Kathy Sterling

Published 3:02 pm Friday, December 29, 2017

Kathy Sterling, 68, of Cypress, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017. She was born on August 12, 1949, in Port Arthur, to Audrey Mae Suire Porter and Clarence “Buddy” Cooper Porter, Jr.

Kathy was a member of Beta Sigma Phi for forty-eight years. She was a member of Red Hat Society, BNI Houston West-Tomball, and a member of several cooking groups. She was a graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School in 1967. Kathy and her husband, Rodney, just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. She mentored fellow transplant patients, and loved to travel with her husband.

Survivors include her husband, Rodney Sterling, of Cypress; daughters, Amy Rainwater and her husband, Chad, of Montgomery and Brook Sterling of Cypress; grandchildren, Kendall and Ridge Rainwater, and Zach and Addison Monclova; sisters, Dorothy Stone and her husband, Jeff, of Tyler and Libby Richardson and her husband, Wayne, of Clear Lake; brother, Terry Porter of Houston; Bud Porter and his wife, Donna, of Groves; Nick Porter and his wife, Terri, of West Chester, Pennsylvania; sister, Lori Breaux and her husband, Richard, of Port Acres; and brother, Chris Porter and his wife, Christine, of Waterloo, Illinois; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorial contributions for Mrs. Sterling may be made to National Kidney Foundation,

30 East 33rd St., New York, New York 10016.

A gathering of Mrs. Sterling’s family and friends was held 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with her Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m., Friday, December 29, 2017, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. A Memorial Mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 30, 2017, at St. Therese, The Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church, 6412 Garnet, Port Acres. Her cremation arrangements were handled through Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont.

Complete and updated information may be found at: broussards1889.com.