Floyd Sorley, 90, of San Antonio, formerly of Stanton, died on Monday, August 15, 2005, in a San Antonio care facility. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, August 18, 2005 at the First Baptist Church in Stanton with his son-in-law, Dr. Wayne Grant, officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Stanton. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. He was born on July 2, 1915, in Hamilton, Texas, of Norwegian immigrants, and married Bonnie Faye Miears on May 23, 1940 in DeLeon, Texas. Mr. Sorley, attended Texas Lutheran College and had a Masters Degree in Education from Howard Payne University. He was known throughout West Texas as a teacher and coach, teaching and coaching in Clifton, Cameron, Grandfalls, DeLeon, Petersburg, Stanton and Big Spring. At the time of of their retirement from teaching in Big Spring in the 1970's, Mr. Sorley moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where their youngest son, Tom, was playing football for the Cornhuskers. They intended this to be a temporary move. However, once in Nebraska Mr. Sorley was hired by Tom Osborne, the Nebraska coach, to be the movie photographer for the team. He continued in this position from 1978 until 1997 when he retired again. Mr. Sorley loved his church and was committed to service as a deacon. Wherever he and Bonnie lived, they quickly became a part of the church family and worked diligently in the ministry of the church. He was active in the Gideons and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. As a former coach, he loved football of every kind-but especially, Nebraska Cornhusker football, as he treasured the times he and Bonnie spent with the Cornhusker team. He was a member of East Fourth Baptist Church in Big Spring and First Baptist Church in Stanton.Mr. Sorley was a longtime member of the Texas State Teachers Association, National Education Association, Masonic Lodge, and was a Gideon and a Shriner. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Bonnie Sorley of San Antonio; three sons, Herb Sorley of Stanton, Mike Sorley of Brownwood and Tom Sorley of Danville, California; his daughter, Veronica Grant of San Antonio; two sisters, Jewel Sellers of Hamilton and Minerva Southerland of New Orleans, Louisiana; 7 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Anne Sorley and one sister, Hayden Neir. The family suggests memorials be made to the Gideons, P.O. Box 133, Big Spring, Texas 79721 or to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 8701 Leeds Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64129. Arrangements under the direction of Gilbreath Funeral Home of Stanton. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com,
