract:
"bought 5 acres on E Centennial Muncie, just West of Country Club Rd. - Phil was just about 2 yrs old & was gone one day - I looked & looked - got real panicky. I found him across the road at a neighbor's house - he wanted to play with their little boy. At the time they were using our road as a highway. We improved this house and putting in a bathroom"  S56,

Notes: Under "Birthdays" in the center of the book it shows that I was living at R R 3, Muncie on East Centennial just west of Country Club Road - and the farm consisted of 5 acres - on both my 3rd and fourth birthdays.  S61,

-  1948:  Purchased 
-  4 Mar 1953: Walter and Norma sold the N of Eaton Farm to Elmer & Ruby Noel on Contract  Doc1132.pdf, page 6  
-  14 Jan 1955: The Noel couple sold the farm to Leo and Rachel Bettegnies and paid off Walter and Norma   Doc1131.pdf (Closing Statement)

This farm was purchased in 1948 S102, and it consisted of 26 acres, a small house and a nice barn. As an added extra there was also included a 2-hole outhouse since, once again, the house did not have a bathroom. Once again, Walter added a bathroom and installed running water so they would not have to use a pitcher pump for their water supply 

The property also had a large apple orchard on the east side. On the west side of the farm ran a railroad track which is in operation to this day. In the time period the family lived here there were hobos that road the freight cars and would come by the farms looking for work or a handout. The train slowed at our farm because they were coming into Eaton, Delaware County, Indiana where they would stop for the grain elevator located there

The house on this farm was said to have been the Poor School house that had originally been located east of the farm at the northwest corner of the crossroads.

When this farm was purchased there was an old tractor that I remembered to be a Fordson, but Dad said it was a Hart-Parr - Anyway, it was an old steel-wheeled tractor - I don't think Dad ever did get it to run.  Dad bought a Ford Model-T pickup truck and one afternoon after Dad had went to work I got it started and ran it head-on into the barn.

This farm was quite a step up and more cattle and farm equipment were acquired. Also, while living here the family was increased by one when the daughter was born in 1949 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Walter sided the barn as one of the first things after they purchased the farm. He built the shed on the north side of the barn and constructed new stalls for cows, probably about 6 stalls with stanchions, and poured a concrete floor with the groove for the drainage behind the cows. He bought a cement mixer because of this project. Probably had 3 - 5 cows and he planted hay and corn in the field directly behind the house and barn where the new house and pond sits today. The field next to the railroad was used as pasture. There was an old wide-wheeled tractor on the farm when purchased. It was a John Deere with steel wheels with studs as I remember. Dad later purchased a Farmall F-20 tractor. He also had an old truck at this farm that he really liked.  (S44, Interview  22 Sept 2005)

Oscar C. and Grace Foulke Robbins had purchased a large farm in the North West area of Delaware County to the west of Eaton. Walter was wanting more land so he purchased a farm adjoining that of his father and the family soon moved to the 110-acre farm.

While living here Walt & Norma got the boys a Lionel Train Set for Christmas - I-132, I-133, I-134,

Tax Papers for Walter and Norma 1952-1957 - S64,
Farm Journal 1953-1957

Norma:  Calendar Book for 1977 - Acc000509/Doc0405 and Doc0405-002.pdf

They Traveled to Colorado, Canada - Doc0404.pdf -

Notes: The Collapse was caused by leak from the air conditioner unit in the attic - unit had been improperly installed. The insulation had absorbed the water over time and finally the accumulated weight collapsed the ceiling. Fortunately, Norma had just walked past the area and nobody got injured. The repairs were done by Davis Construction in Muncie at a cost of $5800.00. They replaced the entire ceiling in the living room and hall. They also repaired the ceiling and walls in the dining room which sustained moisture damage. The repairs were completed in the middle of August 2003

Norma was born with just one kidney. Later in life this kidney began to fail and coupled with her diabetes she began to have great difficulty with her feet and legs. Once her kidney began to fail, she was required to take dialysis treatments at home. Once these treatments began she also began her downhill slide. She finally became bedridden and was placed into hospice care. Her family was with her in her final days and moments. She died quietly in her home at peace with the world on 11 Dec 2004. 
Sources:  S10, S11, S30, S69,  S71, S75, S85, Photo Poem -

Burial:  She was buried on 15 Dec 2004 in the family group of plots in Gardens of Memory Cemetery north of Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. Her plot is next to her husband. Her son Phil is also buried in this cemetery in another area.  
Sources:  S15, S30, S31, S36,
Images:  I22, I48, I66,

Pallbearers:  John Harris, Tim Mathews, Grandsons Jeff Robbins, Scotty Robbins and David Robbins

Service performed by Dr. Dennis Hammons, pastor Shawnee Heights Baptist Church, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana - Business Card

Find a Grave Page

11 Apr:  Moved to Liberty Village Rehabilitation Center, Muncie
22 Apr:  Walt is back home

Images:  Walter Dancing   |   Walter playing Corn hole game   |  

The trip took about a week to get to California and a week to get back and we stayed maybe 3 or 4 days. The scenery was beautiful especially the Rocky Mountains. The desert was disappointing as there was nothing to see for miles and miles. The highway paralleled a railroad track and way out in the middle of the desert would be several train cars just sitting there. On this trip we saw lots of jack rabbits and sagebrush blowing across the highway. Once we got to California we got to see China Town and had the opportunity to fish in San Francisco Bay which was a big thrill. We caught a lot of small fish but Aunt Marjorie fixed them and we thought they were the best thing we had ever eaten.

Norma and Walter took a trip to Hawaii in 1978 with their good friends Charlie and Mabel Gilliatte. There are many photos of this trip and they had a wonderful time and talked about it often in the years to come.

They took many shorter trips through the years and visited most of the states plus going into Canada and Mexico. They were never able to travel to Europe as they would have liked but they visited many great places here in the United States.

Images:  I122,

Walt:  Postcards sent and Received - Link - See:  Index/Robbins, Walt Sr.
Norma:  Postcards sent and Received - Link - See:  Index/Robbins, Norma Haas

According to Walter on 13 Jan 2011, he kept this Bible in his left uniform pocket - and kept it there throughout his time in Europe.

Train Set - Walt had a train layout on a 4 x 8 Ft piece of plywood in the garage that laid atop the pool table - I124, I125,

Golf: 
   -  Participated in the Area 6 Senior Games in the Golf Division - Sept 1992 - S95,

Bowling:
-  Senior Games, 1991, Doc1064.pdf

Doll House:
-  Miniature quilt rack Walt made for the doll house:  Ph13322.jpg

Source:  Interview 29 Sept 2005 - Doc0740.pdf

Norma loved to do many things but they mostly revolved around craft type pursuits such as Crafts, Sewing, and Knitting.
I31, I32,
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Ribbons won by Norma :  Ph12368.jpg (1975-1983)

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Tatting Shuttle

• Shuttle made by Marjorie Haas ID0381 for Norma ID0006 in 1979 - Acc000508/Doc1326.pdf

• The object was broken when I received it from Janet after Mom's death.

• It is made of kiln-fired ceramic.

• White with blue lettering on the front and a flower on the back.

• It is loaded with thread and someone has tatted a couple of very small things on the thread.

• A small piece has been broken off.

• Norma collected tatting shuttles and this one was one of her most prized.

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Skating:  In her younger life while living at home she skated, both roller and Ice, at the local rink called Gibson’s near her home. She, her sisters and their friends also frequented other rinks in the little towns such as Gaston, and Selma. I83, I84,
Link shows rinks at Hartford City and Richmond, Indiana that Norma visited (See Images 5, 6 and 7 on this page)
Gibson's:  Located at 2610 S. Mock Ave., Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana - Advertisement Piece -
 

Bicycling:  Another of her passions was riding her bicycle. Norma, her sisters and friends, would take long Sunday rides out into the country. One of their favorite routes was to go south out of town into the country ending up at the little town of Macedonia, which today is merely a crossroads.   I-96,

Sewing, Knitting, etc:  Norma’s mother was a gifted seamstress and excelled at other crafts including knitting. Most of her girls also became very proficient at these as well. Norma was no exception and was very gifted at sewing, knitting, crocheting and other material crafts. She loved to make clothes for her first granddaughter and her other grandchildren as they came along.
Some of her fair projects are detailed here:  Link - Doc1000.pdf -

Quilts:  She made large projects such as quilts, blankets and other projects which she would enter into the county and state fairs.   Afghan made for son, Walt, Jr. 1977 - it is about 7 ft. long -
-  Indiana Flag Afghan (Original Design by Norma) - it won Grand Prize at the Blackford County Fair, 29 July 1983 - Blue Ribbon & Picture -

Bowling:  Bowling trophy engraving - "Rains Early Birds/ 71 'C' High Series HDCP 72/ N Robbins 561" - Doc1067.pdf - Senior Games, 1991, Doc1064.pdf

Religion:  Attended church on a regular basis in her youth, less frequently as an adult
   -  Walnut Street Baptist Church, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
     
   -  Shawnee Heights Baptist Church (Former Walnut St. Baptist Church), Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
      -  Member from 1982-Dec 2004

Daleville Community Club - Organized Dec 1923 at the home of Effie Grove - At the 50th Anniversary celebration the only members left were Mila Ingram and Effie Groves - Doc5108.pdf

Doll House:
-  Miniature quilt rack Walt made for the doll house:  Ph13322.jpg

Lois Love - I82,
Gretchen Sumwalt - I79, Funeral Card for Gretchen (Nov 1996),
Ray and Winifred Hiatt - I80, I81,

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Extract:
1] August Haas: Head of household. 45 yr old white male, married - Highest grade of school completed: 4 - Born Ohio - Code E: 1 - Worked 45 hours during week of 24-30 March 1940 - Occupation: Foreman Clay Fast Department in Glass Factory - Class of worker: Pw - Code F: 316-25-1 - Worked 52 weeks in 1939 - Income in 1939: $1825 - No income of $50 or more received in 1939 -
2] Mabel M. Haas: Wife of head - Code A: 1 - 40 yr old white female - School Grade completed: 6 - Born Indiana - Code B: 6 - Occupation: None - Housework - No income received in 1939
3] Norma L. Haas: Daughter of Head - 20 yr old white female, single - Highest grade of school: High School 4 - Code B: 30 - Born Indiana - At work week of 24 March 1940: Yes - Code E: 1 - Number of hours worked week of 24-30 March 1940: 55 - Occupation: Housekeeper in a private home - Class of worker: Pw - Code F: 500-86-1 - 48 weeks worked in 1939 - Amount earned in 1939: $192 - No other income -
4] Olive Jean Haas: Daughter of Head - 19 yr old white female, single, Code A: 2 - Highest grade of school: High School 4 - Code B: 30 - Born: Indiana - at work the week of 24 March 1940 - Code E: 1 - Number of hours worked week of 24-30 March 1940: 30 - Occupation: Laborer, Glass factory - Worker Code: Pw - Code F: 988-25-1 - 13 Weeks worked in 1939 - Income 1939: $169 - No other income
5] Marjorie Haas: Daughter of head - 16 yr old white female, Single - Code A: 2 - Highest grade of school: High School 2 - Code B: 26 - Born Indiana - Did not have a job - in School - Code E: 6 - No income
6] Barbara Haas: Daughter of Head - Code A: 2 - 5 yr old white female, single, no school attended - Born Indiana -

Family:
- Home Owned, Value of home $2300
- None attended School
- All lived in the same house on 1 Apr 1935
- Code C: 60 - all but August who is 59

1940 US Census, Population Schedule. Green Township, Randolph County, Indiana. SD 10, ED 68-3, Sheet 2B, Line 54, Household No. 37. Oscar C. Robbins Household. Census Date: 8 Apr 1940. NARA Data: Roll T627_m-t0627-01089. www.ancestry.com, accessed 30 Apr 2018. Acc002130/Doc4751.pdf.

 County, Indiana on a farm -
- Code C: All, 60

Extract:
Anniversary: Robbins, 60th - YORKTOWN - Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Robbins, Yorktown, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary during an open house 2-4 P.M. today at Woods Edge Apartment Clubhouse in Muncie. The couple asks that gifts be omitted. Online greetings can be made at tattingwiz@earthlink.net. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins were married May 29, 1943, in the former Walnut Street Baptist Church (now Shawnee Heights Baptist Church) by Rev. Edger Laurens Hamilton. Mrs. Robbins is the former Norma L. Haas. Mrs. Robbins is a graduate of Central High School. She worked at Ball Brothers and in the Navy Department during World War II and is retired from Zayre Department Store. She bowled on several leagues and with the seniors at Munsee Lanes. She is a volunteer at Elmcroft Assisted Living, helping the residents make crafts. Mr. Robbins attended schools in Hamilton County near Cicero. He was in the Army, the 104th Infantry Division, during World War II and received the Purple Heart. He is retired from Chevrolet in Muncie after many years of service. He bowls with the seniors at Munsee Lanes. The Robbinses are the parents of Walt Robbins Jr. (wife: Tina), Middletown; Janet Robbins, Muncie, and the late Phillip Robbins. They have five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren 

Extract: 
Norma L. Robbins, 85
YORKTOWN - Norma L Robbins, 85, Yorktown, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her husband and children on December 11, 2004 of a long illness.

She was born October 13, 1919 in Muncie, the daughter of Mabel & August Haas. She married Walter C Robbins Sr. at Walnut St Baptist Church, Muncie on May 29, 1943.
Norma graduated from Muncie Central in 1938 and attended Indiana Business College. During WWII, she worked in the Navy War Department. She retired from Zayre Dept Store Fabric Dept in 1982 after 14 years of service. She was a member of Shawnee Heights Baptist Church.
Norma enjoyed all kinds of needlework, sewing & crafts. She volunteered at Elmcroft Assisted Living. She was a very caring and giving lady who loved to do for others without wanting anything in return.
Norma bowled with the Seniors at Munsee Lanes and on various other leagues.
Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Walter C Robbins, Sr; one son, Walter "Clif" Robbins Jr., (wife-Tina), Middletown; one daughter, Janet Robbins, Muncie; granddaughter, Kelly Mathews, (husband-Tim), Daleville; four grandsons, Jeff Robbins, (wife-Lesli), Yorktown; David Robbins, (wife-Tracy), Temple, Texas; Kevin Robbins, (wife-Laura), Ft Myers, Florida; Scott Robbins, (wife-Crissy), Muncie; six great grandchildren; two step great grandsons; one sister, Wilma Lucas, (husband-John), Jonesboro; her daughter-in-law, Sue Gibson, Anderson and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, Phillip E Robbins, 1977; 3 sisters, Barbara Mock, Marjorie Van Couwenberghe and Olive Hanson; and her daughter-in-law, Shirley Robbins.
Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory with Dr. Dennis Hammons officiating. Burial will follow in the Gardens of Memory Cemetery, north of Muncie.
Friends may call at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday or one hour prior to the services on Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to the Ball Memorial Hospital Outpatient Dialysis Unit, the National Kidney Foundation, the American Diabetes Association or the Hospice Program c/o Ball Memorial Hospital.
Online condolences to the family may be directed to http://www.meeksmortuary.com/

Extract:

In Memory of Walter Clifton Robbins
Born March 19, 1918, Hamilton County, Indiana
Age 94
Date of Death: July 1, 2012, Middletown, Indiana
Services from: The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel,
2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 5, 2012
Officiating: Chaplain Phil Crofford and Eulogy: John Harris
Final Resting Place: Gardens of Memory, Muncie, Indiana
Funeral Conducted by: The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Muncie-Yorktown

Contents:
Application for Cemetery Deed, 4 Jan 1956
Receipt, 4 Jan 1956
Letter from Gardens of Memory, 7 Jan 1956
Payment Book, $10 payments from 4 Jan 1956 to 18 Apr 1958
Letter with enclosures, 9 May 1958
Warranty Deed for Grave Lots
Cemetery Rules and Regulations booklet
Letter from Gardens of Memory, 25 June 2001
Outer Burial Container Certificate of Ownership with Gardens of Memory

Relatives and Friends:  69 People signed the Book

Extract:

MIDDLETOWN - Walter Clifton Robbins passed away peacefully on Sunday 1 July at the home of his son and in the presence of his family.
Walt was the fourth child of six, and the second son, of Oscar Clifton and Grace Gertrude Foulke Robbins. He was born on 19 March 1918 in Hamilton County, Indiana and lived with his family in Hamilton, Henry, and Randolph Counties.
He entered the U.S. Army on 1 Dec 1942 and saw World War II service in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was wounded at Inden, Germany on 28 Nov 1944, and was hospitalized in France, and England. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Walt was honorably discharged on 9 Oct 1945 from Camp San Luis Obispo, California.
While on leave, he and Norma Louise Haas were married in Muncie, Indiana on 29 May 1943. The couple lived in Muncie, then on farms near Eaton and homes near Daleville and Yorktown. After the death of his wife Walt moved back to Muncie and finally to Middletown.
Walt worked at Chevrolet Muncie, retiring in 1981 after thirty-five years of service.
Walt was an avid bowler and golfer. He bowled with his many friends at Munsee Lanes and golfed at Ayco for many years where he got a hole-in-one.
Survivors include his son, Walt, Jr. (Tina), Middletown and Janet Robbins, Muncie. His son Phil passed away in 1977. Grandchildren include, Kelly Mathews, (Tim) Daleville, Kevin Robbins, Florida; Jeff Robbins (Leslie), Yorktown; Scott Robbins (Crissy), Muncie and David Robbins (Tracy), Texas. He also will be missed by his several great and great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Walt also leaves behind his special friends, Penny Hess, Bobby King, Billy Mullis and Wilma Finch
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Phil in 1977; his wife, Norma in 2004 and by his brothers, Myron and Milton and his sisters, Ina, Mary and Esther.
Services will be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, north of Muncie. Military Rites will be conducted by The United States Army and the Veterans of Delaware County.
Family and friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospice, 2401 University Ave., Muncie, IN 47303. The family wishes to thank and praise all the support from the wonderful Hospice team.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at http://www.meeksmortuary.com  .
Muncie StarPress Online, 3 July 2012

Extract:

Walter C. Robbins - 94 
3/19/1918 - 7/1/2012
Middletown - Walter Clifton Robbins passed away peacefully on Sunday 1 July at the home of his son and in the presence of his family.

Walt was the the 4th child of 6, and the second son, of Oscar Clifton. And Grace Gertrude Foulke Robbins. He was born on 19 March 1918 in Hamilton County, Indiana and lived with his family in Hamilton, Henry, and Randolph Counties.

He entered the U.S. Army on 1 Dec 1942 and saw World War II service in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was wounded at Inden, Germany on 28 Nov 1944, and was hospitalized in France, and England. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Walt was honorably discharged on 9 Oct 1945 from Camp San Luis Obispo, California.

While on leave, he and Norma Louise Haas were married in Muncie, Indiana on 29 May 1943. The couple lived in Muncie, then on farms near Eaton and homes near Daleville and Yorktown. After the death of his wife Walt moved back to Muncie and finally to Middletown.

Walt worked at Chevrolet Muncie, retiring in 1981 after 35 years of service.

Walt was an avid bowler and golfer. He bowled with his many friends at Munsee Lanes and golfed at Ayco for many years where he got a hole-in-one.

Survivors include his son Walt, Jr. (Tina), Middletown and Janet Robbins, Muncie. His son Phil passed away in 1977. Grandchildren Include Kelly Mathews, (Tim) Daleville; Kevin Robbins, Florida; Jeff Robbins (Leslie), Yorktown; Scott Robbins (Crissy), Muncie and David Robbins (Tracy), Texas. He also will be missed by his several great and great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Walt also leaves behind his special friends Penny Hess, Bobby King, Billy Mullis and Wilma Finch

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Phil in 1977, his wife Norma in 2004 and by his brothers Myron and Milton and his sisters Ina, Mary and Esther.

Services will be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, north of Muncie. Military Rites will be conducted by The United States Army and the Veterans of Delaware County. 

Family and friends may call from 12:00 until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospice, 2401 University Ave., Muncie, IN 47303. The family wishes to thank and praise all the support from the wonderful Hospice team.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.meeksmortuary.co

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Contents: Bonus Card, Application Form No. 1, Detailed Instructions, General Instructions

Extract:

Certified Copy of Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage for Walter C. Robbins and Norma Louise Haas - Garland G. Miller/ Clerk Delaware Circuit/and Superior Courts

Certificate:
Walter C. Robbins To Norma Louise Haas - be it Remembered, that heretofore, to-wit: on the 29th day of May A.D. 1943, the following Marriage License was issued to-wit:

Indiana, to-wit: Delaware County, SS:
To All who shall see these presents. Greeting:
Know Ye, that any person legally authorized by law to solemnize matrimony is hereby licensed to join together as Husband and Wife Walter C. Robbins and Norma Louise Haas and for so doing, this shall be his sufficient authority.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I, Jesse E. Greene Clerk of The Delaware Circuit Court, hereunto subscribe my name and affix the Seal of Said Court, at Muncie, Indiana, this 29th day of May, 1943. (Seal) S/S Jesse E. Green, Clerk
BE IT FURTHER REMEMBERED, that afterwards, to-wit: on the 11th day of June, 1943, the following Certificate of Marriage was filed in my office, to-wit:

Indiana. To-wit: Delaware County, ss:
THIS CERTIFIES, THAT I joined in Marriage, as Husband and Wife, Walter C. Robbins and Norma Louise Haas on the 29th day of May, 1943. S/S Edgar L. Hamilton
Time and Place of Birth as shown on the Application for above Marriage License:
Male: Name: Walter C. Robbins, - Place of Birth: Hamilton, County Indiana - Date of Birth: March 19, 1918
Female: Name: Norma Louise Haas - Place of Birth: Delaware County, Indiana Date of Birth: October 13, 1919

State of Indiana, Delaware County, SS:
I, Garland G. Miller, Clerk of the Circuit Court, within and for the County of Delaware, and State of Indiana, do hereby certify the foregoing to be true and correct copies of the Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage of: Walter C. Robbins to Norma Louise Haas as the same now appears upon the Marriage Record now on file in my office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, at Muncie, Indiana, on this 27th day of April 1977. Garland G Miller [Stamped signature] Clerk Delaware Circuit Court, Indiana

Extract:
Name: Walter C Robbins
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen
Nativity: Indiana - State: US at Large - County/City: Indiana
Enlistment Date: 18 Nov 1942 - Enlistment State: Indiana - Enlistment City: Indianapolis
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA - Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private - Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) - Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 yrs of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in fabrication of metal products, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, with dependents [Parents]
Height: 68 - Weight: 157

Extract:
County Record of Birth - Hamilton County Department of Health - This is to certify that our records show Walter Clifton Robbins was born in Hamilton Co Ind. March 19 1918 Father: Oscar Robbins age 42 - Mother: Grace Foulke, age 32 - Recorded locally in book No H-10 Page No 59 - filed March 21- 1918 - signed Dr. C. H. Tomlinson [ID0967], Sec'y - Cicero Ind. Jan 12 - 1942.

(Front of form)
Army of the United States
Separation Qualification Record
1. Name: Robbins Walter C
2. Army Serial No: 35 569 476
3. Grade: S Sgt
4. Social Security No: Unknown
5. Permanent Mailing Address: 2220 S Gharkey Street, Muncie Delaware County Indiana
6. Date of entry into active service: 1 Dec 42
7. Date of separation: 9 Oct 45
8. Date of Birth: 19 Mar 1918
9. Place of separation: Camp San Luis Obispo California

Military occupational assignments
10. 30 months -
11. Grade: S Sgt
12. Military Occupational Specialty: Squad Leader

SUMMARY OF MILITARY OCCUPATIONS
13. Title, Description, Related civilian occupation:
Squad Leader
Responsible for training and discipline of squad, and in combat responsible for
security, safety, deployment, and general welfare of men.

(Back of form)
MILITARY EDUCATION
14. Name or type of military school : None

CIVILIAN EDUCATION
15. Highest grade completed: 12
16. Degrees or diplomas: None
17. Year left school: 1935
18. Name of last school attended: Cicero Indiana
19. Major courses of study: Academic
20. Other training: None

CIVILIAN OCCUPATIONS
22. Service Station Attendant, Muncie Indiana 1942
performed minor automotive repair work, serviced vehicles.

Machine Operator, McCormick Bros Albany Indiana 1940-1942
Operated punch press and wire machine - set up farm machinery

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
23. Remarks: None
24. Signature of Walter C Robbins
25. Signature of separation classification officer W. A. Hermann
26. Name of officer: W A Hermann 1st Lt Inf.

From Original Discharge Document: (PDF Pages 1-4)
PDF Pages 1 & 2: Original Document with recorder stamps
PDF Pages 3 & 4: Photocopy (Probably Photostats) of the original Forms

(Front of form)
Army of the United States
Honorable Discharge
"This is to certify that
Walter C Robbins 35 569 476 Staff Sergeant
Company B 413th Infantry
Army of the United States
is hereby Honorably Discharged from the military
service of the United States of America.
This Certificate is awarded as a testimonial of Honest
and Faithful Service to his county.
Given at Camp San Luis Obispo California
Date 9 October 1945
Signed Leonard P Hutchinson
Major CMP

Original Discharge:
(Back of form)
ENLISTED RECORD AND REPORT OF SEPARATION
HONORABLE DISCHARGE
1. Name: Robbins Walter C
2. Army Serial No: 35 569 476
3. Grade: S Sgt
4. Arm or Service: Inf
5. Component: AUS
6. Organization: Company B 413th Infantry
7. Date of separation: 9 Oct 45
8. Place of Separation: Camp San Luis Obispo California
9. Permanent Address for mailing purposes: 2220 S Gharkey Street Muncie Indiana
10. Date of Birth: 19 Mar 18
11. Place of Birth: Fortville Indiana
12. Address from which Employment will be sought: See 9
13. Color eyes: Brown
14. Color Hair: Brown
15. Height: 5' 8"
16. Weight: 175 lbs
17. No Depend: 2
18. Race: White [checked]
19. Marital Status: Married [checked]
20. US Citizen: Yes [checked]
21. Civilian occupation and No: Farmer 3-06.10

MILITARY HISTORY
22. Date of Induction: 18 Nov 42
23. Date of Enlistment: Empty
24. Date of Entry into Active Service: 1 Dec 42
25. Place of Entry into Service: Ft Benjamin Harrison Indiana
SELECTIVE SERVICE DATA: 26. Registered: Yes checked 27. Local SS Board No: 1 28. County and State: Randolph Indiana 29. Home Address at time of entry into Service: Route 1 Redkey Indiana
30. Military Occupational Speciality and No: Squad Leader 653
31. Military Qualification and Date: Combat Inf Badge 20 Dec 44 Ex Rifle M1 May 44
32. Battles and Campaigns: Northern France GO 33 WD 45 Rhineland GO 40 WD 45 Central Europe GO 40 WD 45
33. Decorations and Citations: Purple Heart Sec II GO 51 48th Gen Hosp 9 Dec 44 - Good Conduct Medal - European African Middle Eastern Service Medal
34. Wounds Received in Action: 28 Nov 44 European Theater
35. Latest Immunization Dates: . Smallpox: Apr 44 - Typhoid: Dec 43 - Tetanus: Jun 44 - Typhus: May 45
36. Service Outside Continental US and Return:
Depart 27 Aug 44 to European Theater - Arrived 7 Sep 44
Depart 26 Jun 45 to USA - Arrived 3 Jul 45
37. Total Length of Service: Continental Service: 2 Years 15 Days - Foreign Service: 10 Months 7 Days
38. Highest Grade Held: S Sgt
39. Prior Service: None
40. Reason and authority for Separation: Convenience of Government RR 1-1
41. Service Schools Attended: None
42. Education: Grammar: 9 - High School: 3 - College: Ø
PAY DATA
43. Longevity for pay purposes: 2 years 10 Months 22 Days 44. Mustering Out Pay: Total $300 This Payment $100 45. Soldier Deposits: None 46. Travel Pay: $129.85 47. Total Amount, Name of Disbursing Officer: $238.15 E W Wheeler Major FD
INSURANCE NOTICE
48. Kind of Insurance: Nat Service 49. How Paid: Allotment checked 50. Effective Date of Allotment Discontinuance: 30 Sep 45 51. Date of Next Premium Due: 31 Oct 45 52. Premium Due Each Month: $6.70 53. Intention of Veteran to: Continue checked
54. Right Thumb Print: Included
55. Remarks: Inactive Service ERC 18 Nov 42 to 30 Nov 42 ASR (2 Sep 45) 75 - Lapel Button Issued
56. Signature of Person being Separated: Walter C. Robbins
57. Personnel Officer: W A Hermann 1st Lt Inf - Signature: W. A. Hermann
WD AGO FORM 53 - 55
1 November 1944

Recorded Copy Information:
Recorded, Delaware County, Indiana Recorder's Office, 15 Oct 1945 (PDF page 5)
Affidavit to a True and correct copy of the Honorable Discharge, 3 Nov 1945 (PDF page 6)
Application for Readjustment Allowance, Indiana Employment Security Division, 1 Dec 1945 (PDF page 3)

Extract:

This is an official copy of Record of Death. Original Copy on File at Indiana State Department of Health/ 881955/881956
Indiana State Department of Health/ Certificate of Death
Local No 000228 EDR No 000000267965 State No 029123
1. Decedent's Legal Name: Walter C. Robbins
2. Sex: Male
3. Time of Death: 03:55 PM 4. Date of Death: 07/01/2012
5. Social Security Number: 315-07-0428
6a. Age: 94 Yrs 7. Date of Birth: 03/19/1918 8. Birthplace: Noblesville, IN
9. Ever in U.S. Armed Forces?: Yes
10a. Place of Death: Decedent's Home
14. Marital Status: Widowed
16. Usual Occupation: Production 17. Industry: Manufacturing
18. Residence:  Middletown, Henry County, Indiana 47356
19. Decedent's Education: 9th-12th Grade; No Diploma
20. Decedent of Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic
21: Decedent's Race: White
22. Father: Oscar C. Robbins 23 Mother: Grace G Robbins 23a. Maiden Name: Foulke
24 Informant's Name:  Relationship: Son 24b. Address:  Middletown, IN 47356]]
25a Method of Disposition: Burial 25b. Place: Gardens of Memory Cemetery 25c.Location: Muncie, IN
26. Coroner Contacted: No
27. Funeral Facility: The Meeks Mortuary IN., 415 E. Washington Street, Muncie, IN 47305 27a. License Number: FH83004918
27b. Signature of Funeral Service Licensee: Gordon D. Cox, By Electronic Signature 27c. License Number: FD01006201
28. Cause of Death: Metastatic Prostate Cancer to Bone - 15 Years
29. Autopsy Performed?: No
31. Did Tobacco use contribute to Death?: No
33. Manner of Death: Natural
41. Signature of person certifying cause of Death: Joseph Michael Songer, By Electronic Signature 42. Certifying Physician
43. Person Certifying Cause of Death: Joseph Michael Songer, 2401 University Avenue, Muncie, IN 47303
44. License Number: 01022350A 45. Date Certified: 07/02/2012
48. Signature of Local Health Officer: John Miller, Via Electronic Signature 49. Date Filed: Jul 03 2012
Seal
State Form 53395

Notes:

Ina Robbins Henderson, ID0197
Walter C. Robbins, ID0005

Chase Bank - Account No: 100000710058
Social Security Numbers:
- Ina: 306-14-8007
- Walter: 315-07-0428
Date of Birth:
- Ina: 21 Dec 1913
- Walter 19 March 1918
Signatures:
- Ina: 8 March 2005
- Walter: 8 March 2005

Notes:
- Grave Identification: Hymns B - Lot 750, Grave 3
- Type of outer Burial Container [Vault]: GOM Heritage
- Graveside Service
- Purchased for funeral: Rent Tent $275.00 [Paid by son, Walt, Jr.]

Extract:
Died Saturday December 11, 2004 at 8:45pm - at 8400 W CR400S, Yorktown, - Age: 85 - DOB: October 13, 1919 - Female - White - Married - Primary cause of death: A: End stage renal disease - B: Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease - Signed by: Steven Allen, MD - Place of Burial: Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Muncie, IN - Funeral Director: Meeks Mortuary, Muncie IN - Date of burial: December 15, 2004

Extract:
"Indiana State Board of Health/Indianapolis/To Who it May Concern:/This is to certify there is no original record of birth on file in this office for Norma Louise Haas who is alleged to have been born October 13, 1919 in Muncie Indiana./ Seal of the State of Indiana/ Dec 21 1976/Robert R Lewis [signature]/Director, Vital Records/S.B.H 06-022/ nw" - Attached to this form is a note as follows: "We have no original record of birth on file in this office. Please take this "No Record" certification to the agency requesting proof of age or citizenship. They will advise you what documents will be acceptable in place of an original birth record."

Extract:
"Indiana State Board of Health/Delayed Registration of Birth" - Part 1 "has name Birth date, Father and Mother and where they were born, Norma's signature and current address. It also has the signature of a notary [Patricia Diane Wolfe ID0451] and the date 28 April 1977. - Part 2 - uses the marriage record for Walter ID0005 and Norma ID0006 and the birth record of Walter Clifton Robbins - Son as supporting evidence. Most of the blanks in Part 2 have "Not Shown" typed in the boxes - Someone [Norma it appears by the writing] has marked through these and inserted the proper information in the box. It is signed by a representative of the Indiana State Board of Health. Form# SBH 113-14.

Doc0915.pdf

Extract:
Services Selected: $4190.00
Casket: $3885.00
Misc. $903.50
Sales Tax: $294.35
Total cost of Funeral: $9272.85

Preparation of Will, Power of Attorney, etc - $261.00

Notes: Walter is wearing a box and his head is circled in the newspaper picture which was on the front page of the paper. The first sludge proposal would have used the field just north of Mom & Dad's home.

Caption under picture: "Raising a Stink - Pickets with a loaded manure spreader circle City Hall today, protesting a play by the Muncie Sanitary District to Spread treaded sludge on farmland. The protesters oppose the plan because they believe the sludge will contaminate land and ground water and reduce property values. Their march today was scheduled after the Environmental protecting Agency released a report saying no further study of the plan was necessary unless public objections arose."

Note: Dad stated he was born 6 miles from Fortville in Hamilton County.

Note: Walter is listed on this page as a Randolph County veteran

Extract:

Front Cover: The Bridal Day - (Doc0375.pdf, page 1)
Marriage Certificate: - (Doc0375.pdf, page 2)
Certificate of Marriage - This certifies that Walter Clifton Robbins of Redkey, Indiana and Norma Louise Haas of Muncie, Indiana were united by me in Holy Matrimony in accordance with the Ordinance of God and the Laws of the State at 1822 S Walnut St Muncie, Ind on the 29th day of May 1943 - Signed: Edgar L??? Hamilton Pastor Walnut St Baptist Church Muncie, Ind - Witness: Marjorie Ruth Haas -

Gift List: - (Doc0375.pdf, page 4)
One dozen roses from Mary Durman & Gretchen Sumwalt - Dishes from Marguerite & Harold - Gown from Wilma & John - Corsage from Marjorie -

Newspaper Articles: (2 separate articles) -
1. Norma: - (Doc0375.pdf, page 3)
Wed to Soldier - photo of Norma - Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Norma Haas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Haas, 1927 East Seventeenth Street, and Private Walter C Robbins, son of Mr. and Mrs. O C Robbins of Redkey. The informal single ring ceremony took place Saturday afternoon, May 29, at the home of the Rev E L Hamilton on South Walnut Street with the Rev Hamilton reading the wedding vows -

2. Walter: - (Doc0375.pdf, page 3)
Photo of Walter - Private Walter C Robbins who recently spent a seven-day furlough visiting at home, has returned to camp. He is the husband of Mrs. Norma Haas Robbins and son of Mr and Mrs. O C Robbins of Redkey. Private Robbins entered the armed forces on December 1, 1942. His address: Co. B, 413th Inf., APO 104 Div, Camp Adair, Ore, US Army.) -

Note: I did not scan the entire book, only the pages directly relating to Walter and Norma

Note: Frigidaire Certificate Walter got from GM so Mabel Haas could buy a refrigerator from Bakers Appliances - Shows Clock # for Walter as being 31207. n.d. - shows his address to be R#2, Yorktown, Ind 47356 and phone number as 759-9331. The receipt is from Bakers 3601 S Madison, Muncie, Indiana, dated 7 June 1975 - sold to Walter Robbins - Deliver to: Mabel Crabill at 1927 E 17th - Total purchase price: $566.72.
-------------------------------------------------------------
General Motors at the time of this transaction owned the Frigidaire company and all employees received a discount on their products.

Extract:
Member - Chevrolet Muncie Sympathy Club - Name: Walter C. Robbins - Date: 9 18 [19]63 - Notify Financial Secretary immediately of change of address of either yourself or your beneficiary. Wilbur Powell Financial Secretary

Contents:
-- Pay Stub: 21 March 1958 and
-- Pay Stub: 8 Aug 1958 -
-- Statement of Employee's Credited Service as of 31 Dec 1957

Dialysis Information:
1. The Kidneys - 5 pages - Doc1055-001.pdf
2. Understanding Dialysis - 18 Pages - Doc1056-002.pdf
3. Peritoneal Dialysis/ Fresenius Exchange Procedures - 2 pages - Doc1056-003.pdf

Norma - Dialysis Documents:
1. Ball Memorial Hospital/ Cardinal Health Systems/Medicare - 11 pages - Doc1056-004.pdf
2. Fresenius Medical Care - 6 pages - Doc1056-005.pdf

Notes:
Dad called today 02 April 2002, to inform me the tests he had ran shows he has cancer of the prostate and he has an appointment on Thursday 4 April 2002 and the doctor will lay out the plan of action to deal with it.

4 April 2002: I visited with Mom and Dad. Dad had his appointment today with the Urologist. Dad has stage A cancer which, at his age, if left alone will most likely not develop into anything dangerous to him for another 10 or 15 years. In all likelihood something else will kill him before this will. The doctor, therefore, recommended he do nothing beyond the procedure to be done on 17 April 2002 to open up the canal through the prostate itself.

Images of Original:  Doc0406.pdf
Transcription:  Doc0310.pdf

From Image:
Page 336
Delaware Circuit Court of Indiana
Application for Marriage License - Male
Serial No. 447449
Walter Clifton Robbins
White
Born 19 Mar 1918, Hamilton Co. Ind
Present Residence: RR 1, Redkey, Ind
Present Occupation: Soldier
Father: Arthur C. Robbins [Oscar C. Robbins]. White, Born Hamilton County, Indiana - Occupation Farmer - Residence: RR 1, RedKey, Ind
Mother: Grace Foulke, White, Housewife, born Hamilton County, Indiana, Residence: RR 1, Redkey, Ind
First Marriage: Yes
Signature: Walter C. Robbins

Application for Marriage License - Female
Serial No. 447450
Norma Louise Haas
White
Born 13 Oct 1919, Delaware Co., Ind
Present Residence: 1927 E. 17th St., Muncie, Ind]
Present Occupation: Navy Ord. [Ordinance] Inspector
Father: August Haas, white, born Ohio, Occupation: Foreman - Residence: Muncie, Ind
Mother: Mable Marie Worthen, White, Housewife, born Blackford Co., Ind, Residence: Muncie, Ind.
First Marriage: Yes
Signature: Norma Louise Haas

Delaware County Clerk: Jesse E. Green
License Date: 29 May 1943

Marriage Date: 29 May 1943, Delaware County, Indiana
Official: Edgar L. Hamilton, Minister [12th St. Baptist Church]

Extract:
Marriage Licenses. Walter Clifton Robbins, 25, soldier, Redkey, R. R. 1 and Norma Louise Haas, 23, Navy ordnance inspector, Muncie.

1952 Taxes - Acc000207 - Doc0384.pdf
1953 Taxes - Acc000206 - Doc1132.pdf
1954 Taxes - Acc000205 - Doc0386.pdf
1955 Taxes - Acc000201 - Doc0385.pdf
1956 Taxes - Acc001409 - Doc0383.pdf
1957 Taxes - Acc000193 - Doc0382.pdf

- Ledger Scans: Genealogy/Documents/Doc0444.pdf (59 Pages)
- Table of contents: Genealogy/Documents/Doc0445.pdf (4 pages)

Notes:
Abstract for the house located at 8400 W CR400S, Yorktown, Delaware Co, Indiana
Coordinates of property: 40° 08' 05.93"N 85° 33' 40.32"W

Extract: Number: 305-14-1338;Issue State: Indiana;Issue Date: Before 1951. Last Residence: 47396 Yorktown, Delaware, Indiana, United States of America/ Born: 13 Oct 1919/ Last Benefit: 47396 Yorktown, Delaware, Indiana, United States of America/ Died: 11 Dec 2004/ State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951)

Extract:
Indiana Operator Driver License - DLN: 8939-51-2948 - Norma L Robbins 8400 W CRD 400S Yorktown, IN 47356 - Date of Birth: 10/13/1919 - Transaction No: 21001960110 - Issue: 10/10/2002 - Height: 5-03 - Weight: 170 - Hair: Whi - Eyes: Blu - Sex: F - Donor - Restrictions: A - SSN: 305-14-1338]

Contents:
Meeks Mortuary:
Statement, 11 Dec 2004
Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected

Gardens of Memory Cemetery:
Final Disposition Authorization
Family Review Worksheet
Cash Register Receipts

Shows:
Norma DOB
Norma DOD
Norma SS#
Norma/Walter marriage date
Walter name and SS#

Note: total payout of policy: $2486.08, paid to Walter

Extract:
Semester award in Spelling -Issued the second semester of 1933-34. "Semester Award in Spelling/This is to certify the /Norma Haas/who attends Blaine Junior High School at Muncie,/Indiana, made one hundred in spelling every Fri-/day during the second semester of the year 1933-1934./English Teacher/Nelda Holsinger"

28 PDF pages

1. Grade 6B - Stevenson School - Gladys P. King, Teacher
2. Grade 6a - Stevenson School - J.S. Shepard, Teacher
3. Grade 7B - Blaine Junior High School - 1931/1932
4. Grade 7A - Blaine Junior High School - 1932/1933
5. Grade 8B - Blaine Junior High School - 1932/933
6. Grade 8A - Blaine Junior High School - 1933/1934 - Home Room 316
7. Grade 9B - Blaine Junior High School - 1933/1934
8. Grade 9A - Blaine Junior High School - 1934/1935
9. Central High School - 2nd Semester 1934/1935 - Home Room Teacher: Johnson
10. Central High School - 1st Semester 1935/1936 - Home Room Teacher: Johnson
11. Central High School - Grade 11A - 1st Semester - 1936/1937 - Home Room Teacher: Johnson
12. Central High School - Fall Semester of the year 1937/1938 - Home Room Teacher: Bogart
13. Central High School - 2nd Semester of the year 1937/1938 - Home Room Teacher: Bogart

Notes:
1. I removed the envelope flap because the glue was discoloring the other paper
2. I added highlights so the engraving would stand out

Extract:
Sat June 14 [1990]
Dear Norma,
We have spent a good deal of time on the bus traveling across Switzerland - It has rained 3 days and 2 days of sun.
We have a big festival today with all the local people. IT just happened that we are here this week. It isn't special for us. We are going to Germany Tomorrow.
Love, Wilma

Extract:
Wed 6/20 [1990]
Dear Norma & Walter
This is our castle, it's fantastic, high on a hill as all the castles are. It's in the Nahe river valley, real wine country, vines are everywhere. We toured another really authentic castle in Switz.. & it was great. And the yodeling in Switz. Was beautiful, wish you could hear. Off to Belgium on Sunday, & Back July 1. Love, Marjorie

Index of Friends and family members

PDF Page 2:
Vertically along left edge of page:
Norma Louise Haas
Central High School
Muncie
Indiana

Center of Page:
Norma Louise Haas
1927 East Seventeenth
Street

PDF Page 11:
Margureite Atha
Hope you many happy years

PDF Page 12:
Wishing you many Happy Returns
of the new year Grand Mother

I tink and tink
and tink in vain,
I tink by golly
I'll write my name.
(Your sister)
Olive Jean Haas.

PDF page 13:
Wm Worthen, Pete, Bill, Willie, nuto,
Uncle Bill

PDF Page 14:
Wishing you the
best forever.
Maudella.

PDF Page 15:
"If you can't be a pine on
the top of the hill,
Be a scrub in the valley but be - - - -
the best little scrub by
the side of the rill.
If you can't be a bush by
a tree ----
It isn't by size, that
you win or you fail
Be the best of what
ever you are"
Success to you.
Marjorie Haas
7B2

PDF Page 16:
Smile and the world will
smile with you
Cry and you will cry alone.
Your sister
Olive Jean Haas 9B'

PDF page 17:
December 25, 1935
"Gather rose buds
while you may
Life and love
soon pass away"
May the New Year be one
of success and happiness
Your sister
Wilma Haas

PDF Page 18:
Wishing you a happy
Year August Haas

PDF page 19:
May your life be useful
Happy and prosperous
Mother.

Barbara Jane Haas,
20 months old.

PDF page 24:
Best of Luck
Your Son
Walter Robbins Jr.
Roses are Red
Violets are blue
thats why I love you
Your Son
Walter Robbins Jr.

PDF Page 35:
Jan 6, 1936
Dear Norma,
True friends are like
diamonds precious but
rare, false ones like autumn
leaves found everywhere.
Your Friend
Norma Reynolds
M.H.S. "38"

PDF page 37:
Ann Gibson
Mock Avenue
Muncie, Ind.