She was born in Silver Creek, Nebraska and came to San Antonio when she was 19.
She was a former member of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Sorrell worked at Borden's, Metzger's, Carnation, Knowlton's and Oak Farm's Dairies as a Lab Technician.
Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Sally and Tim L. Vordenbaumen, Sr., San Antonio; brother and wife, Harry and Doris Geyer, Morton, Illinois; granddaughter and husband, Allison Lynn and Tom Benz, Austin, Texas; granddaughter and husband, Lorie Ann and Todd Pate, Austin, TX; grandson and wife, Tim L. Vordenbaumen, Jr. and Chris, Austin, TX; great granddaughters, Shannon Marie Benz, Neeley Ann Pate, Austin, TX; great grandsons, Tim L. Vordenbaumen, III, Travis Bryan Vordenbaumen, Austin, TX.