Ormes was a passionate doll collector, with 150 antique and modern dolls in her collection, and she was active in Guys and Gals Funtastique Doll Club, a United Federation of Doll Clubs chapter in Chicago. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Chicago on December 26, 1985. Ormes was posthumously inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame in 2014, and was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Industry Eisner Award Hall of Fame as a Judges' Choice in 2018.
Ormes's passion for dolls led to her collecting 150 antique and modern dolls, and she was an active member of Guys and Gals Funtastique Doll Club, a United Federation of Doll Clubs chapter in Chicago. Ormes's life came to an end due to a cerebral hemorrhage in Chicago on December 26, 1985. Her legacy continued after her death with posthumous inductions into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Will Eisner Comic Industry Eisner Award Hall of Fame as a Judges' Choice in 2018.