Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Corbitt, Rev. Rufus H., 1981 

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REV. R.H. CORBITT RETIRED MINISTER OF COLOSSE CHURCH 

  CARRSVILLE - The Rev. Rufus Herbert Corbitt, 75, of Route 1 died Thursday 
in Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin.

  A native of Southampton, he was the husband of Mrs. Adelaide Reamy Corbitt.

  He was a retired Baptist minister and had been pastor of Colosse Baptist 
Church, and 17 years at Emmaus Baptist Church in Poquoson.  He was a graduate 
of the University of Richmond and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 
Louisville, Ky.

  Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Becky Babb of Tabb and Mrs. 
Carol Thompson of Warsaw, N.C.; two sons, Fleming Corbitt of Hampton and 
David Corbitt of Smithfield; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Mary Drewry of Franklin 
and Mrs. Abbie Bridges of Chesapeake; two brothers, Charles Corbitt of 
Franklin and James Corbitt of Newport News; nine grandchildren; and a great-
grandchild.

  A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Colosse Baptist Church by the 
Rev. Donald Trump.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation at 
Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today.

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REV. RUFUS HERBERT CORBITT

   CARRSVILLE - A funeral service for the Rev. Rufus Herbert Corbitt, 75, was 
held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Colosse Baptist Church by the Rev. Donald Trump. 
Burial was in the church cemetery, with Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, in 
charge.

   Pallbearers were: George Barker, Keith Johnson, Delman Carr, Raby Holland, 
Ronny Cobb and Steve Gwaltney.

   Corbitt died Thursday in Southampton Memorial Hospital.

   A native of Southampton County, he was the husband of Mrs. Adelaide Reamy 
Corbitt.

   He was a retired Baptist Minister and had been pastor of Colosse Baptist 
Church, and 17 years at Emmaus Baptist Church in Poquoson.  He was a graduate 
of the University of Richmond and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 
Louisville, Ky.

   Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Becky Babb of Tabb and Mrs. 
Carol Thompson of Warsaw, N.C.; two sons, Fleming Corbitt of Hampton and David 
Corbitt of Smithfield; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Mary Drewry of Franklin and 
Mrs. Abbie Bridges of Chesapeake; two brothers, Charles Corbitt of Franklin 
and James Corbitt of Newport News; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.


Rev. Rufus Herbert CORBITT, retired Baptist minister, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 12 Nov 1981, Franklin, age 75, 
interred in Colosse Baptist Church Cemetery*, Collosse, 14 Nov 1981, 
donated obit, newspaper unknown; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 16, 1981, p. 7 

*Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} list: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Collosse_Rhodes%20Dr_Cemetery.doc 

His parents, Robert L. & "Nannie" (CARR) CORBITT, & paternal grandparents 
   are buried in a CORBITT family cemetery, One Mile Rd., near Unity. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 6 (VI-18): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol6.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Nov. 28, 1947, p. 14) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c613r2ob.txt 


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