CORINE CORBETT

August 25, 1957 - July 25, 2017

Corine Cora Corbett, 59, of Kankakee, IL, passed away July 25, 2017 at her home. Visitation will be Friday, August 4, 2017 from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Lax Mortuary and again on Saturday, August 5, 2017 from 9:00 A.M. until time of funeral services at 10:00 A.M. at House of Prayer Apostolic Church. Elder Claudius Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in Momence Cemetery. Corine Cora Corbett was born August 25, 1957 in Chicago, IL to Charles Jr. and Elmarine Smith Corbett. Corine had been a resident of Hopkins Park, IL where she attended Lorenzo R. Smith School and graduated from St. Anne High School in St. Anne, IL. She became a member of House of Prayer Apostolic Church in 1969, where she was baptized in Jesus’ name, and also sang in the choir. Corine was of many talents such as writing, cooking, decorating, and cleaning. In the early 70s, Corine was the secretary for the Pembroke City Hall and a member of the Heavenly Angels singing group of Hopkins Park, IL. Corine also wrote the history biography for the Gospel Harmonetts with style and humor, from 1979 until 2016. She leaves to cherish her memory, one son, Charles Kharlton Corbett of Kankakee, IL; her mother, Elmarine Corbett of Kankakee, IL; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles III and Naomi Corbett of Kankakee, IL and Earl and Glenda Corbett of Frankfort, IL; seven sisters and two brothers-in-law, Irene Simms, Barbara Corbett, Sherina and Eddie Perry and Shirley and Stephen McCullum, all of Kankakee, IL, Dorothy Corbett and Ella Corbett, both of Bourbonnais, IL and Linda Hood of Atlanta, GA; her special friend, Gerard Harris of Kankakee, IL and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her father; her maternal and paternal grandparents; a sister, Charlotte Corbett and a nephew, Dwayne Washington. Corine was loved by many.