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Gene Lewis Corkins

Male 1920 - 1965  (44 years)


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  • Name Gene Lewis Corkins  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 17 Sep 1920  Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Jun 1965  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial 17 Jun 1965  Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1952, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Magdalena "Lena" Elizabeth Muck,   b. 9 Jul 1883, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1931, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 20 Mar 1912  Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F9586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Sep 1920 - Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Jun 1965 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 17 Jun 1965 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [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).

    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).

    4. [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/.

    5. [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).