Ms. Karen Trazetta Sorey- Ward
Ms. Karen Trazetta Sorey- Ward
Ms. Karen Trazetta Sorey- Ward age 62 of Campbellton, FL passed away Thursday February 12 th 2026. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, February 21 st at New Bethel C. M. E. Church, 2487 Highway 2, Campbellton, FL with Pastor Benjamin McMillian officiating. Interment will follow in the New Bethel/St. Paul Cemetery located at 5180 Highway 273 in Campbellton, FL with McKinnie Funeral Home of Campbellton, directing. A public viewing for family and friends will be held on Friday, February 20 th, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Shira, Sr. & Chelcie McKinnie Memorial Chapel located at 5304 Bowden Hill Road Campbellton, FL. Karen Trazetta Sorey Ward (affectionately called “Zet”) was born on November 15, 1963 in Campbellton, FL to the late June Sorey and Mary Laster. Karen had a rare gift for building relationships. If you met her, you loved her—and you remembered her. She brought joy wherever she went, often through her laughter and her singing. She loved her church, New Bethel, and found great joy in worship and song. Her faith in the Lord was steady and sincere, and it carried her through every season of life. Though Karen had no children of her own, she was a mother to many. Her life was defined by the way she loved, nurtured, taught, and cared for her family. Her nieces and nephews—and great-nieces and great-nephews—were her children, and she poured her heart into each of them with unwavering devotion. She believed deeply in family, faith, and home, and she lived those values daily. She was preceded in death by her parents, June Sorey and Mary Sorey; her sisters, Marcia Sorey and Carrie Nell Russ; and her beloved husband, Ricky Ward. We take comfort knowing this day marks a joyful reunion in heaven. She is survived by her brothers, Laymon Bruce Sorey (Felicia) and Jacob Sorey (Yvonne); her sisters, Mary Blue (Kelly) and Jeannette Stafford; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, extended family, and friends who were blessed to be loved by her.
While our hearts are heavy, we do not grieve without hope. “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” — 2 Corinthians 5:8
Karen’s body may be gone, but her spirit, love, and legacy will live on forever in the hearts of those who knew and loved her.