Rita Britt McSorley

On Thursday, July 10, 2025, Rita Britt McSorley passed peacefully into eternal rest after a long and valiant battle with cancer. She was at home surrounded by her loving family.

Rita was born December 10, 1950 in Urbana, Illinois and grew up on the Britt Farm near Ogden, Illinois. Rita was the oldest of four children born to Alfred Frank Britt and Ellen Ackerman Britt. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Thomas Lee McSorley Jr. of Moseley, Virginia, her son Charles McSorley (Deborah) and daughters Carolyn McSorley (John) and Erin McSorley (Meghan) and two grandsons, Micah and Evan. She is also survived by one sister, Melinda (Hector) Trevino and two brothers Tracy and Gary (Margaret) Britt.

She will be remembered by friends and colleagues as generous, joyful, and kind. A storyteller and historian, she made friends wherever she went and remembered each one.

Rita's life will be celebrated on October 18th, 11am at Harvest Church (2118 Cindy Lynn Street, Urbana, IL 61802.)

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Rita's name to:

The University of Illinois Cancer Center, https://cancer.uillinois.edu/about-us/giving or the Wood Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, https://labs.pathology.jhu.edu/wood/