Sam DorroughSam Dorrough, 74, of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago.
Sam was born on Jan. 21, 1949, in Slaughter, Miss., the son of Harvey Lee Dorrough and Gertrude Tolliver Dorrough. At a young age, Sam was baptized and was a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, under Pastor Arthur Johnson. He was united in marriage to Irma Shaffer on April 5, 1975, at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis, who proceeded him in passing on Oct. 18, 2011.
Sam was a graduate of Washington High School in Indianapolis and continued on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ball State University. Sam also served in the United States Air Force and Air National Guard.
Sam worked as a human resource supervisor for R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company in Warsaw for several years. Sam enjoyed fishing, watching sports and movies, playing cards, reading novels and socializing with friends and family. He was also involved in different organizations within the Warsaw community, such as American Legion, Elks Club, Moose Lodge and Warsaw Wesleyan Church.
Sam will be lovingly remembered by his son, Kevin (Kristine) Dorrough; his two grandchildren, and many family members and friends. Sam was preceeded in death by his wife, parents and siblings: Irma Dorrough, Virginia Sue Hall, Ethel Lee Dorrough, Jossie Lindsey, Earl Lindsey, Roosevelt Miller Sr. and Roy Lee Dorrough. He is survived by his sisters: Willa Dorrough-Robinson, Elizabeth Parkman and Geneva Evans.
A visitation with family and friends will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, June 9 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw. Funeral services in celebration of Sam’s life will begin at 12:30 p.m. after the visitation in the funeral chapel with Pastor Roosevelt Miller Jr. officiating.
Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
The family kindly request the memorial donations to the family for funeral expenses, care of McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, IN 46580.
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence to the family, please visit www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
