Jack Arthur Burris of Gilbert, Arizona, and formerly of Naperville, Illinois, and Des Moines died Dec. 6, 2023.
Jack was the eldest of five children of Ransom L. Burris and Julia Sedella Moore.
After graduating from high -school, Jack began attending Iowa State College but put his plans on hold to return home and help his family out when his father fell ill. Jack did not give up his dream, however, and graduated in 1985 from the renamed Iowa State University. In the fall of 2023, Jack returned to school to pursue a master’s degree in history.
He is survived by his daughter, Heather Aileen Burris; son, Jerome Andrew Burris; one brother, Frederick Anthony Burris; two sisters, Patricia Ann Tibbetts and Ginger Aileen (Steve) Ahrens; and several nieces and nephews.
Jack was preceded in death by parents; brother, David Allen Burris; and his wife of 55 years, Lucy Ellen Burris (nee Blake).
Interment will be in the Burris family plot in the Dodge Center Cemetery near Bagley, Iowa.
