Nina Byrom Zapffe

Background

Zapffe, Nina Byrom was born on August 17, 1925 in Independence, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Richmond Douglas and Nina Belle (Howell) Byrom.

Education

Bachelor, Southern Methodist U., 1946.

Career

Finance secretary, Tyler St. Methodist Church, Dallas, 1948-1949; teacher, Dallas Indiana School District, 1949-1952; teacher, Norman (Oklahoma) Public Schools, 1966-1974; certified chief reader for General Educational Development Writing Skills Test Part II, General Educational Development Testing Svc., American Council on Education, Washington, 1990-1998. Advising committee (Learning Skills Center) Moore-Norman Technology Center, since 1988.

Achievements

• Nina Byrom Zapffe has been listed as a noteworthy elementary education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Advisory board Norman Salvation Army, 1978-1990. Organizer, historian Norman Salvation Army Womens Auxiliary, since 1983, Norman Literacy Council, since 1976. Organizing committee, past president Norman Interfaith Council, 1974-1993.

Organizing committee, past treasurer Friends of the Norman Library., since 1979. Member McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church, historian 2-in-1 Sunday School class, since 1990, layleader, 1980-1981. Member Daughters of the American Revolution (regent Black Beaver chapter since 1998), National Society Daus.

1812 (state treasurer since 1996), Old Regime Study Club (president 1998-1999), Coterie Club(president 1996), Delta Delta Delta Alumnae.

Interests

• Avocation: genealogy.

Connections

Married Robert Glenn Fessler, June 25, 1946 (deceased June 1947). 1 child, Robert Glenn Fessler Zapffe. Married Fred Zapffe, July 1, 1952.

Children: Paul Douglas, Carl Raymond.

Father:

Richmond Douglas Byrom

Mother:

Nina Belle (Howell) Byrom

Spouse:

Fred Zapffe

Spouse:

Robert Glenn Fessler

child:

Carl Raymond Zapffe

child:

Paul Douglas Zapffe

child:

Robert Glenn Fessler Zapffe