CRISFIELD - Evelyn Mae Corbin, and formerly of Tylerton, Smith Island, died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.
Born Dec. 7, 1932 on Tangier Island, Virginia, she was a daughter, of the late Ewell and Gladys Crockett Laird. Her husband of 66 years, Leslie H. Corbin, died May 22, 2013.
She was a homemaker, and co-owner of L. Corbin & Sons Seafood and Mazie's Rentals. She also was a cafeteria worker for Somerset County Schools for five years. She was a member of Union United Methodist Church, on Tylerton where she was active in the U.M.W. She also occasionally sang, in the Smith Island Ladies Quartet. While living in Crisfield, she was a member and choir director of the Somerset Free Methodist Church. A great cook, she loved cooking for family gatherings, and spending quality time with her family. A loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sisteR.
Along with her parents, and husband, she was preceded in death, by two sons, the Rev. Donald S. Corbin, in 1985, and Leslie M. Corbin, in 1975.
She is survived by three sons, Michael B. Corbin and wife Della, David E. Corbin and wife Becky, and Steven S. Corbin and wife Susan, all of Crisfield; daughter-in-law, Sharon Corbin, of Crisfield; eight grandchildren, Donna Rae Cannon and husband Cookie, Micah B. Corbin and wife Trish, Megan Haley Paparatti and husband Luca, Rebecca A. Corbin Taylor and husband Chuck, Jordan D. Corbin, Victoria Grace Gray and husband Walt, Amy E. Corbin, and Quincy S. Corbin; six great-grandchildren, Donald James Cannon, Riley Shae Corbin, Mason Elliott Gray, Logan Andrew Stephenson, Giovanni Michele Paparatti, and Bella Noelle Taylor; a brother, Charles Massey Laird and wife Linda of Crisfield; a sister, Judy Faye Schoffstall and husband Woody of Crisfield; an aunt, Elsie Smith of Delaware; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services officiated by the Rev. Jim Evans were Sunday, May 28, 2017, at 3 p.m., at Somerset Free Methodist Church, where a viewing was from 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Interment followed, in Sunnyridge Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to, Somerset Free Methodist Church, c/o Becky Corbin, 26739 Old State Road, Crisfield, MD 21817; or Union U. M. Church, Tylerton, MD 21866.
Arrangements are in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home. To send condolences, please visit www.bradshawandsonsfuneralhome.com