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Corbett “"Carbide"” Terry

Birth
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Death
29 Oct 1983 (aged 81)
Martin, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Raven, Knott County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Corbett Terry was the son of Preston and Rachel Terry. He was the father of eight children, one of whom Corbett Ronald Terry preceded him in death. Corbett Terry was first married and eventually divorced from Oma Meade Terry and they were the parents of two children, a son, Herman Terry (deceased) and a daughter, Marie "Girlie" Richardson (deceased). Corbett Terry then married Ellen Hicks Terry and they had six children, Corbett Ronald Terry (Deceased), Jack D. Terry, Johnny G. Terry (deceased), Joyce Terry Bush, Judy Terry McGuire, and James Gregory Terry.

Corbett Terry was a coal miner, laborer, grocery store owner, and eventually became disabled due to black lung disease. He was a loving but strict father who wished deeply for his children to have a better life than he had. Corbett loved to raise a good garden and kept several hives of bees for many years. He raised nearly everything his family ate for most of his life. He loved to relax by going to his bee hives on a hill across the road from his house where he would sit, smoking a pipe and watching his bees. Corbett also loved to hunt and fish, especially coon hunting with his best friend, Buck Stumbo. Corbett lived most of his life in Knott County and Floyd County in Eastern KY and was well known in the area around Wayland and Right Beaver Creek.
Corbett Terry was the son of Preston and Rachel Terry. He was the father of eight children, one of whom Corbett Ronald Terry preceded him in death. Corbett Terry was first married and eventually divorced from Oma Meade Terry and they were the parents of two children, a son, Herman Terry (deceased) and a daughter, Marie "Girlie" Richardson (deceased). Corbett Terry then married Ellen Hicks Terry and they had six children, Corbett Ronald Terry (Deceased), Jack D. Terry, Johnny G. Terry (deceased), Joyce Terry Bush, Judy Terry McGuire, and James Gregory Terry.

Corbett Terry was a coal miner, laborer, grocery store owner, and eventually became disabled due to black lung disease. He was a loving but strict father who wished deeply for his children to have a better life than he had. Corbett loved to raise a good garden and kept several hives of bees for many years. He raised nearly everything his family ate for most of his life. He loved to relax by going to his bee hives on a hill across the road from his house where he would sit, smoking a pipe and watching his bees. Corbett also loved to hunt and fish, especially coon hunting with his best friend, Buck Stumbo. Corbett lived most of his life in Knott County and Floyd County in Eastern KY and was well known in the area around Wayland and Right Beaver Creek.


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  • Created by: Roger Hicks Relative Niece/Nephew
  • Added: Nov 25, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155390997/corbett-terry: accessed ), memorial page for Corbett “"Carbide"” Terry (24 Nov 1901–29 Oct 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 155390997, citing Turner Cemetery, Raven, Knott County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Roger Hicks (contributor 48708305).