Edna Isabelle “Pinky” CORBETT^[1]

1946 - 2024  (77 years)

• Name	Edna Isabelle “Pinky” CORBETT  [2, 3, 4]
  Birth	2 Nov 1946	Sumter County, South Carolina   [3]
  Gender	Female
  HIST	Proposed Change: Edna ARDIS (I120492) Tree: Singleton and Related Families Link: http://singletonfamily.org//getperson.php?personID=I120492&tree=1 Description: Edna also had a daughter named Helen Elizabeth Corbett. Though she used the surname Corbett, Claude William Corbett, Sr. was not her father. Pam Scott sandylapper@hotmail.com EDNA CORBETT DIXON Posted Monday, July 15, 2024 6:00 am Ms. Edna Corbett Dixon, known to all as Pinky Dixon, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Genesis Care Center in Mount Olive. She was 77. Pinky was born Nov. 2, 1946, in Sumter County. She was the daughter of the late Claude W. "C.W." and Lila Holladay Corbett. Raised in Paxville, South Carolina, she graduated from Manning High School in 1965. Many years later she received an Associate Degree in Secretarial Science from Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Upon relocating to Duplin County in 1966, she immediately joined Bear Marsh Baptist Church in the Beautancus community near Mount Olive. For many years, she was active in the music ministry of the church, and she remained a member of the church until she passed away. Pinky leaves behind a daughter, Kelly Roberts Wallace, of Mount Olive, North Carolina; a son and daughter-in-law, William Donald "Bill" Roberts Jr. and Casey D. Roberts of Goldsboro, North Carolina; two grandchildren, Gus Roberts of Goldsboro and Madison Dixon of Iowa; her six siblings and in-laws, Claudia C. Geddings, Michael and Diane Corbett, and Pamela C. and Chuck Scott, all of Paxville, South Carolina, William and Carol Corbett of Taylors, South Carolina, Joseph and Marsha Corbett of Goose Creek, South Carolina, and Melanie Corbett of Maysville, North Carolina; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, C. W. and Lila Corbett; a son-in-law, Trey Wallace; a brother-in-law, Robbie Geddings; and her beloved "sweetheart," Oliver "Mac" Cook. A service of Christian worship in which to remember the life of Pinky Dixon will be held Tuesday, July 16, at 1 p.m. at Bear Marsh Baptist Church, 1649 Beautancus Road, Mount Olive, North Carolina. Church pastor, the Rev. Paul Rose, will officiate. Following the service, the family will receive friends at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to American Lung Association with the hope that added funds will make those with lung diseases (like Pinky had) have better quality of life, 401 Hawthorne Lane, Suite 110 x298, Charlotte, NC 28204. Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive, North Carolina, is in charge of arrangements.  [1, 4]
  _UID	59CA38C7E31646AFBA0936D81EE6BDE88A21
  Death	29 Jun 2024	Genesis Care Center in Mount Olive, North Carolina
  Burial	16 Jul 2024	a remembrance service was held at Bear Marsh Baptist Church, 1649 Beautancus Road, Mount Olive, North Carolina
  	Tyndall Funeral Home , Mount Olive, North Carolina
  Person ID	I203432	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Claude William “C. W.” CORBETT, Jr.,   b. 23 Nov 1923   d. 25 Aug 1984, Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Lila Jadine HOLLADAY,   b. 3 Nov 1925   d. 26 Nov 1983, at home, Paxville, Clarendon County, South Carolina (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1942  [2]
  _UID	E71701780AF745FC8E32CEEA7FBA397A1DDC
  _UID	E71701780AF745FC8E32CEEA7FBA397A1DDC
  Family ID	F81987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Roberts ROBERTS, Sr.
  _UID	008C35C1F67246CBA9FFFBC23F75BBAD7C9F
  _UID	008C35C1F67246CBA9FFFBC23F75BBAD7C9F
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Helen Elizabeth ROBERTS
  Family ID	F137964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	DIXON
  _UID	3FE2BAADA8AB415F91CE7AE123558E0C475B
  _UID	3FE2BAADA8AB415F91CE7AE123558E0C475B
  Family ID	F230223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S31937] Edna Corbett Dixon. [S8664] Pam Scott sandylapper@hotmail.com, Proposed Changes. [S11596] Pam Scott , Proposed Change: Edna Isabelle Corbett. [S15292] Pam Scott , 6 E-mails .