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Keith Dorris

Visitation services for Keith Dorris, 93, West Plains, Missouri, will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2020 in the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

 

Mr. Dorris passed away at 9:33 a.m., Thursday, October 8, 2020, at West Vue Green House Homes.

 

He was born May 31, 1927, at Alton, Missouri, to Gordon Pope Dorris and Reval Gladys Scott Dorris.  On July 1, 1950, he was married at Alton, Missouri, to Nean Holmes.  Mr. Dorris was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy during WWII.  Keith attended college at University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.  Before his retirement, he was a banker.  He was fun loving and enjoyed fishing, quail hunting, playing golf, playing pool, horses and riding.  Keith was the Patriarch of his family and will be greatly missed.  Mr. Dorris was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

 

He is survived by his wife of seventy years, Nean Dorris; four children, Terry Rainier, West Plains, Jim Dorris and wife, Sherrill, West Plains, Susan Soetaert and husband, Michael, Portland, Oregon and Becky Duncan and husband, Mark, Springfield, Missouri; ten grandchildren, Shawn Brunson and wife, Kim, Jacob Brunson and wife, Brandi, Pamela Bennett, Megan Dorris, Rachel Seidelman and husband, Russell, Daniel Soetaert and wife, Sally, Eric Soetaert, David Duncan, Courtney Aycock and husband, Cody and Derrick Duncan; thirteen great-grandchildren; one sister, Helen Hilton, Campbell, California; and several nieces and nephews.

 

His parents and three brothers, Phillip, David and Robert Dorris, preceded him in death.

 

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775. Online condolences may be expressed at www.robertsondrago.com.