Individual Details
Mary Kathryn Payne
(8 Aug 1927 - 17 Sep 2021)
Facebook: Kathryn Payne-Sorsby
https://www.facebook.com/kathryn.paynesorsby
Worked at Kroger
Studied at I did not attend college
Lives in Anderson, Texas
From Anderson, Texas
Family Members:
Linda Klawinsky, Daughter
Nancy Howard-Robinson, Niece
Donna Spaulding, Niece
Lance Oliver, Grandson
Kathy Hanson, Granddaughter
Danielle Davis Parker, Family member
Elaine Myers, Family member
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Mary Kathryn (Payne) Sorsby, 94 of Bedias, passed away Friday, September 17th at her home.
Visitation with family and friends will be held from 5:00 �?7:00 PM, Thursday, September 23rd at Nobles Funeral Chapel.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, September 24th at Richards Fairview Cemetery with Rev. Tommie Haley and Perry Espinosa officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Nobles Funeral Chapel.
Kathryn was born August 8, 1927, in Wapanucka, OK, to Kirk and Laura (Waters) Payne.
As a young child, her family moved to Oglesby, TX, where they lived on the Leon River. Her father was a share cropper. She loved to tell stories of her youth on the "river" and "pickin" cotton. From there, the family moved to McGregor, TX. Kathryn moved to Houston in 1943 where she married and started her family. After moving to Montgomery County, she went to work for Kroger where she retired after 35 years. Not one to sit idly by, she moved to Richards and went to work for Richards ISD where she cooked for the better part of 20 years. It was always said that you could smell her rolls from all over town.
Kathryn is survived by her children, Laura Long of Bedias, Sandra Klawinsky of Bedias, Deborah and Billy Ray Hyman of New Waverly, Linda and Terry Klawinsky of Richards, Edgar "Eddie" and Shirley Sorsby of Corsicana, Jerry and Joel Henenberg of Montgomery, Elaine Myers of Lacey, WA, and Milton and Barbara Sorsby of Anderson; sisters, Bobbie Mahoney of Woodville and Peggy Bell of Gatlinburg, TN; 26 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren, 20 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Pauline "Polly" Roy and Geraldine "Dean" Payne; brothers, James, Billy, Michael, and Wilbert Payne; grandchildren, Kathryn "Kathy" Hanson, Jimmy Jordan, Jr, and Daniel Davis; and great-grandchildren, Griffin Sutton and Merrick Myers.
https://www.facebook.com/kathryn.paynesorsby
Worked at Kroger
Studied at I did not attend college
Lives in Anderson, Texas
From Anderson, Texas
Family Members:
Linda Klawinsky, Daughter
Nancy Howard-Robinson, Niece
Donna Spaulding, Niece
Lance Oliver, Grandson
Kathy Hanson, Granddaughter
Danielle Davis Parker, Family member
Elaine Myers, Family member
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Mary Kathryn (Payne) Sorsby, 94 of Bedias, passed away Friday, September 17th at her home.
Visitation with family and friends will be held from 5:00 �?7:00 PM, Thursday, September 23rd at Nobles Funeral Chapel.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, September 24th at Richards Fairview Cemetery with Rev. Tommie Haley and Perry Espinosa officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Nobles Funeral Chapel.
Kathryn was born August 8, 1927, in Wapanucka, OK, to Kirk and Laura (Waters) Payne.
As a young child, her family moved to Oglesby, TX, where they lived on the Leon River. Her father was a share cropper. She loved to tell stories of her youth on the "river" and "pickin" cotton. From there, the family moved to McGregor, TX. Kathryn moved to Houston in 1943 where she married and started her family. After moving to Montgomery County, she went to work for Kroger where she retired after 35 years. Not one to sit idly by, she moved to Richards and went to work for Richards ISD where she cooked for the better part of 20 years. It was always said that you could smell her rolls from all over town.
Kathryn is survived by her children, Laura Long of Bedias, Sandra Klawinsky of Bedias, Deborah and Billy Ray Hyman of New Waverly, Linda and Terry Klawinsky of Richards, Edgar "Eddie" and Shirley Sorsby of Corsicana, Jerry and Joel Henenberg of Montgomery, Elaine Myers of Lacey, WA, and Milton and Barbara Sorsby of Anderson; sisters, Bobbie Mahoney of Woodville and Peggy Bell of Gatlinburg, TN; 26 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren, 20 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Pauline "Polly" Roy and Geraldine "Dean" Payne; brothers, James, Billy, Michael, and Wilbert Payne; grandchildren, Kathryn "Kathy" Hanson, Jimmy Jordan, Jr, and Daniel Davis; and great-grandchildren, Griffin Sutton and Merrick Myers.
Events
| Birth | 8 Aug 1927 | Wapanucka, Johnston County, Oklahoma | |||
| Residence | 21 Dec 2004 | Anderson, Grimes County, Texas |  |  | |
| Residence | 15 May 2005 | Anderson, Grimes County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 17 Sep 2021 | Bedias, Grimes County, Texas | |||
| Burial | 24 Sep 2021 | Fairview Cemetery, Richards, Grimes County, Texas, | |
Families
| Spouse | Edgar Griffin "Sonny" Sorsby Jr. (1921 - 2001) |
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Notes
Residence
Mary Kathryn SorsbyAlias: Kathryn Payne Sorsby
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: from 21 Dec 2004 to 15 Nov 2007
Event Place: Anderson, Texas, United States
Event Place (Original): Anderson, Texas, United States
Phone Number: 851-2254
Previous Residence: Anderson, Texas 77830
Previous Residence Postal Code: 77830
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1927
Second Previous Residence Place: Richards, Texas 77873
Third Previous Residence Place: Richards, Texas 77873
Fourth Previous Residence Place: Conroe, Texas 77305
2nd Address Date: 1 Jan 1998
3rd Address Date: 1 Jun 1996
4th Address Date: 1 Aug 1989
Residence
Mary P SorsbyEvent Type: Residence
Event Date: 15 May 2005
Event Place: Anderson, Texas, United States
Event Place (Original): Anderson, Texas, United States
Previous Residence: Anderson, TX
Previous Residence Postal Code: 77830
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1927
Endnotes
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KPXX-9BF.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJPS-3MBL.
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