BARBARA HELEN KEITH VORIS

Barbara Helen Keith Voris, 95, of Walnut Grove passed away on May 25, 2024, at Republic Nursing and Rehab in Republic.  She was born Nov. 4, 1928, near Goodson to James Henry (Jim) and Jennie Jones Keith. 
She went to Goodson Grade school, Halfway High School, and then graduated from Bolivar High School in 1947.
She married Claude Earl (Buster) Voris on May 27, 1947.  They shared 74 years together before he passed away.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Walnut Grove.  She worked many years for the Bolivar Garment Factory in Bolivar and Samsonite in Denver, Colo. 
She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Jerry Ann Voris; her sons, Bob (Linda) Voris and Bud (Gina) Voris; her daughters, Becky (Jack) Creed, Betty (Gordon) Strong, Bonnie (Dennis) Stroesenreuther; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; sister Lena Kintz; sister-in- law, Leita Mae Keith; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Buster; sons: Ben and Bill Voris; parents; beloved stepmother, Mabel (DeGraffenreid Haralson) Keith; and 10 siblings (Ruth, Frances, Robert, David, Charlene, Jane, Dora, Ella Mae, Paul, and Joe).
The services will be held at Pitts Chapel in Bolivar with Pastor Nolan Carrier and Associate Pastor Ken Wilson officiating.  There will be a viewing at the funeral home Thursday, May 30, at 1 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m.  Interment will be at Reed Cemetery in Halfway.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Pitts Chapel of Greenlawn Funeral Homes.