Gerald Corbett

Jerry Corbett of Rock Hill, SC, passed away May 3 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC, of complications from cancer. Born in Butler, PA, Jerry was raised on a small farm in Eau Claire by his parents, Brown and Myrtle Hillard Corbett, where he lived with his brother. Dean, and his sister, Joyce. He attended Robert Morris and Grove City Colleges and graduated from Central Piedmont in Civil Engineering. From his father he learned that just about anything could be fixed, but sometimes it would just take a bigger hammer. That love of fixing equipment and solving problems followed him throughout his life. He moved to Charlotte in 1970 and worked for 34 years at Law Engineering as a construction inspector. He worked on many large building projects in the Charlotte area as well as in Egypt and Arizona and a host of other places. When a job needed someone with a special touch, Jerry was the perfect person to send. Creative and industrious, he delighted in difficult tasks and approached them with an open mind and determined spirit. He loved everything except boiled eggs, lazy people, and lies. A meticulously honest man, he knew that a man who could not be believed could also not be trusted, so he was careful to conduct himself accordingly. For that reason, along with his abiding cheerful spirit and smile, he was greatly loved and respected by all who knew him. Jerry was devoted to his family, his church, and his country; and he never understood anyone who was not similarly minded. Nothing was ever more important than his family. He had two children of his own and two step-children, but never was any difference between them, loving them all equally and telling everyone he had four children. The same was true of his grandchildren; they were all his grandkids, and they loved him in return. A memorial service celebrating the life of Jerry Corbett will be held at Central Steele Creek Presbyterian Church at 9401 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC , at 1PM on Friday, May 6, with visitation and a reception following immediately afterward in the Family Life Center. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given to Building and Grounds Committee of the church. Surviving Jerry are his wife, Judy Hayes Corbett; daughter Susan Hopf and husband Michael and two granddaughters, Heidi and Greta; daughter Sheila Huneycutt and husband Brent; daughter Jessica Haverkock and husband Holger and grandsons MacKellan and Arlo and granddaughter Mila; son Christopher Linker and wife Auntouch and grandson Steven; sister Joyce Brosnahan and husband John and niece Holly Brosnahan; brother Dean Corbett; John and Johnnie Hayes, his in-laws; and Richard Hayes, Rozanna Lawing, Linda Youngblood, the siblings of his heart.

Visitation Details

Friday, May 6th, 2011, Central Steele Creek Presbyterain Church

Service Information

Friday, May 6th, 2011 1:00pm, Central Steele Creek Presbyterain Church