Francis Norris
July 12, 1928 — June 23, 2017
Francis J. Norris, 88, of Mount Savage, MD passes away on June, 23 2017 at home surrounded by family.
He was the son of late William H. Norris and J Mae (Werner) Norris.
He is preceded in death by his wife Doris M. Norris and a son Donald Norris; two brothers, William M. Norris Jr. and Vincent Norris.
Francis was an Army Veteran of the Korean War and retired from the City of Plano, TX in the maintenance department. He attended St. Georges Episcopal Church in Mount Savage, and was a member of Barrelville Outdoor Club and Piney Mountain Sportsman Club. He always loved to tell a good joke and to hear one as well. Francis never met a stranger.
Surviving are his sons, Steven Norris of Mt. Savage, MD and Bryan Norris and wife Lorene of Deputy, Indiana; two brothers James Norris and wife Veronica, Regis Norris and wife Jane all of Ithaca, Michigan; three sisters, Mary Fabbri and Betty Shaffer both of Mt. Savage, and Pauline Ritchey of Frostburg, MD. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Family and friends will be received at Durst Funeral Home, 57 Frost Avenue, Frostburg, MD, on Monday, June 26, 2017 from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be moved and held at Barden Funeral Home of Ithaca, Michigan
Interment will in Ithaca, Michigan where he will be buried next to his beloved wife Doris.