William Sorrell

Mr. WIlliam (Bill) N. Sorrell passed away Friday, November 18, 2011, at his home in Cairo, Georgia. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at Eastside Baptist Church. Rev. Carl Harrell, Rev. Dr. Paul Jones, and Rev. Ken Sorrell will officiate. Mark Baggett, John Baggett, Eric Sorrell, Jesse Florida, John Goolsby, and George Rouse will serve as pallbearers. Interment to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. William (Bill) Nathan Sorrell was born March 12, 1931 to Cliett Rae and Willie Lee Kendricks Sorrell in Lanet, Alabama. He married Lugene Collins. They raised a family and remained at each other's side for 55 years. Bill Sorrell served proudly in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He retired, after 33 years, from Ford Motor Company. Bill was a faithful member of Eastside Baptist Church, the Keenagers group, Community II Sunday School Class and the Choir. He loved to fish, golf and sing. Bill Sorrell was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He will be sorely missed by his friends and family. Bill Sorrell is survived by his wife, Lugene Collins Sorrell of Cairo; sons and daughter-in-laws, Ken and Patti Sorrell of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Gary and Gail Sorrell of Cairo, Georgia; sister and brother-in-law, Pat and Dick Winterboer of Rome, Georgia; grandchildren, Katie and husband, Jesse, Florida of Catonsville, Maryland, Eric Sorrell of Catonsville, Krystal Barrett and husband, Eric, of Cairo, Leacy DeAnn Singletary of Cairo, and R. J. Lewis of Thomasville, Georgia; great-grandchildren, Cadence and Charis Florida of Catonsville, Maryland and Emily Barrrett of Cairo, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his son, Russell Sorrell, and sister, Louise Thompson. Memorial contributions may be made to Eastside Baptist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 749, Cairo, Georgia 39828 or Hospice of Southwest Georgia, 808 Gordon Avenue, Thomasville, Georgia 31792.