Samuel Orris

November 21, 1932 - March 10, 2020

Samuel Keith Orris, age 87, of Washington, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Celebration of life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington. Interment will take place at the Elm Grove Cemetery. Memorials have been established for Paws & More Animal Shelter. Online condolences may be sent for Sam’s family through the web at www.jonesfh.com. Sam was born November 21, 1932 in Ainsworth, Iowa, the son of Samuel Fred and Doris Porter (Hulick) Orris. He graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1952. Sam served honorably in the Army National Guard. He was united in marriage to Dorothy E. Leslie on April 9, 1955. Sam resided in Cedar Rapids for five years but spent most of his life in Washington, Iowa. He worked as a custodian for the Washington Community Schools for 29 years until his retirement in 2000. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington. Sam enjoyed doing puzzles and carpentry work with his brother, Reid, and supervising various construction projects in Washington. He is survived by his son, Kevin Orris and wife Lori of Washington, IA; daughter, Shelly Arbogast and husband Stanley of Washington, IA; son, Larry Orris and wife Jayne of Washington, IA; and son, Todd Orris and wife Jeanna of Cedar Rapids, IA; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; brother, Reid Orris of Washington, IA; and sister, Maridee Woods of Washington, IA. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife in 1996; and brother, Scott Orris.