Gifford grew up in the farming community near Williamsport, IN. During the second World War he enlisted into the Army, serving as a tank mechanic and among his duty stations was Diamond Head, HI. Norman often would mention his
trip on the big ship across the ocean, and that he didn't fare to well, being sea sick most of the way, often hanging over the side of the ship. Most people liked to watch movies of the war, but not Norman. He had seen enough to last.
He always said he didn't need to see a rerun of what happened.
Gib, was about 5'10" tall and weighed about 185 pounds before he became ill. He, like his father, was bald on the top with hair on the sides and back of his head. He worked a short time at a factory called Harrisons Steel in Attica, IN, sometime after I (Norma) was born and we had moved to Anderson, IN. Gib was a pretty good mechanic. We lived in an old church that had been converted into a home and he had a garage there where he worked on cars from time to time. He spent most of his life farming. He liked the outdoors and that was what he did most of the time I can remember. For a short time, he and Bessie owned and operated a small service station-restaurant combination called the Hill Top between Attica and
Veedersburg, IN on Highway 41. From there, he went back to farming. He farmed until his illness.
Gib was always a healthy man, so it came as quite a suprise when he was diagnosed with Abdominal cancer in July 1972. He spent from July to October in the hospital.
trip on the big ship across the ocean, and that he didn't fare to well, being sea sick most of the way, often hanging over the side of the ship. Most people liked to watch movies of the war, but not Norman. He had seen enough to last.
He always said he didn't need to see a rerun of what happened.
Gib, was about 5'10" tall and weighed about 185 pounds before he became ill. He, like his father, was bald on the top with hair on the sides and back of his head. He worked a short time at a factory called Harrisons Steel in Attica, IN, sometime after I (Norma) was born and we had moved to Anderson, IN. Gib was a pretty good mechanic. We lived in an old church that had been converted into a home and he had a garage there where he worked on cars from time to time. He spent most of his life farming. He liked the outdoors and that was what he did most of the time I can remember. For a short time, he and Bessie owned and operated a small service station-restaurant combination called the Hill Top between Attica and
Veedersburg, IN on Highway 41. From there, he went back to farming. He farmed until his illness.
Gib was always a healthy man, so it came as quite a suprise when he was diagnosed with Abdominal cancer in July 1972. He spent from July to October in the hospital.
Gifford grew up in the farming community near Williamsport, IN. During the second World War he enlisted into the Army, serving as a tank mechanic and among his duty stations was Diamond Head, HI. Norman often would mention his
trip on the big ship across the ocean, and that he didn't fare to well, being sea sick most of the way, often hanging over the side of the ship. Most people liked to watch movies of the war, but not Norman. He had seen enough to last.
He always said he didn't need to see a rerun of what happened.
Gib, was about 5'10" tall and weighed about 185 pounds before he became ill. He, like his father, was bald on the top with hair on the sides and back of his head. He worked a short time at a factory called Harrisons Steel in Attica, IN, sometime after I (Norma) was born and we had moved to Anderson, IN. Gib was a pretty good mechanic. We lived in an old church that had been converted into a home and he had a garage there where he worked on cars from time to time. He spent most of his life farming. He liked the outdoors and that was what he did most of the time I can remember. For a short time, he and Bessie owned and operated a small service station-restaurant combination called the Hill Top between Attica and
Veedersburg, IN on Highway 41. From there, he went back to farming. He farmed until his illness.
Gib was always a healthy man, so it came as quite a suprise when he was diagnosed with Abdominal cancer in July 1972. He spent from July to October in the hospital.
trip on the big ship across the ocean, and that he didn't fare to well, being sea sick most of the way, often hanging over the side of the ship. Most people liked to watch movies of the war, but not Norman. He had seen enough to last.
He always said he didn't need to see a rerun of what happened.
Gib, was about 5'10" tall and weighed about 185 pounds before he became ill. He, like his father, was bald on the top with hair on the sides and back of his head. He worked a short time at a factory called Harrisons Steel in Attica, IN, sometime after I (Norma) was born and we had moved to Anderson, IN. Gib was a pretty good mechanic. We lived in an old church that had been converted into a home and he had a garage there where he worked on cars from time to time. He spent most of his life farming. He liked the outdoors and that was what he did most of the time I can remember. For a short time, he and Bessie owned and operated a small service station-restaurant combination called the Hill Top between Attica and
Veedersburg, IN on Highway 41. From there, he went back to farming. He farmed until his illness.
Gib was always a healthy man, so it came as quite a suprise when he was diagnosed with Abdominal cancer in July 1972. He spent from July to October in the hospital.
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