Funeral services for Kathryn Corliss, 93, will be held on Friday, February 27, 2026, at 10 a.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 1204 Crabapple Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr. in Shreveport. Officiating the service will be Rev. Willis Dear and Rev. Dr. Jonathan King.
Kathryn was born on September 8, 1932 on a farm near Odebolt, Iowa in rural Sac County. Kathryn was the daughter of Donald and Mary Currie, one of six children. She attended rural country school in Clinton Township until the 8th grade and then attended Odebolt High School, graduating in 1950. After graduation she attended Buena Vista College and then the American Institute of Business in Des Moines, Iowa.
While at AIB she met Donald Corliss of Bedford, Iowa. They were married on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1953. Don was in the Air Force at that time and Kathryn worked hard and saved their money while he was stationed in Thule, Greenland. Don and Kathy moved a few times, living in Mississippi, Illinois, Nebraska, New Jersey, and eventually settling in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1967.
Kathy was a loving mother to her three children: Ellen, Ardyth, and David and loving grandmother to her four grandchildren: Kaitlyn, Arden, Ross and Caryn. Over the years she served as a Girl Scout Troop leader, was involved in many 4-H projects, and also participated in the Southwood High School Band Parents. Kathryn was an avid baker and always kept her family happily supplied with delicious brownies and chocolate chip cookies.
Kathy was a member of Christ United Methodist Church for over 50 years. She taught Sunday school, was a member of United Methodist Women, worked hard on the Church Rummage Sale for many years and also participated in the Prayer Quilt Ministry. Kathy and Don were enthusiastic square dancers for most of their seventy-one-year marriage. Her family was her most important mission, and Kathryn made a loving home for them wherever they lived.
Kathy will be terribly missed, but we will treasure the many memories made together as a loving family.