Orr, Norval
Monday, March 17, 1980
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

ORR – Norval William Orr of 1224 North 31st Street, Springfield, died at his residence March 15, 1980, a the age of 80. Norvall William Orr was born October 28, 1899, at Helena, Montana. He moved to the Springfield area at the age of 3 and lived for many years near Marcola where he attended school. Norval Orr was united in marriage to Violet Mustoe on June 22, 1927, in Cottage Grove, and they had celebrated of 52 years of marriage. He served in the U.S. Marines during World War I and spent much of the wartime in France, receiving numerous decorations for valor. He had maintained the old family residence at 5th & "D" Streets in Springfield for over 50 years. Norval Orr had worked much of his lifetime in the lumber industry and retired as sawyer from Woolley Enterprises of Drain. He was a member of the Springfield Church of the Brethren and a member of World War I Timber Barracks No. 177 of Springfield. Surviving are his wife, Violet; sons, Darel William Orr of Reedsport, Donald Orr Howard of Sacramento, and Charles Everett Orr of Drain; daughters, Barbara Miriam Moore of Winchester Bay, Lois Evelyn Moos of Scottsburg, and Eleanor (Ellie) Shelley of Springfield; foster daughter, Lenore Ann Burr of Drain; a sister, Jewel Howell of Harrisburg; 44 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Norval Edward Orr, in 1945. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 19, 1980, at 11 a.m. at Lower Mabel Cemetery at Marcola (please call chapel for directions), with Timber Barraacks No. 177 providing services and military honors. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Springfield Church of God at 14th & "B" Streets with Lee Whipple officiating.