Thomas Russell Corbitt Sr.1

M, #22385, b. Jun 23, 1912, d. Apr 24, 1996
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Carolyn Anne Euler
Pedigree
Father*James Richard Corbitt1 b. Sep 18, 1860, d. Aug 24, 1939
Mother*Pearl Russell1 b. Sep 1, 1884, d. Jul 6, 1970

Family

Mary Belle Griffin b. Nov 22, 1916, d. Dec 31, 1983
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Jun 23, 1912 Thomas Russell Corbitt Sr. was born on Jun 23, 1912 at Hunters Mill, Gates County, North Carolina, United States.1 
 He was the son of James Richard Corbitt and Pearl Russell.1 
Marriage*Apr 16, 1949 Thomas Russell Corbitt Sr. married Mary Belle Griffin on Apr 16, 1949 at Virginia, United States.1 
Death*Apr 24, 1996 Thomas Russell Corbitt Sr. died on Apr 24, 1996, at age 83 at Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk, City of Suffolk, Virginia, United States.1 
ObituaryApr 25, 1996  OBITUARY: Thomas Russell Corbitt Sr., 83, of Route 1, died Wednesday, April 24, 1996, in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk.

Mr. Corbitt was born in Gates County. The son of the late Richard and Mrs. Pearl Russell Corbitt, he was a retired mechanic with Byrum Motor Company in Sunbury. A member of Damascus Christian Church, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was the husband of the late Mary Belle Griffin Corbitt.

Surviving are two sons, Russell Corbitt Jr. of Southport, N.C., and Wayne Corbitt of Zuni, Va; a stepdaughter, Dorothy Shannon of Hampton; a sister, Sarah Roberts of Pittsboro, N.C; and eight step-grandchildren.

The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Miller Funeral Home by the Rev. Riddick Pearce. Burial will follow in Damascus Christian Church Cemetery. Friends may join the family Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gates County Rescue Squad.

Published in The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) - Thursday, April 25, 1996.2
 
Burial*Apr 26, 1996 He was buried on Apr 26, 1996 at Damascus Christian Church Cemetery, Sunbury, Gates County, North Carolina, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 65820732.3 

Military *

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2.

 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.