Gene Lewis Corkins

1920 - 1965  (44 years)

• Name	Gene Lewis Corkins  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	17 Sep 1920	Tuscola County, Michigan   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Jun 1965	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3, 4]
  Buried	17 Jun 1965	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3, 4]
  Notes	In the November, 1952 obituary of John Corkins, it is noted he was survived by "... Gene of Cass City..." Cass City Chronicle Thursday, June 17, 1965 Volume 59, Number 9, Page 1 Corkins Succumbs To Crash Injuries A Cass City man lost a futile two-week fight with death Tuesday morning and became the second victim of an accident that claimed the life of his brother earlier and injured several other people. Gene Corkins, 44, died early Tuesday morning of pneumonia at Hills and Dales General Hospital in Cass City. An autopsy performed Tuesday evening revealed that he had also suffered a ruptured bladder, bowel obstructions and a lacerated kidney. Corkins and his brother, Jack, were in a car that slammed into three other cars on Sunday, May 30, east of Caro, when the hood of their car flew up. Jack died two days later of multiple fractures to the chest and internal bleeding?.. Funeral services for Gene Corkins will be held today (Thursday) at Little's Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Melvin R. Vender, Pastor Emeritus of the Cass City First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Born September 17, 1920, in Cass City, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John C. Corkins. He served in World War II in the Coast Guard. Surviving are: a son, John, and two daughters, Susan and Kathleen, all of Flint. Also surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Hazel JONES of Decker, Mrs. Clare HEWENS of Bad Axe, Mrs. Maxine ALBRANDT of Caro, Mrs. Douglas GREG of Detroit and Mrs. Ted WATTERS of Warren, and a brother, Ivan of Sault Ste. Marie. Interment will be in Elkland Cemetery with full military rites accorded by the American Legion Tri-county Post No. 507 of Cass City. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2008)
  Person ID	I30387	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Calvin Corkins,   b. 4 May 1873, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan ,   d. 7 Nov 1952, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Lena" Elizabeth Muck,   b. 9 Jul 1883, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 22 Nov 1931, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 48 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1912	Tuscola County, Michigan   [5]
  Family ID	F9586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Last Modified	9 May 2008
  Family ID	F9811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Sep 1920 - Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 15 Jun 1965 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - 17 Jun 1965 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, November 14, 1952 Vol. 47, Number 29. Obituary of John Calvin Corkins (Reliability: 3). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp ED 79-12 SD 11 Sheet 5B 113-113 (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Thursday, June 17, 1965 Volume 59, Number 9, Page 1 (Reliability: 3). [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, November 14, 1952 Vol. 47, Number 29 obituary of John Calvin Corkins (Reliability: 3).