03/12/2021

Death Notice: Phyllis A. Corey

We regret to inform you of the death of Phyllis A. Corey, mother of Mark (Mary Ann) Corey, funeral director and former owner of Corey Funeral Home.  Phyllis passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2021, at the age of 96.

She is also survived by her sister, Elaine Green; children, Kitty and Jeff Gardner, Jeff Corey, Mary Lou and Levi Guy; grandchildren, Beth and Brandon Oberhaus, Eliza Corey, Ryan and Emily Gardner, Emily and Chase Cottingham, Alison and Ryan Seim, Lucas Guy, Eric and Jayme McLachlan, Jamie and Levi Hulliberger; many great-grand children, nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Orris Corey; parents, Timothy and Grace Frey; sister, Jacqueline and Robert Ackerman and brother-in-law, Cleland Green.

Visitation will be held Sunday, March 14, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Corey Funeral Home, 415 N. Main St., Evart, MI 49631, and one hour prior to the funeral service at the church.

Funeral service will be held on Monday, March 15, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Evart United Methodist Church, 619 N. Cherry, Evart, MI 49631. Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery, Evart, MI 49631. 

Notes of sympathy may be sent to Corey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 506, Evart, MI 49631.

Contributions may be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Evart United Methodist Church or Elara Caring Hospice, 4664 Campus Dr., Ste. 101 A, Kalamazoo, MI 49009.

Share a memory, sign the guestbook and view the service at a later date online at www.coreyfuneralhome.com.

[This notice was emailed by MFDA on Friday, March 12, 2021.]