Funeral services for Abner Morris Dorris, 69, who died Monday night at Greenwood Leflore Hospital after a brief illness, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Williams and Lord Funeral Chapel.
A native of Montgomery County, Mr. Dorris had lived in Greenwood for the past 33 years. He had been in the grocery business before his retirement in 1976. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of Eastgate Baptist Mission.
Mr. Dorris is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice McBride Dorris; one son, Jerry Dorris of Greenwood; two daughters, Mrs. Jean Thomas and Mrs. Linda D. Green, both of Greenwood; three grandchildren; five brothers, Sammy Dorris of Decatur, Percy Dorris of Potts Camp, Hugh Dorris and W. C. Dorris Jr., both of Holly Bluff, and Marion Dorris of Jackson; and three sisters, Mrs. Lillian Thornton of Jackson, Mrs. Mary Bell Carwile of Memphis and Mrs. Lorene McCormick of South Carolina.
The Rev. Charles Faust will officiate at services. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
The Greenwood Commonwealth, Greenwood, MS., 9 Jun 1981, Tuesday, Page 2
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Funeral services for Abner Morris Dorris, 69, who died Monday night at Greenwood Leflore Hospital after a brief illness, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Williams and Lord Funeral Chapel.
A native of Montgomery County, Mr. Dorris had lived in Greenwood for the past 33 years. He had been in the grocery business before his retirement in 1976. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of Eastgate Baptist Mission.
Mr. Dorris is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice McBride Dorris; one son, Jerry Dorris of Greenwood; two daughters, Mrs. Jean Thomas and Mrs. Linda D. Green, both of Greenwood; three grandchildren; five brothers, Sammy Dorris of Decatur, Percy Dorris of Potts Camp, Hugh Dorris and W. C. Dorris Jr., both of Holly Bluff, and Marion Dorris of Jackson; and three sisters, Mrs. Lillian Thornton of Jackson, Mrs. Mary Bell Carwile of Memphis and Mrs. Lorene McCormick of South Carolina.
The Rev. Charles Faust will officiate at services. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
The Greenwood Commonwealth, Greenwood, MS., 9 Jun 1981, Tuesday, Page 2
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Mary Bell Dorris Carwile
1890–1984
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William Claude Dorris
1893–1976
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Drew Bennett Dorris Sr
1894–1977
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Lillian Blanche Dorris Thornton
1896–1990
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Sammie Lee Dorris
1900–1982
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Percy Carter Dorris Sr
1904–1983
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Hugh Baskerville Dorris
1904–1995
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Lorene Dorris McCormick
1906–2001
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Ralph Alexander Dorris
1909–1977
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Thomas Marion Dorris
1913–1988
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