Pastor Emeritus, Warren C. Dorris Sr., born on March 21, 1925 to Reggie and Ivory Dorris in Winona, Mississippi and went home to be with the Lord on December 27, 2010 at Sunny Hill Rehabilitation Center in Joliet, Illinois.
He was educated in the Winona Public School System and was a decorated World War II Veteran, earning a Purple Heart after being wounded in Belgium.
Pastor Dorris was employed by Caterpillar, Inc. for over 32 years. He was also one of the founding members of Prayer Tower Church of God in Christ. Pastor Dorris worked faithfully as a deacon, trustee, assistant pastor, and other positions for over 60 years.
Pastor Dorris loved his family and cherished family time and holidays. He leaves to cherish his memory to his loving wife of 65 years, Margaret; six daughters: Marie Dorris, Freida Kimble, Ruby Williams, Dolorita Mackins (Cecil), Ivory Crosby (Terry), Sherry Westmoreland; one son, Pastor /Councilman Warren C. Dorris, Jr. (Rita); nineteen grandchildren: Walter (Paula) Kimble of Ambler, PA, Samuel Mays, Yolanda Alexander, Tawana (Jerry) McCullum, Garland Mays, Nicole Kimble, Demmond (Tequilla) Dorris, LaCresha Alexander, Monica Wright, Andre Dorris, Shavahn (Alvin) Jefferson, Christopher Wright, Curtis Anthony Rodgers, Camille Wright, Erick Dorris, Justin (Natalie) Rodgers, Jennifer Spiva, Erica Tyus, and Brandon Mackins; 38 great-grandchildren, one great-greatgrandson, two special nieces, Lucille Kyles and Mae Ruth Carr; five sisters-in law: Mattie Dorris, Jeffie Dorris, Virginia Hughes, Daisy Rimpson, and Debra Rimpson; six god-children: Jazerle Amos, Garrett and Gary Beene, Mera Warren-Gall, Joshua Edmon, and Andre Holder; three spiritual daughters: Meredith Beene, Elaine Conley, and Geneva Allen; a special friend, Billy Hamilton Sr.; the entire Prayer Tower Church family, and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Reggie and Ivory Dorris; mother and father-in-law, Samuel and Martha Rimpson; four brothers: Joe Flint Dorris, L.C. Dorris, Sr., Willie D. Dorris, Robert L. Dorris, Sr.; two sisters: Ellen Waldington, and Ella Mae Waldington; three grandchildren: Michelle Alexander Garner, Montique Mays, and Satoria Spiva; two sons-in-law: Eddie Westmoreland and Charles Williams; six sisters-in law: Catherine Hobbs Dorris, Maudie McKenzie Dorris, Annie Rimpson Harrison, Lucille Rimpson Moore, Dora Meyers Rimpson, and Mattie Townsend Dorris; seven brothers-in-law, Sammie Rimpson, Kale Rimpson, Lenard Rimpson, Nathan Rimpson, Eddie Luther Rimpson, Ulysses Moore, and Alfred Harrison; and one god-daughter, Kimberly Edmon.
The family wishes to offer a special thank you to the staff of Sunny Hill Rehabilitation Center and Joliet Area Community Hospice.
Visitation and home-going service held at Prayer Tower Church of God in Christ, 454 E. Cass Street, Joliet, Illinois, on Sunday, January 2, 2011.
Visitation held from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm
and Home-going service from 7:00 pm with Pastor Warren C. Dorris, Jr. officiating.
Pastor Dorris will be laid to rest on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.
He was educated in the Winona Public School System and was a decorated World War II Veteran, earning a Purple Heart after being wounded in Belgium.
Pastor Dorris was employed by Caterpillar, Inc. for over 32 years. He was also one of the founding members of Prayer Tower Church of God in Christ. Pastor Dorris worked faithfully as a deacon, trustee, assistant pastor, and other positions for over 60 years.
Pastor Dorris loved his family and cherished family time and holidays. He leaves to cherish his memory to his loving wife of 65 years, Margaret; six daughters: Marie Dorris, Freida Kimble, Ruby Williams, Dolorita Mackins (Cecil), Ivory Crosby (Terry), Sherry Westmoreland; one son, Pastor /Councilman Warren C. Dorris, Jr. (Rita); nineteen grandchildren: Walter (Paula) Kimble of Ambler, PA, Samuel Mays, Yolanda Alexander, Tawana (Jerry) McCullum, Garland Mays, Nicole Kimble, Demmond (Tequilla) Dorris, LaCresha Alexander, Monica Wright, Andre Dorris, Shavahn (Alvin) Jefferson, Christopher Wright, Curtis Anthony Rodgers, Camille Wright, Erick Dorris, Justin (Natalie) Rodgers, Jennifer Spiva, Erica Tyus, and Brandon Mackins; 38 great-grandchildren, one great-greatgrandson, two special nieces, Lucille Kyles and Mae Ruth Carr; five sisters-in law: Mattie Dorris, Jeffie Dorris, Virginia Hughes, Daisy Rimpson, and Debra Rimpson; six god-children: Jazerle Amos, Garrett and Gary Beene, Mera Warren-Gall, Joshua Edmon, and Andre Holder; three spiritual daughters: Meredith Beene, Elaine Conley, and Geneva Allen; a special friend, Billy Hamilton Sr.; the entire Prayer Tower Church family, and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Reggie and Ivory Dorris; mother and father-in-law, Samuel and Martha Rimpson; four brothers: Joe Flint Dorris, L.C. Dorris, Sr., Willie D. Dorris, Robert L. Dorris, Sr.; two sisters: Ellen Waldington, and Ella Mae Waldington; three grandchildren: Michelle Alexander Garner, Montique Mays, and Satoria Spiva; two sons-in-law: Eddie Westmoreland and Charles Williams; six sisters-in law: Catherine Hobbs Dorris, Maudie McKenzie Dorris, Annie Rimpson Harrison, Lucille Rimpson Moore, Dora Meyers Rimpson, and Mattie Townsend Dorris; seven brothers-in-law, Sammie Rimpson, Kale Rimpson, Lenard Rimpson, Nathan Rimpson, Eddie Luther Rimpson, Ulysses Moore, and Alfred Harrison; and one god-daughter, Kimberly Edmon.
The family wishes to offer a special thank you to the staff of Sunny Hill Rehabilitation Center and Joliet Area Community Hospice.
Visitation and home-going service held at Prayer Tower Church of God in Christ, 454 E. Cass Street, Joliet, Illinois, on Sunday, January 2, 2011.
Visitation held from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm
and Home-going service from 7:00 pm with Pastor Warren C. Dorris, Jr. officiating.
Pastor Dorris will be laid to rest on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.
Pastor Emeritus, Warren C. Dorris Sr., born on March 21, 1925 to Reggie and Ivory Dorris in Winona, Mississippi and went home to be with the Lord on December 27, 2010 at Sunny Hill Rehabilitation Center in Joliet, Illinois.
He was educated in the Winona Public School System and was a decorated World War II Veteran, earning a Purple Heart after being wounded in Belgium.
Pastor Dorris was employed by Caterpillar, Inc. for over 32 years. He was also one of the founding members of Prayer Tower Church of God in Christ. Pastor Dorris worked faithfully as a deacon, trustee, assistant pastor, and other positions for over 60 years.
Pastor Dorris loved his family and cherished family time and holidays. He leaves to cherish his memory to his loving wife of 65 years, Margaret; six daughters: Marie Dorris, Freida Kimble, Ruby Williams, Dolorita Mackins (Cecil), Ivory Crosby (Terry), Sherry Westmoreland; one son, Pastor /Councilman Warren C. Dorris, Jr. (Rita); nineteen grandchildren: Walter (Paula) Kimble of Ambler, PA, Samuel Mays, Yolanda Alexander, Tawana (Jerry) McCullum, Garland Mays, Nicole Kimble, Demmond (Tequilla) Dorris, LaCresha Alexander, Monica Wright, Andre Dorris, Shavahn (Alvin) Jefferson, Christopher Wright, Curtis Anthony Rodgers, Camille Wright, Erick Dorris, Justin (Natalie) Rodgers, Jennifer Spiva, Erica Tyus, and Brandon Mackins; 38 great-grandchildren, one great-greatgrandson, two special nieces, Lucille Kyles and Mae Ruth Carr; five sisters-in law: Mattie Dorris, Jeffie Dorris, Virginia Hughes, Daisy Rimpson, and Debra Rimpson; six god-children: Jazerle Amos, Garrett and Gary Beene, Mera Warren-Gall, Joshua Edmon, and Andre Holder; three spiritual daughters: Meredith Beene, Elaine Conley, and Geneva Allen; a special friend, Billy Hamilton Sr.; the entire Prayer Tower Church family, and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Reggie and Ivory Dorris; mother and father-in-law, Samuel and Martha Rimpson; four brothers: Joe Flint Dorris, L.C. Dorris, Sr., Willie D. Dorris, Robert L. Dorris, Sr.; two sisters: Ellen Waldington, and Ella Mae Waldington; three grandchildren: Michelle Alexander Garner, Montique Mays, and Satoria Spiva; two sons-in-law: Eddie Westmoreland and Charles Williams; six sisters-in law: Catherine Hobbs Dorris, Maudie McKenzie Dorris, Annie Rimpson Harrison, Lucille Rimpson Moore, Dora Meyers Rimpson, and Mattie Townsend Dorris; seven brothers-in-law, Sammie Rimpson, Kale Rimpson, Lenard Rimpson, Nathan Rimpson, Eddie Luther Rimpson, Ulysses Moore, and Alfred Harrison; and one god-daughter, Kimberly Edmon.
The family wishes to offer a special thank you to the staff of Sunny Hill Rehabilitation Center and Joliet Area Community Hospice.
Visitation and home-going service held at Prayer Tower Church of God in Christ, 454 E. Cass Street, Joliet, Illinois, on Sunday, January 2, 2011.
Visitation held from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm
and Home-going service from 7:00 pm with Pastor Warren C. Dorris, Jr. officiating.
Pastor Dorris will be laid to rest on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.
He was educated in the Winona Public School System and was a decorated World War II Veteran, earning a Purple Heart after being wounded in Belgium.
Pastor Dorris was employed by Caterpillar, Inc. for over 32 years. He was also one of the founding members of Prayer Tower Church of God in Christ. Pastor Dorris worked faithfully as a deacon, trustee, assistant pastor, and other positions for over 60 years.
Pastor Dorris loved his family and cherished family time and holidays. He leaves to cherish his memory to his loving wife of 65 years, Margaret; six daughters: Marie Dorris, Freida Kimble, Ruby Williams, Dolorita Mackins (Cecil), Ivory Crosby (Terry), Sherry Westmoreland; one son, Pastor /Councilman Warren C. Dorris, Jr. (Rita); nineteen grandchildren: Walter (Paula) Kimble of Ambler, PA, Samuel Mays, Yolanda Alexander, Tawana (Jerry) McCullum, Garland Mays, Nicole Kimble, Demmond (Tequilla) Dorris, LaCresha Alexander, Monica Wright, Andre Dorris, Shavahn (Alvin) Jefferson, Christopher Wright, Curtis Anthony Rodgers, Camille Wright, Erick Dorris, Justin (Natalie) Rodgers, Jennifer Spiva, Erica Tyus, and Brandon Mackins; 38 great-grandchildren, one great-greatgrandson, two special nieces, Lucille Kyles and Mae Ruth Carr; five sisters-in law: Mattie Dorris, Jeffie Dorris, Virginia Hughes, Daisy Rimpson, and Debra Rimpson; six god-children: Jazerle Amos, Garrett and Gary Beene, Mera Warren-Gall, Joshua Edmon, and Andre Holder; three spiritual daughters: Meredith Beene, Elaine Conley, and Geneva Allen; a special friend, Billy Hamilton Sr.; the entire Prayer Tower Church family, and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Reggie and Ivory Dorris; mother and father-in-law, Samuel and Martha Rimpson; four brothers: Joe Flint Dorris, L.C. Dorris, Sr., Willie D. Dorris, Robert L. Dorris, Sr.; two sisters: Ellen Waldington, and Ella Mae Waldington; three grandchildren: Michelle Alexander Garner, Montique Mays, and Satoria Spiva; two sons-in-law: Eddie Westmoreland and Charles Williams; six sisters-in law: Catherine Hobbs Dorris, Maudie McKenzie Dorris, Annie Rimpson Harrison, Lucille Rimpson Moore, Dora Meyers Rimpson, and Mattie Townsend Dorris; seven brothers-in-law, Sammie Rimpson, Kale Rimpson, Lenard Rimpson, Nathan Rimpson, Eddie Luther Rimpson, Ulysses Moore, and Alfred Harrison; and one god-daughter, Kimberly Edmon.
The family wishes to offer a special thank you to the staff of Sunny Hill Rehabilitation Center and Joliet Area Community Hospice.
Visitation and home-going service held at Prayer Tower Church of God in Christ, 454 E. Cass Street, Joliet, Illinois, on Sunday, January 2, 2011.
Visitation held from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm
and Home-going service from 7:00 pm with Pastor Warren C. Dorris, Jr. officiating.
Pastor Dorris will be laid to rest on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.
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