Katie Mae Robbins Fortenberry

Katie Mae Robbins Fortenberry, 84, of Oakvale, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at Society Hill Baptist Church in Oakvale, Mississippi, with Bro. Mark McArthur and Bro. Paul Young officiating. Interment will follow in Society Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

The Fortenberry family will receive friends on Monday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia, and then again on Tuesday morning from 9:00 am up until the hour of service at 11:00 am at Society Hill Baptist Church.

Katie Mae was a loving woman who cherished her family and looked forward to the day she would be reunited with her loved ones. Her faith was an important part of her life, and she was a devoted member of Society Hill Baptist Church, where she was known as a woman of faith. She had a gift for conversation and could strike up a friendship with anyone. She truly never met a stranger. She also enjoyed knitting and sewing, finding joy in the simple pleasures of life.

She was preceded in death by her Parents, Buford Robbins and Alice Ward Robbins; her Husband, Donald Frank Fortenberry; and her Daughter, Teresa Michelle Fortenberry.

She is survived by her Sister, Marie Greenwood; six Grandchildren, Raven Barabrick (Daniel), Greyson Jones, Justin Hawthorne (Courtney), Rawson Hawthorne, Brayden Hawthorne, Christian Hawthorne; four Great-Grandchildren, Annalea DeLacerda, Raelyn DeLacerda, Rhett Hawthorne, Zayne Hawthorne; two nieces, Kathy Jenkins (Billy Ray Jenkins), along with numerous other nieces, nephews, and friends who will cherish her memory.

Serving as pallbearers and carrying Ms. Fortenberry to her final resting place will be Rawson Hawthorne, Brayden Hawthorne, Christian Hawthorne, Billy Ray Jenkins, Daniel Barbarick, and Shaun Robbins.

Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia is honored to be in charge of the arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.hathornfuneralhome.com.