Individual Details

Katie Jo Sorsby

(15 Aug 1924 - 3 Apr 2009)

Daughter of Edgar G. Sorsby, Sr. & Rudy Sorsby. Sister of Edgar G. Sorsby, Jr., Milton Sorsby, James Sorsby, Shirley Sorsby, Mildred (Sorsby) Swearingen, Marion Sorsby & Joyce Sorsby. Wife of William Gilmer Light, Sr., and later, Wesley L. Campbell. Mother of William Gilmer Light, Jr., Deattra Raye (Light) Williams, Nathan Emile Light & Lori Lynn (Light) Richter.

Events

Birth15 Aug 1924McLennan County, Texas
Census (family)-shared5 Apr 1930(Edgar Griffin Sorsby and Rubie May Daniels) Harris County, Texas
Census (family)-shared27 Apr 1940(Edgar Griffin Sorsby and Rubie May Daniels) Harris County, Texas
Death3 Apr 2009Harris County, Texas
Obituary6 Apr 2009Houston, Harris County, Texas
BurialBrookside Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas

Families

SpouseWilliam Gilmer Light Sr. (1926 - 1963)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
SpouseLiving
FatherEdgar Griffin Sorsby (1898 - 1985)
MotherRubie May Daniels (1900 - 2000)
SiblingEdgar Griffin "Sonny" Sorsby Jr. (1921 - 2001)
SiblingJimmie Nathan Sorsby (1922 - 2001)
SiblingFlorence Joyce Sorsby (1927 - 1998)
SiblingMilton Clayton Sorsby (1930 - 1964)
SiblingMarion Ray Sorsby (1932 - 1945)
SiblingLiving
SiblingShirley Ann Sorsby (1937 - 1998)

Notes

Birth

Katie Joe Sorsby
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 15 Aug 1924
Event Place: Mclennan, Texas

Census (family)-shared

Edgar G Sorsby Head Male 31 Texas - Speeder hand, textile mill
Ruby M Sorsby Wife Female 30 Texas
Edgar G Sorsby Jr. Son Male 8 Texas
Jimmie M Sorsby Son Male 7 Texas
Katie J Sorsby Daughter Female 5 Texas
Joyce Sorsby Daughter Female 2 Texas

Census (family)-shared

Edgar B Sorsby Head Male 39 Texas - Fixer, textile mill
Ruby M Sorsby Wife Female 39 Texas
Edgar G Sorsby Son Male 19 Texas
Jimmie N Sorsby Son Male 18 Texas
Kalie J Sorsby Daughter Female 15 Texas
Joyce F Sorsby Daughter Female 12 Texas
Melton Sorsby Son Male 9 Texas
Marion R Sorsby Daughter Female 8 Texas
Mildred Sorsby Daughter Female 3 Texas
Shirley A Sorsby Daughter Female 2 Texas

Death

Katie Jo Campbell
Given Name: Katie
Middle Name: Jo
Surname: Campbell
State: Texas
Residence Place: Texas
Age: 85
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1924
Death Date: 03 Apr 2009

Obituary

Deceased Name: Katie Jo Light Campbell
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 06 Apr 2009
Event Place: Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 84
Occupation: Oil Painter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
Death Date: 03 Apr 2009
Newspaper: Houston Chronicle
Spouse and Children
William G Light Husband Male
Wesley L Campbell Husband Male
Nathan Light Son Male
Deattra Williams Daughter Female
Lori Richter Daughter Female
William Or Bill Light Son Male
Parents and Siblings
Edgar Sorsby Father Male
Ruby Sorsby Mother Female
E G Jr Sibling Unknown
Joyce Sister Female
Mildred Swearingen Sister Female
Extended Family
Nelda Light Child-In-Law Unknown
Chris Light Daughter-In-Law Female
Rick Richter Son-In-Law Male
W V Swearingen Brother-In-Law Male

Endnotes

1. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8CT-PJL.

2. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H162-RZM.

3. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWKQ-D1M.

4. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBXY-HPN.

5. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKK5-2FD1.

6. Find a Grave Memorial 35579330.