Obituary: Orris

Posted on November 25, 2015

Carol Orris

Carol A. Orris, 72, of Bloomington, died at 2:31 a.m. on Nov. 24 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.

Services will be at a later date.   Cremation rites have been accorded by Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington.   In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.   To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.

She was born Jan. 2, 1943 in Bloomington, daughter of William and Mildred Leonard Crook.   She married James “Jim” L. Orris on Oct. 4, 1963.

Surviving are her husband, Jim, of Bloomington; her children, Tina (Kenneth) Rommel of Bloomington, Angela Orris of Normal, James (Dawn) Orris of Phoenix, Ariz., Larry (Amy) Orris and Kenneth Orris, both of Bloomington; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.   Also surviving are two brothers, Bernard Crook of Marion and Leonard Crook of Bloomington and five sisters, Helen Brown of Scottsdale, Ind., Cleo Tuttle of Bloomington, Linda Brinkerhoff of Las Vegas, Nev., Veronica (Jack) Young of Terra Haute, Ind. and Lillian Foster of Colorado Springs, Colo.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Christopher Michael Orris and ten brothers and sisters.

Carol enjoyed making jewelry, painting, drawing and working cross-word puzzles.

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