Frances Sheffield Orris

Ms. Frances Sheffield Orris, 59, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed away February 17, 2020.  A memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Greenwood Baptist Church, 3400 Gray Highway, Gray, Georgia at 11:00AM.  The Reverend Kim Washburn will officiate.

Ms. Orris was born in Macon, Georgia, February 29, 1960.  She attended school in Jones County, Georgia from the first grade through the twelfth grade and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia.  She was a lifelong Georgia Bulldog fan and especially loved college football.

In 1984, she married and moved to the Atlanta area, and she lived in Lawrenceville, Georgia for over thirty years.  Ms. Orris worked for Greentree Landscaping for twelve years, beginning as a service technician, and eventually bought part ownership in the business.   Ms. Orris had a great love for animals and had at least one for most of her life.  All her animals came to her by being rescued.  Ms. Orris was of the Baptist faith.

Ms. Orris is preceded in death by her grandparents, C.B. and Pauline Washburn and Jack and Ann Lee Sheffield; and her father, Thomas “Tommy” Sheffield.

Ms. Orris is survived by her daughter, Annaclaire L. Orris; mother, Hilda W. Sheffield; and sister, Terri L. Sheffield.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to your favorite charity.

Please visit www.hartsmort.com to express condolences.

Hart’s Jones County Chapel, Hart's Mortuary and Cremation Center, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, GA 31032 has charge of the arrangements.