Mrs. Normal Burge, 85, died Monday, May 12, in the Community Hospital, Fairfax. Born in Craig, she lived there until 1952, when she moved to the state of Oregon, and returned to Fairfax a year ago.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Wynn Reeves, and Mrs. Dale Martin, both of Fairfax, Mrs. C.J.Sommers, McMinnville, Ore., and Mrs. Lafe Rollins, Bend, Ore.; three sons, Russell Burge, Prospect, Ore., Ottman and Jay Burge, both of Carlton, Ore.; 21 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Services under the direction of the Schooler Funeral Home in Craig, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, in the Craig Christian Church.
Burial was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, near Craig.
Source: Mound City News-Independent, Thursday, May 15, 1980, Page 2.