Norman and I (Claudine) were married June 16, 1940, at the Methodist
     Parsonage in Isabel, Kansas. Norman's parents were Edd and Nannie Raleigh;
     mine were Jesse and Blanche Peterie. We grew up on farms in the Isabel
     vicinity and attended the Isabel Schools, graduating from Isabel High
     School.
       When we married, we were both working in Medicine Lodge, Norman at a
     service station on Highway 160 for Ves William. I was working in a
     beauty shop for Mrs. M.D. Serrot. We rented a three-room apartment with
     a private bath for $15 a month.
       Our entertainment at this period was mostly the Pastime Theatre, where
     movies changed three times a week and admission was 35 cents. We played
     pitch with friends had picnics, and fished. We spent lots of Sundays with
     our families at Isabel.
       The Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, changed everyone's life
     drastically, Norman was drafted in February, 1943, and was sent to Camp
     McCain, Mississippi, for ten months, then to Ft. Jackson, South Carolina,
     Till he shipped overseas in April, 1944. Later, I went to work at Beech
     Aircraft in Wichita, where I continued to work until Norman came back to
     the states in June 1945.
       Norman's outfit, the 85th Division, arrived in Rome two days after
     Mussolini was hanged. They fought their way north and on September 14,
     Norman and ten others of his company were captured. He sepnt the rest of
     the war at a small factory in Krumbach, Germany, where they made marmalade
     and dehydrated potatoes.
       On April 27, 1945, they were liberated by the Americans, flown back to
     LaHavre, France, processed, and put on a Liberty ship for home. He was
     discharged November 23, 1945.
       We had decided we wanted to make our home in Medicine Lodge, so Norman
     went to work at the Chevrolet Garage as shop foreman, and I went back to
     the beauty shop business.
       Our son, Richard, was born February 5, 1949, and I quit work to take
     care of him until August 1950, when we assumed management of the Gyp Mills
     Motel for Jibo Hewitt. There were five rooms then, but when we left in
     December 1960, there were twenty and a small restaurant, which we opened
     in 1951.
       In 1959 Norman went to work at the post office and in June, 1960, was
     appointed postmaster, which position he held until April, 1978, when he
     suffered a severe heart attack and was forced to retire.
       We have been active members of the Methodist Church, helping with the
     MYF when Richard was in school. I served as church school superintendent
     for four years and have held various offices in Circle and United Methodist
     Women. Norman is on the Official board of the church. He also served his
     turn as president of Lions Club. My pet charity is the American Cancer
     Society, and I have helped organize the annual Crusade for a number of
     years.
       Our son, Richard, after completing law school, made the decision to come
     back to Barber County and was privileged to join the law practice of Bill
     MacGregor. In October, 1976, Richard married Susan Rapp of Dallas, Texas,
     a lovely young woman, a registerd nurse. Since coming to Medicine Lodge 
     she has worked in both Medicine Lodge and Kiowa Hospitals and has adopted
     Medicine Lodge whole-heartedly as her home. (Elsa Lynn was born May 27, 
     1980.)
                
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas, pg. 374  
     Submitted by: Claudine Raleigh