ADA - Services for JB Corvin, 87, Ada, are 10:00 am Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Jimmy Keith will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery.
Mr. Corvin died Sunday, June 29, 2008 at his home. He was born July 8, 1920 at Pickett, Oklahoma to Joseph B. and Jessie May Bennett Corvin. He lived in this area all his life and attended Pickett and Vanoss schools. He married Jewel Southerland on July 3, 1943 in Ada, Oklahoma. Mr. Corvin was employed with Ideal Cement, retiring after 36 years of service. He was a member of the First Assembly of God church for 60 years, serving as treasurer and deacon for many years, and he and his wife were active in the VFW and Good Sam's RV clubs. Mr. Corvin served in the US Army during World War II in many Pacific operations, including the occupation of Iwo Jima.
Survivors include his wife, Jewel Corvin, of the home; a daughter, Norma Joyce Smith and husband Mack, Union Valley; a son, Johnny B. Corvin, Jenks; a grandchild, Amy Smith, Oklahoma City; and a half-brother, Rev. Gerald Wayne Cox, Farris. He was preceded in death by brothers, Craig Corvin, Jess Corvin, and Andrew Tate, and a sister, Lavene Westmoreland. Bearers will be Bryan Roark, Phillip McNeill, Ernie Staggs, David Daffern, Sylvester Gibson, and Rev. Justin Wilson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
Mr. Corvin died Sunday, June 29, 2008 at his home. He was born July 8, 1920 at Pickett, Oklahoma to Joseph B. and Jessie May Bennett Corvin. He lived in this area all his life and attended Pickett and Vanoss schools. He married Jewel Southerland on July 3, 1943 in Ada, Oklahoma. Mr. Corvin was employed with Ideal Cement, retiring after 36 years of service. He was a member of the First Assembly of God church for 60 years, serving as treasurer and deacon for many years, and he and his wife were active in the VFW and Good Sam's RV clubs. Mr. Corvin served in the US Army during World War II in many Pacific operations, including the occupation of Iwo Jima.
Survivors include his wife, Jewel Corvin, of the home; a daughter, Norma Joyce Smith and husband Mack, Union Valley; a son, Johnny B. Corvin, Jenks; a grandchild, Amy Smith, Oklahoma City; and a half-brother, Rev. Gerald Wayne Cox, Farris. He was preceded in death by brothers, Craig Corvin, Jess Corvin, and Andrew Tate, and a sister, Lavene Westmoreland. Bearers will be Bryan Roark, Phillip McNeill, Ernie Staggs, David Daffern, Sylvester Gibson, and Rev. Justin Wilson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
ADA - Services for JB Corvin, 87, Ada, are 10:00 am Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Jimmy Keith will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery.
Mr. Corvin died Sunday, June 29, 2008 at his home. He was born July 8, 1920 at Pickett, Oklahoma to Joseph B. and Jessie May Bennett Corvin. He lived in this area all his life and attended Pickett and Vanoss schools. He married Jewel Southerland on July 3, 1943 in Ada, Oklahoma. Mr. Corvin was employed with Ideal Cement, retiring after 36 years of service. He was a member of the First Assembly of God church for 60 years, serving as treasurer and deacon for many years, and he and his wife were active in the VFW and Good Sam's RV clubs. Mr. Corvin served in the US Army during World War II in many Pacific operations, including the occupation of Iwo Jima.
Survivors include his wife, Jewel Corvin, of the home; a daughter, Norma Joyce Smith and husband Mack, Union Valley; a son, Johnny B. Corvin, Jenks; a grandchild, Amy Smith, Oklahoma City; and a half-brother, Rev. Gerald Wayne Cox, Farris. He was preceded in death by brothers, Craig Corvin, Jess Corvin, and Andrew Tate, and a sister, Lavene Westmoreland. Bearers will be Bryan Roark, Phillip McNeill, Ernie Staggs, David Daffern, Sylvester Gibson, and Rev. Justin Wilson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
Mr. Corvin died Sunday, June 29, 2008 at his home. He was born July 8, 1920 at Pickett, Oklahoma to Joseph B. and Jessie May Bennett Corvin. He lived in this area all his life and attended Pickett and Vanoss schools. He married Jewel Southerland on July 3, 1943 in Ada, Oklahoma. Mr. Corvin was employed with Ideal Cement, retiring after 36 years of service. He was a member of the First Assembly of God church for 60 years, serving as treasurer and deacon for many years, and he and his wife were active in the VFW and Good Sam's RV clubs. Mr. Corvin served in the US Army during World War II in many Pacific operations, including the occupation of Iwo Jima.
Survivors include his wife, Jewel Corvin, of the home; a daughter, Norma Joyce Smith and husband Mack, Union Valley; a son, Johnny B. Corvin, Jenks; a grandchild, Amy Smith, Oklahoma City; and a half-brother, Rev. Gerald Wayne Cox, Farris. He was preceded in death by brothers, Craig Corvin, Jess Corvin, and Andrew Tate, and a sister, Lavene Westmoreland. Bearers will be Bryan Roark, Phillip McNeill, Ernie Staggs, David Daffern, Sylvester Gibson, and Rev. Justin Wilson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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