Benjamin Rayburn Norris of Waco, Texas went to be with our Lord on April 20, 2015. Services will be 1:30 pm Friday, April 24 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Eddy Hooker officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Thursday, April 23 at the funeral home. Ben was born December 22, 1940 in Woodville, Alabama. He joined the United States Army on January 15, 1958 and retired January 31, 1978. After retirement he joined Commercial Bookkeeping Associates and continued working there until April 4, 2015. He was a member of the VFW #8564 and invested much of his time raising money for the veterans and their families. He married Doris Nalley on October 5, 1960. Ben was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Sarah Norris; 6 brothers; and 6 sisters. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Doris Ann Norris; his 4 children, Glenda Girard and husband, Billy, Ann Fabian and husband, Glenn, Benjy Norris and Shelley Norris; 11 grandchildren, James Grisham, Jr., BJ Norris and wife, Linda, Heather Carlisle and husband Jack, Andrew Norris, Destiny Thomas, Ashly Tomchesson, Adam Norris, Kristina Fabian, Alex Norris, Spencer Fabian and Rayburn Norris; 5 great-grandchildren, Zoey, Ashlee, Ryan, Noah and Adam; and many extended family members. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. "He feared God, he fought for country, he loved his family and he was our hero." In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter #1012 Heart of Texas or the Veterans Memorial Park of Lacy Lakeview, P. O. Box 93, Waco, TX 76703.