Son of Confederate Soldier George Valentine Corell and Hannah Jane Wickham Corell. Husband of Elmira Byrd (Bird) Corell. Father of 4 daughters: Ethel Myrtleteen (Myrtle), Goldie Oliveen, Verner Christine (Christine), and Hazel Aileen.
He began working for the Norfolk & Western Railway around age 14 (ca 1888); promoted to fire man around 1892; promoted to Engineer (5 Jun 1899 -- 1 Oct 1935); injured while on duty and received treatment until his death.
Member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
His obituary (from a newspaper clipping):
Caleb A. Corell
Funeral services for Caleb A. Corell, 62, who died Wednesday in a local hospital, will be conducted at Melrose Baptist church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon by Dr. George D. Stevens, assisted by Dr. Walter P. Binns. Interment will be in Fairview.
Active pallbearers will be: A. W. Fleshman, J. B. Meredith, D. I. Minichan, W. J. Fielding, A. W. Staley, J. A. Adams, G. M. Jewell and C. M. Garrett.
Honorary pallbearers will be: A. C. Needles, Bert Williams, J. B. Campbell, Col. M. A. Battle, Dr. M. A. Johnson, Jr., Dr. W. O. Porter, Dr. J. W. Simmerman, J. H. McCray, W. L. Mays, C. C. Stanley, Cleve Moore, J. O. Looney, J. H. Butter, W. E. Goggins, T. J. Trimmer, R. W. Simley, H. S. Walker, Taylor Gilmer, J. O. Clendenen, J. B. Baskerville, J. H. Gearheart, Charlie Sumpter, Nash Taylor, J. F. Taylor, F. W. Deyerle, J. M. Stophel, C. N. Brooke, C. L. Womack, J. A. Womack, G. A. Martin, B. S. Scott, J. A. Sowder, Gordon Wingfield, H. W. Haynes, J. B. Brewbaker, Walter Woods, L. H. Blankenship, Capt. W. M. Newman, G. C. Martin, M. A. Haymaker and L. H. Mitchell.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elmira Corell and four daughters, Mrs. R. L. Myers, Roanoke; Mrs. R. V. King, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. W. H. Honaker, Logan, W. Va.; Mrs. W. R. East, Prospect; five sisters and three brothers, Mrs. A. B. Graham, Roanoke; Mrs. Lillie Hamlin, Page, W. Va.; Mrs. Brinda Madison, Pocahontas; Mrs. Pearl Sturgill, Tralee, W. Va.; Mrs. Sarah Graham, Alleghany Springs; Ed Corell, Shawsville; Erastus Corell, Pocahontas; and George Corell, Roanoke; and 15 grandchildren.
He began working for the Norfolk & Western Railway around age 14 (ca 1888); promoted to fire man around 1892; promoted to Engineer (5 Jun 1899 -- 1 Oct 1935); injured while on duty and received treatment until his death.
Member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
His obituary (from a newspaper clipping):
Caleb A. Corell
Funeral services for Caleb A. Corell, 62, who died Wednesday in a local hospital, will be conducted at Melrose Baptist church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon by Dr. George D. Stevens, assisted by Dr. Walter P. Binns. Interment will be in Fairview.
Active pallbearers will be: A. W. Fleshman, J. B. Meredith, D. I. Minichan, W. J. Fielding, A. W. Staley, J. A. Adams, G. M. Jewell and C. M. Garrett.
Honorary pallbearers will be: A. C. Needles, Bert Williams, J. B. Campbell, Col. M. A. Battle, Dr. M. A. Johnson, Jr., Dr. W. O. Porter, Dr. J. W. Simmerman, J. H. McCray, W. L. Mays, C. C. Stanley, Cleve Moore, J. O. Looney, J. H. Butter, W. E. Goggins, T. J. Trimmer, R. W. Simley, H. S. Walker, Taylor Gilmer, J. O. Clendenen, J. B. Baskerville, J. H. Gearheart, Charlie Sumpter, Nash Taylor, J. F. Taylor, F. W. Deyerle, J. M. Stophel, C. N. Brooke, C. L. Womack, J. A. Womack, G. A. Martin, B. S. Scott, J. A. Sowder, Gordon Wingfield, H. W. Haynes, J. B. Brewbaker, Walter Woods, L. H. Blankenship, Capt. W. M. Newman, G. C. Martin, M. A. Haymaker and L. H. Mitchell.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elmira Corell and four daughters, Mrs. R. L. Myers, Roanoke; Mrs. R. V. King, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. W. H. Honaker, Logan, W. Va.; Mrs. W. R. East, Prospect; five sisters and three brothers, Mrs. A. B. Graham, Roanoke; Mrs. Lillie Hamlin, Page, W. Va.; Mrs. Brinda Madison, Pocahontas; Mrs. Pearl Sturgill, Tralee, W. Va.; Mrs. Sarah Graham, Alleghany Springs; Ed Corell, Shawsville; Erastus Corell, Pocahontas; and George Corell, Roanoke; and 15 grandchildren.
Son of Confederate Soldier George Valentine Corell and Hannah Jane Wickham Corell. Husband of Elmira Byrd (Bird) Corell. Father of 4 daughters: Ethel Myrtleteen (Myrtle), Goldie Oliveen, Verner Christine (Christine), and Hazel Aileen.
He began working for the Norfolk & Western Railway around age 14 (ca 1888); promoted to fire man around 1892; promoted to Engineer (5 Jun 1899 -- 1 Oct 1935); injured while on duty and received treatment until his death.
Member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
His obituary (from a newspaper clipping):
Caleb A. Corell
Funeral services for Caleb A. Corell, 62, who died Wednesday in a local hospital, will be conducted at Melrose Baptist church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon by Dr. George D. Stevens, assisted by Dr. Walter P. Binns. Interment will be in Fairview.
Active pallbearers will be: A. W. Fleshman, J. B. Meredith, D. I. Minichan, W. J. Fielding, A. W. Staley, J. A. Adams, G. M. Jewell and C. M. Garrett.
Honorary pallbearers will be: A. C. Needles, Bert Williams, J. B. Campbell, Col. M. A. Battle, Dr. M. A. Johnson, Jr., Dr. W. O. Porter, Dr. J. W. Simmerman, J. H. McCray, W. L. Mays, C. C. Stanley, Cleve Moore, J. O. Looney, J. H. Butter, W. E. Goggins, T. J. Trimmer, R. W. Simley, H. S. Walker, Taylor Gilmer, J. O. Clendenen, J. B. Baskerville, J. H. Gearheart, Charlie Sumpter, Nash Taylor, J. F. Taylor, F. W. Deyerle, J. M. Stophel, C. N. Brooke, C. L. Womack, J. A. Womack, G. A. Martin, B. S. Scott, J. A. Sowder, Gordon Wingfield, H. W. Haynes, J. B. Brewbaker, Walter Woods, L. H. Blankenship, Capt. W. M. Newman, G. C. Martin, M. A. Haymaker and L. H. Mitchell.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elmira Corell and four daughters, Mrs. R. L. Myers, Roanoke; Mrs. R. V. King, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. W. H. Honaker, Logan, W. Va.; Mrs. W. R. East, Prospect; five sisters and three brothers, Mrs. A. B. Graham, Roanoke; Mrs. Lillie Hamlin, Page, W. Va.; Mrs. Brinda Madison, Pocahontas; Mrs. Pearl Sturgill, Tralee, W. Va.; Mrs. Sarah Graham, Alleghany Springs; Ed Corell, Shawsville; Erastus Corell, Pocahontas; and George Corell, Roanoke; and 15 grandchildren.
He began working for the Norfolk & Western Railway around age 14 (ca 1888); promoted to fire man around 1892; promoted to Engineer (5 Jun 1899 -- 1 Oct 1935); injured while on duty and received treatment until his death.
Member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
His obituary (from a newspaper clipping):
Caleb A. Corell
Funeral services for Caleb A. Corell, 62, who died Wednesday in a local hospital, will be conducted at Melrose Baptist church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon by Dr. George D. Stevens, assisted by Dr. Walter P. Binns. Interment will be in Fairview.
Active pallbearers will be: A. W. Fleshman, J. B. Meredith, D. I. Minichan, W. J. Fielding, A. W. Staley, J. A. Adams, G. M. Jewell and C. M. Garrett.
Honorary pallbearers will be: A. C. Needles, Bert Williams, J. B. Campbell, Col. M. A. Battle, Dr. M. A. Johnson, Jr., Dr. W. O. Porter, Dr. J. W. Simmerman, J. H. McCray, W. L. Mays, C. C. Stanley, Cleve Moore, J. O. Looney, J. H. Butter, W. E. Goggins, T. J. Trimmer, R. W. Simley, H. S. Walker, Taylor Gilmer, J. O. Clendenen, J. B. Baskerville, J. H. Gearheart, Charlie Sumpter, Nash Taylor, J. F. Taylor, F. W. Deyerle, J. M. Stophel, C. N. Brooke, C. L. Womack, J. A. Womack, G. A. Martin, B. S. Scott, J. A. Sowder, Gordon Wingfield, H. W. Haynes, J. B. Brewbaker, Walter Woods, L. H. Blankenship, Capt. W. M. Newman, G. C. Martin, M. A. Haymaker and L. H. Mitchell.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elmira Corell and four daughters, Mrs. R. L. Myers, Roanoke; Mrs. R. V. King, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. W. H. Honaker, Logan, W. Va.; Mrs. W. R. East, Prospect; five sisters and three brothers, Mrs. A. B. Graham, Roanoke; Mrs. Lillie Hamlin, Page, W. Va.; Mrs. Brinda Madison, Pocahontas; Mrs. Pearl Sturgill, Tralee, W. Va.; Mrs. Sarah Graham, Alleghany Springs; Ed Corell, Shawsville; Erastus Corell, Pocahontas; and George Corell, Roanoke; and 15 grandchildren.
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