The family will welcome friends Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Jasper First Methodist Church beginning at 11:30 a.m., with services following at 1 p.m. Service will be officiated by Alan Beasley. Family Pallbearers are Caine O’Rear IV, Howell O’Rear, Wes O’Rear, George O’Rear Jr, Matt O’Rear, Winston O’Rear, Cooper O’Rear, Jet O’Rear and Abe Boykins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gordon R. Isbell and Frances Griffith Isbell; her husband, Caine O’Rear Jr; and siblings, Gordon R. Isbell, Jr and Annette I. Hornsby.
She married Caine on March 26, 1949, and she is survived by their three sons, Caine O’Rear III (Gwen), George Isbell O’Rear (Kathy) and Gordon Griffith O’Rear; grandchildren, Caine O’Rear IV, Howell Griffith O’Rear (Kelly), Wesley Dodd O’Rear, George Isbell O’Rear (Riley), Matson Greer O’Rear (Sara), Claire Dean O’Rear (Abe Boykins III), Winston Griffith O’Rear, and Lorin Alyssa O’Rear; great-grandchildren, Jet Brown O’Rear, Estelle Cherry O’Rear, Lewis Bartlett O’Rear, Cooper Barclay O’Rear, Charles Isbell O’Rear and George Porter O’Rear.
Kathryn was a member of the Jasper First Methodist Church. She attended Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and graduated from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where she was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Kathryn was an active member of her community, including past president of the United Methodist Women, eight-time winner of the Musgrove Country Club Women’s Golf Championship and avid volunteer with the Walker Area Community Foundation (WACF).
In lieu of flowers, please consider sending donations to the WACF Bankhead House and Heritage Fund (P.O. Box 171, Jasper, AL 35502) or the Jasper First Methodist Church (1800 3rd Avenue South, Jasper, AL 35501).
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