Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rich, Orris Terry 2006
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Greenville Daily News, 23 Jan 2006

Orris Terry Rich, 75, of Greenville, passed away Friday evening, Jan. 20, 2006,
at Spectrum Health Kent Community Campus, Grand Rapids. The son of Wellington B.
and Bernice E. Terry Rich, he was born April 6, 1930, near Wolverton Plains in
Montcalm Township.

As a teenager, Orris was afflicted with polio and underwent many surgeries to
correct his spine.  Despite his ailments, he worked hard at the former Ranney
Refrigerator Co., (Northland Corp.) as a repairman, physically moving
refrigerators off and on the production line.  He retired in 1991.  On Sept. 26,
1958, at Clear Lake United Brethren Church, he married Mary L. Branton.  Over
the years they attended First Baptist Church in Greenville, as well as Shiloh
Community Church.  Blessed with the natural skill of an engineer, Orris could
design and then build almost anything he set his mind to.  He also enjoyed wood
carving, drawing, painting and was a collector of many things, including tools
and knives.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Mary L. Rich; their two children, Brenda
and Jim Thompson of Greenville, Gary and Tracy Rich of Belding; four
grandchildren, Eric Rich, Jessica Thompson, James M. Thompson II, Marcus Rich;
brother, Francis and Fern Rich of Cheyenne, Who.; sister, Gertrude “Trudy”
Kelley of Gladwin; siblings-in-law, Eleanor Schaeffer of Stanton, Don Branton of
Texas, Bill Branton of Alabama; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Shiloh Community Church, with Pastors
Ken Harger and Rob Atkinson officiating.  Burial will follow in Woodard Lake
Cemetery.  Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Brown-Teman & Christiansen
Funeral Home, 511 S. Franklin St., Greenville.  Envelopes for memorial
contributions to Shiloh Community Church will be available at the funeral home.


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