Virgil Edwin Corey
September 23, 1916 - July 27, 2008

Virgil Edwin Corey WAPELLO, Iowa - On Sunday evening, July 27, 2008, at his home in Wapello, Virgil Edwin Corey, 91, was called home by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who is the God of all creation. Funeral Service will be 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008, at the Solid Rock Baptist Church at Wapello. Pastor Dan Doolin will officiate. Burial will follow at the Elmwood Cemetery at Morning Sun. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, August 2, 2008, at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home at Wapello. A memorial fund has been established for the benefit of the Solid Rock Baptist Church. Virgil was born on September 23, 1916, at Morning Sun, the son of John L. and Maxine Martin Corey. He married Elsie Gaide on May 2, 1941, in Des Moines. She preceded him in death on December 20, 2001. He graduated from Morning Sun High School and attended Cornell College for two years. After graduating from Iowa State University in vocational agriculture, he taught vocational agriculture for 14 years. He began farming in 1950 and after retiring from farming and teaching he was elected as a representative to the Iowa House and served for 10 years. For the past 20 years after asking Jesus Christ into his life as his Lord and Savior, he enjoyed sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with others. He was a member of the Solid Rock Baptist Church at Wapello. He was active in church and politics. He was of the Masonic Order. He is survived by three children, Virgil Brother Thomas Corey, Jr. of Jersey City, New Jersey, the Rev. Carolyn Corey of Detroit, Michigan, and John and Nancy Corey of Morning Sun; six grandchildren, Pam Calloway, Jennifer Brost, Sara Whitlock, Stephanie Gilbert, Marc Corey, and Matthew Corey; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Eleanor Jones of Wapello and Eloise Campbell of Exline; four nephews; and five nieces. He was preceded in death by is parents; his wife, Elsie; a son, Dean and his wife Sue; and two brothers, Dean and Cecil Elmer.

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