Descendants of Gus & Lillie Corbitt

LEVI CORBITT

LEVI CORBITT (December 2, 1913 – April 10, 2002) DEACON LEVI CORBITT, the third child born to Gus and Lillie E. Schofield Corbitt was born on December 2, 1913 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. His demise was April 10, 2002 at Orangeburg Nursing Home, Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Today we bow in humble submission to Thank You Lord for sending Levi Corbitt our way. We Thank You God for giving him the desire, at a very early age, to become converted and baptized, joining the Oakey Spring Missionary Baptist Church, Salley South Carolina, serving faithfully – Sunday School Teacher, Superintendent of Sunday School, President of Senior Choir, Member of Mass Choir, Church Clerk, Usher, and Emeritus Chairman of Deacon Board.

We Thank You God for allowing him to grow into manhood, and for the education he received. We Thank You for allowing him to be employed as a Construction Worker, United States Postal Service Custodian, and Custodian in District Six of Orangeburg County at Dover High School for than 20 years, where he retired.

We Praise You for allowing him to be united in Holy Wedlock to Vastine Green on December 25, 1933, who preceded him in death. They became the proud parents of two sons, Nathaniel Corbitt and John Calvin Corbitt, Sr., both preceding him in death, and one daughter, Annie Lee Corbitt, North, South Carolina.

We Thank You for his lovely family, namely: a loving daughter, Annie Lee Corbitt, North, South Carolina; a brother, Wyman Corbitt, Springfield, South Carolina; three sisters: Gwendolyn C. Stephens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leomia C. Johnson, Orange, New Jersey; and Asenath C. Ferguson, Columbia, South Carolina; four grandsons, John C. Corbitt, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina; Garland T. (Danielle) Corbitt, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Maurice D. Corbitt, North, South Carolina, and Derrick J. Corbitt, Orangeburg, South Carolina; two granddaughters: Teresa A. and Linda D. Corbitt, both of Columbia, South Carolina; four great grandsons: Mickey D. and John Corbitt, III of Columbia, South Carolina, Garland T. and Darius Corbitt of Orangeburg, South Carolina; three great granddaughters: Tamara R. and Shakeyia T. Corbitt of Columbia, South Carolina, and Totyanna Corbitt, Orangeburg, South Carolina; two brothers-in-law: Reverend Asia Ferguson, Columbia, South Carolina, and Shellie Green, Richmond, Virginia; four sisters-in-law: Ollie Mae Green and Jacqueline Green of Richmond, Virginia; Rosetta L. Corbitt, Portsmouth, Ohio and Maggie Corbitt, Springfield, South Carolina; a daughter-in-law: Eartha J. Corbitt, Orangeburg, South Carolina; a host of nephews, nieces and other sorrowing friends.

We Thank You God for giving him the strength to meet his Christian obligations until his Home Going, to be with You. As a family, we do not see his life or death as a loss. He lived his life undefeated. He never, never lost his humor, his faith, or his joy in Christ. We Thank God for his life.