Joseph (Joe) Allen Norris, 85, of Avenue, MD passed away on August 1, 2015 in Callaway, MD surrounded by his loving family. Born on July 26, 1930 in Milestown, MD he was the son of the late Mary Eva Downs and Joseph Irving Norris. He was preceded in death by his brother Walter Mitchell (Billy) Norris, brother in laws; Francis Latham, and Doc Dixon.

Joe was the loving husband of Helen Marie Norris, whom he married at Assumption Church in Washington, DC on August 27, 1966.

Joe is survived by his son Joseph A. Norris, Jr., (Dawn) of Waldorf, MD, 2 grandchildren: Jack and Shelby. Siblings: Teresa Norris, Beth Dixon, brother in laws; Richard Latham, Tom Latham, and sister in laws; Joy Latham, Jo Ann Trybus, Sue Latham, and Mabel Norris.

He was a lifelong St. Mary's County, MD resident and worked as a carpenter, retiring in 1992. Joseph was a member of the Farm Beaurau and Holy Angels Church. He enjoyed many years of fishing gill nets in St. Catherine's Sound, growing and sharing vegetables with his neighbors, watching nature from his porch, and spending time with friends and family.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, August 6, 2015 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD with Deacon William Kyte. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, August 7, 2015 at 10:00 AM in Holy Angels Church with Father Michael Tietjen officiating. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Bushwood, MD. Pallbearers will be: Kevin Norris, Cecil Norris, Jackson Burton, Tommy Raines, Shane Potter and Troy Trybus. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Tom Latham, and Richard Latham.

Contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650, and or 7th District Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609, ACTS ( A Community That Shares) P.O. Box 54, Bushwood, MD 20618. Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.