Norma J. Harvey

Norma J. Harvey, 73, of Ransom Canyon, TX and formerly of Kearney died Monday, September 12, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. Funeral services will be Friday, September 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney. Rev. Lew Champ will officiate and burial will be at the Kearney Cemetery. Visitation is planned Thursday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. and prior to services Friday at the Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Meals on Wheels in Lubbock, TX or to Make A Wish. A message of condolence, tribute, or memory can be left at www.hlmkfuneral.com. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services of Kearney are in charge of arrangements. She was born February 25, 1938 in Buffalo County near Kearney, NE to Jacob 'Lloyd" and Jessie (Lawson) Shafer. She grew up and attended school in Kearney. On April 10, 1954 she married Frederick G. Harvey in Phillipsburg, KS. The couple lived in San Diego, CA while her husband was stationed in the U.S. Navy then moved back to NE and lived in Kearney, Lebanon then Bertrand. They lived in Lincoln, NE from 1967 – 1969 then lived in Kingsville, TX from 1969 – 1993 where her husband was Professor Emeritus of Education and Texas A&I University. They moved to Bellevue, NE in 1993 and lived there until moving to the Lubbock TX area in 1997. She was a member of the First Christian Church, was active with the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary while in Kearney and was also an active member and past president of the University Wives organization of the then Texas A&I University at Kingsville, TX . She was also a member of the Texas Women Bowling Association. In the Lubbock, Texas area she helped deliver Meals on Wheels. Surviving relatives: Husband : Dr. Frederick G. Harvey of Ransom Canyon, TX Son Larry and wife Melinda Harvey of Lubbock, TX Daughter : Terry and husband Galen Gaither of College Station, TX Grandson : Nathan and wife Kacee Harvey of Lubbock, TX and great granddaughter; Hannah Ruth Harvey Brother : Myron Shafer of Colfox, CA Sister : Phyllis and husband Delphie Mazankowski of Colfax, CA She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers; Gerald, Melvin, Dale, Leroy"Bud"", Lyle and Ralph. PDF Printable Version

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Norma J. Harvey

February 25, 1938 - September 12, 2011