Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Page: 2 of 10
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Games
Continued from Page 1
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Ricks Electronics, Cap-
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DeWayne White Ins., Faith
Cafe-FCH, First National
Bank, Florance Paint and
Body, Hometown Car Wash,
Jacksboro Golf & Country
Club, Jacksboro Newspa-
Kevin Wolf Insurance,
Street Bistro, North-
ling
T&S Auto, The Gallery, Gin-
gerbread House in Bryson,
pers,
Main
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and Casa Grande.
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s year,
The celebration will be
s this year,
any j
, also.
two-day event this
riday,
children activities, booths
s year, start-
ing on Friday, Dec. 14 with
and vendors around the
square, then the parade will
be Saturday, Dec. 15 with
the theme, “Christmas Olym-
pics: The Games They Won’t
Let Rudolph Play.”
Santa will be there Satur-
day and then there will be the
drawing after the parade.
Make plans now to be in-
volved. “Like” the Jacksboro
Reindeer Games Facebook
page to see updates. Get
your parade entry form from
Jacksboro City Hall. Or you
can stop by or call the Cham-
ber office at the Depot on
South Main Street for infor-
mation. It is fun to check your
list when the number is called
out and then spot it there in
black and white. Get ready...
the games have begun.
Vet Day program changes
Jacksboro School will be Nov. 9.
having Veteran’s Day pro-
grams at the JISD Auditori-
um that will feature students
from each campus.
There will be two different
performances. The first per-
formance will be at 1 p.m.
Nov. 8, and the second per-
formance will be at 10 a.m.
Both performances will be
at the Jacksboro Auditorium.
We would like to honor all
our veterans at these events.
Veterans are asked to reg-
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before the performance, to be
recognized and honored by
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Norma Rhea Moore Rumage
Norma Rhea Moore Rum-
age was born in Weather-
ford, Feb. 10, 1933, to Jewel
Josephine Combs Moore
and Bert Leon "Buck" Moore.
In the late 1930s, her par-
ents, her brother, Gerald
Moore, and she moved to
Jacksboro where she lived
for the remainder of her life.
She married Robert Owen
"Bunk" Rumage June 25,
1955, at the Memorial Chris-
tian Church in Jacksboro,
where her service was held
at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 3.
Her husband preceded her
in death Aug. 12,1978.
She is survived by her
daughter, Roxanna Rhea
Maddox and husband, Bob
Maddox, of Jacksboro, and
son, Robert Randall Rum-
age, and wife, Marie Yama-
moto, of Los Angeles, Calif.,
as well as two very special
■ "Mil
on, a
Madison "McCall" Maddox
of Fort Worth.
She is also survived by her
brother, Gerald Moore and
his wife Sammie Ellis Moore
of Carlsbad, N.M.
Norma leaves behind
sisters-in-law Sarah Rum-
three times per day, leav-
f downtim<
ing hours of downtime with
nothing to do. Although this
was during a time of peace,
Norma had but one speed...
and it was fast-paced, so she
ended her military service
almost before it was time to
break for lunch.
Her work experience scur-
meal preparation time was
reduced drastically when
unty
Derintendent's office and
her true
ling fully
utilized in public service, she
supt
beyond. Realizing her true
talents weren't being full)
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whic
gra
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speci.
ndsons, Murray "Mile
ddox of Houston, and
age, Julia Rumage, Bernice
Rumage, Olive Rumage, and
Ophelia Henderson; cousin
a Hale; and several i
nephews, great-ni
great-nephews,
addition to her being
eceded in death by her
Linda Hale; and several niec-
es, nephews, great-nieces
and great-nephews.
In addition to her bei
prect
brothers-in-law J.T. Rum-
age, Carl Rumage, Warren
Rumage, and C.M. "Junior"
Rumage, she was preceded
in death by a niece Melinda
n "nage, in 1972, a neph-
John Moore, in 1997,
County Court House to the
tende
. Rea
were
in pu
quickly became an entre-
preneur. Norma owned and
operated for many years a
women's clothing store on
lap :
named Norma's Dress Shop.
This job allowed her to se-
lect her merchandise from
the many fashion clothing
vendors at The Fair Market
in Dallas.
However, for most of her
career, she worked at the
First National Bank in the
bookkeeping department
where her whirlwind speed
with figures (as with her fa-
vorite pastime of playing
cards) allowed her to leave
work early practically ev-
ery day as she processed
mounds of checks and state-
ments at a frenetic pace.
Norma was unfamiliar with
the phrase "leading a lei-
surely paced life."
In 1966, she abandoned
the desk jobs, the dress
shop, and managing two
differe
"No one's ever choked on
my pies."
Norma was making
30-minute meals long be-
fore Rachael Ray. Then her
I preparat1— •
ced dras
she acquired a microwave
oven and a pressure cook-
er. Not known for reading
recipes or directions, Norma
once baked a canned ham in
the oven without removing
the ham from the can.
Fortunately no one was in
the kitchen when the pres-
surized heat inside the can
caused the ham to explode,
bolting open the oven door,
and projecting shards of
metal and shredded meat
all over the ceiling, walls and
floors.
She had quite the entrepre-
neurial spirit and was fear-
less when it came to trying
"something new and inno-
vative." Her motto was "lead,
follow, or get out of the way."
She instilled this fiery and
lie in her
J gra
Another favorite ada>
Life i
get
mds on how
eled much prior to send-
ing her children to Eure
?rent local mo
ling
•tels,
Image Motel and The Aztec
Hotel, in
licensed beautician; own-
order to become a
Rumage, in 1972, a neph-
oore,
and sister-in-law Katherine Betty McAne.
Moore, in 2008.
In her almost 80 years on
earth, Norma lived a color-
ful and eventful life. In her
younger days, Norma liked
to chan
most as frequently as she
and
ar, ;
shop. Although the business
burg c
a bea
residences al-
redecorating
/ residence.
orma was always on the
vays <
in f
ange
as fre<
changed occupations. Over
a period of 15 years, she and
her family lived in 13 differ-
ent homes in Jacksboro, as
she enjoyed renovating and
icoratinq each and
ery re
Nori
cusp of trends in fashion
and style...even during the
1970s heyday of avocado-
hued appliances, shag car-
pet, and orange-colored
Formica countertops. Years
after Norma selected and
installed a wild floral 1970s
print wallpaper in her bath-
room, she discovered that
Suzanne Pleshette'sTV char-
acter on "The Bob Newhart
Show" went out and se-
lected the exact same print
for their fictional Chicago
apartment.
Over the course of Nor-
ma's working life, Norma's
occupations ranged from
head bookkeeper at the lo-
cal bank to independent oil
producer.
Perhaps her shortest em-
ployment was her tenure
at Fort Wolters Air Force
base in Mineral Wells, with
friend Jean Elenburg. Nor-
ma and Jean were required
to keep track of the num-
ber of planes that landed...
which happened about
ing and operating, with her
friends Jean Elenbi
:Anec
ougf
was a financial success, Nor-
ma became restless with the
daily task of trying to beau-
tify the women.
Although the shop was
called "The Magic Mirror,"
Norma was the first to admit
she was no miracle worker,
so instead, she turned to
bottle-feeding and raising
baby calves...a logical pro-
ission. Norma always said
ras easier to please the
With her family, she invest- she won a trip to Holland,
Germany and Belgium in
? of cc
gress
it wa
try, ’
fa vo
calves than the public,
lily, s
ed in real estate (both unde
veloped land and residential
properties), formed an oil
production partnership, and
owned an oil fracturing/
acidizing business.
For a brief period, she re-
turned to the former site
of Norma's Dress Shop and
transformed it into The Pan-
which was a lunchtime
long
known for its homemade
soups, salads and sand-
wiches. For someone who
didn't like to cook, Norma
had a way with macaroni
and cheese that no one else
could replicate. Norma liked
her jams, jellies and pies
very runny (or, in her words,
"I don't like a stiff pie.") When
would slice her me-
igue pies, the custard fill-
ing would run all across the
plate. Rather than a fork, you
needed a spoon and a straw.
When she was questioned
about the consistency of her
pie custard filling, she said,
procc
She
you
ringi
ge of
hers was "Life is like a piano.
What you get out of it de-
play it."
:hing
'Hern
or get
stilled
disciplined work ethic
children and grandchildren.
Anot
hers
Wha
penc
Despite her hitting some
sour notes, it never stopped
her from playing the game
of life.
Although she had not trav-
i prior
ildren to Europe
for summer vacations dur-
ing their high school years,
Norma embarked (with her
children and nephew Bryan
Moore) on a ten-state north-
eastern U.S. tour following
her son's graduation from
college.
She survived two round-
trip road trips from Texas
to California, but preferred
making the trips to Los An-
geles (sometimes with her
daughter, son-in-law, grand-
sons, niece Carla Beth Hor-
ton and great nephew Der-
ek Horton to visit her son,
daughter-in-law, and neph-
ew Bryan Moore) inside an
American Airlines jet.
On one occasion, she was
selected to "come on down"
on the television game show
"The Price Is Right" where
NORMA RUMAGE
"Marne," "Bad, Bad Leroy
Brown," "Frankie And John-
ny," "The Glory of Love," "All
I Care About Is Love," "If My
Friends Could See Me Now,"
and "Side By Side."
Norma was a two-time sur-
vivor of cancer (in 1977 and
in 1999). She was treated at
the Baylor Hospital in Dallas,
at M.D. Anderson in Hous-
ton, and at Faith Commu-
nity Hospital in Jacksboro.
She was greatly apprecia-
tive of and indebted to all
the healthcare professionals
who brought her back from
the brink of death, not the
least of whom was Dr. Jamal,
who continued to faithfully
care for her for the next 13
irs, until her death Mon-
year
day.
She was also assisted
by
her longtime friend-for-life,
the late Quintina Salazar,
and Quintina's daughter
Maria Huerta, both of whom
steadfastly helped Norma
around the house for many
years and provided dedicat-
ed service in Norma's time of
need.
Although she will be
missed by many, no one
will miss her more than her
family. She was the first to
i— • | Its, ,
rked,
admit her faults, and often
jokingly remarked,"If I knew
I was going to live this long,
jld've
I would've taken better care
of myself." In spite of her self-
admitted shortcomings, she
was always fun-loving, kind,
generous, dedicated to her
children, and caused many a
laugh with her natural witty
sense of humor. She was
funny without even trying.
The world was a much bet-
ter place by having been
graced by Norma Rhea
Rum
spite of confusing a Krackel
bar with a cracker (as well as
flustering Bob Barker in the
acess).
daptei
orite s
brought her daughter
and son with her on that
European trip. At the time,
The Netherlands was cel-
ebrating Queen Beatrix Day,
and the streets were lined
with tens of thousands of
citizens. Although Norma
had no sense of direction
and couldn't speak a word
of Dutch, she always took
the lead...and among the
hordes of crowds there for
the Queen's parade, Norma
vanished from sight, and al-
most became an "Unsolved
Mystery" of her own in a for-
eign land.
Norma loved comedi-
ans....Bob Hope, Carol Bur-
nett, Bea Arthur, and, yes,
even Chris Rock. She loved
to sit around the piano and
sing her favorite sonc
"Swanee," "Hello
ongs...
Dolly,"
favorite songs, "The Glory of
Love":
She told us, "Give A little,
take a little,
And let your poor heart
break a little.
That's the story of,
That's the glory of love."
She said to, "Laugh a little,
cry a little,
Before the clouds roll by a
little.
That's the story of,
That's the glory of love."
And now there's just a few
of us,
Who still remember her
funny lines,
She taught us all to love
and learn,
And how to have good
times.
She said to "Win a little,
lose a little,
And always have the blues
a little."
That's the story of
Norma's glorious love.
Paul Adair
Ronald Alcorn
Richard C. Alexander
Amanda Arwine
Jerry W. Belcher
Alvin Bilby
Jesse Bolton Jr.
Kiley Bowman
Stephen E. Cassle
Christopher Cowley
UNITED WE STAND
Following is a list of servicemen and women from Jack County who are serving in the war against terrorism.
To honor these men and women, this list will run throughout the military conflict.
We Salute You!
Louis Daniel DePan
Brandon Draper
Jennifer (Sparks) Elliot
Caleb J. Fonville
Billy A. Fowler II
David W. Franklin
Sophie Freeman
Jimmy Garcia
Joe B. Gastring III
Jeremy Gilbert
Cameron Gilbert
Matthew H. Graham
Monty G. Graham
Roy Glenn Graham
Ronald P. Gustin
Cody Haak
Robert W. Hageman
Alan S. Hearn
William R. Hearn
Kenneth Holman
Juan F. Horton
Cameron Hutton
Erica Hutton
Brent A. Johnson
Kip Johnson
Nicholas L. Johnson
Travis L. Johnson
Alisha Jones
Stad Lawson
Josh Locke
Fidel Lopez
David Lowther
Jackie Lowther
Jessie J. Martinez
Kelly E. McAnear
Robert McClaflin
Michael McGaughy
Danny McGee
Christina McLaughlin
George Montgomery
Stan Moss
Amy Mowrey
Curtis E. Myers
Martin Myers
Taylor Myers
Michael Nail
J.T. Nash
Jason A. Nash
Chris Ogle
Ralph L. “J.R.” Owen
John Pacey
Michael Penney
Christopher Perrin
Shane Easley Read
Joel Reeves
Robert Richardson
Billy Robinson
Flex Salagard
Michael Slocum
Chris Smith
Trey Smith
Aaron Sparks
John Clay Tarpley
Olan Teague
Andrew Tenut
Joseph Tenut
Andrew Thurman
Sandra Tinajero
Edgar Trujillo
Shawn K. Varnado
Manuel Villa Jr.
Christopher Wade
Jonathan Walters
J ohn Watson
Chester Zielinski
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