Jimmy Corey Sr.

Published 12:00 am Friday, April 10, 2009

WOODVILLE – Services for Jimmy Dale Corey Sr., 68, of Woodville, who died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Woodville, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Pentecostal of Woodville, Highway 61 North, with the Rev. Robert Prater officiating.
Burial will follow at Rose Hill Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of George F. West Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church.
Mr. Corey was born Dec. 23, 1940, in Woodville, the son of Joe Corey and Evelina Corey Prater. He was a retired cab driver and logger.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Corey; his father; and one son-in-law, Oral Thomas.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Arthur Prater; six children, Jimmy Corey Jr., Evelina Thomas, Revonne Corey, Cynthia Longs, Patricia Corey and Dwayne Corey; a very special friend, Brenda Thompson of Baton Rouge; and seven stepchildren, Angela, Derrick, April, Latonia, Claresea, Travis and Curtis Thompson.