Wyleen Jolley Corbett, 94, of Spartanburg, South Carolina died Friday, August 9, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2013, at Morningside Baptist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Rev. Dr. Kirk H. Neely will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Morningside Baptist Church in the church sanctuary. Graveside funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 12, 2013, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday, August 12, 2013, from 3:00 to 3:45 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mrs. Corbett was born on May 12, 1919 in Anderson, South Carolina and was the daughter of Thomas Elmo Jolley and Mary Berry Cobb Jolley, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Warren Paris Corbett, Sr.; one son, James F. Corbett; one brother, Thomas Elmo Jolley, Jr.; and two sisters, Sara Cobb Jolley and Virginia Jolley Kraft. She was a member of Morningside Baptist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Mrs. Corbett is survived by one son, Warren Paris Corbett, Jr. of Bethesda, Maryland; one daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and David M. Beacham of Spartanburg, South Carolina; three granddaughters, Anne C. Corbett-Horrocks, M.D. and Samantha Corbett-Horrocks, both of Rochester, New York and Megan M. Corbett of New York City, New York; and one great-granddaughter, Kestrel M. Corbett-Horrocks of Rochester, New York.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Morningside Baptist Church Pastor’s Fund, 87 South Pine Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29202; First Baptist Church, 15 West Main Street, Lakeland, Georgia, 31635; or to the charity of your choice.