Corry, Ronald Eugene 'Gene'

1935 - 2010  (75 years)

• Name	Corry, Ronald Eugene 'Gene'
  Birth	8 Feb 1935	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CORR.R001
  _FGRAVE	52266223
  Death	10 May 2010	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Funeral	12 May 2010	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	AMH2, United States Navy  [2]
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		United States Navy Shield
  Burial	12 May 2010	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I21551	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Corry, John Roy,   b. 21 Feb 1903   d. Bef 11 Feb 2010 (Age < 106 years)
  Mother	Mann, Erma Maude,   b. 21 May 1907, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 11 Feb 1935 (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F9597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Reddish, Thelma
  Children	+ 1. Corry, Phillip + 2. Corry, Paula   3. Corry, Roger Eugene   d. Bef 10 May 2010
  Family ID	F9599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Feb 1935 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 10 May 2010 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 12 May 2010 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 12 May 2010 - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Ronald E. "Gene" Corry (1935-2010)

  
  

• Notes

  Ronald E. "Gene" Corry, 75, of Flora, IL died at 1:04 PM Monday, May 10, 2010 at Clay County Hospital in Flora. He was born February 8, 1935 in Flora to John Roy & Erma (Mann) Corry. He married Thelma Reddish on July 6, 1957 in Flora. He served 4 years in the U.S. Navy, worked for the City of Flora retiring in 1993, and was a member of Flora Church of the Nazarene, the Friendship Sunday School Class of the church, and Flora American Legion Post #14. Gene was an avid Cubs fan and he also enjoyed geneology. He is survived by his wife: Thelma Corry; son: Phillip Corry; daughter: Paula McKnight; four grandchildren: Mandy McKnight, Adam McKnight, Melissa Corry, and Joshua Corry. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son (Roger Eugene Corry), and two brothers (Charles "Skip" Corry & twin brother Dean Corry). Funeral services were held at Frank & Bright Funeral Home with Pastor Phil Alvord officiating. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, with military honors. Frank & Bright Funeral Home was in charge. Memorials to Clay County Home Health.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5914] The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Corry, Dean, 75, (The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Feb 18, 2010 @ 09:24 AM), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5915] Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Corry, Ronald E. 'Gene', 75, (Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), May 11, 2010 @ 04:05 PM), none. (Reliability: 2).