Just a FYI for anyone interested in the "COREY" name. Carolyn's brother Ed Corey passed away this past Sunday, May 20, 2007 (he was my godfather and 2nd cousin). Here's the obiturary notice in today's (5/22/07) Sioux City Journal. Edward I. "Ed" Corey, 82, of South Sioux City passed away Sunday, May 20, 2007 at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church, South Sioux City with the Rev. Jerry Gilbreath officiating. There will be a military flag presentation at the church immediately following the service at the church. Graveside rites, with military services, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Dunlap, Iowa. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Ed was born Sept. 22, 1924, in Dunlap, Iowa the son of Ivan C. and Elsie L. (Betchel) Corey. He graduated from Dunlap High School in 1942 and Business College in 1948. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. He married Evelyn F. Gustason Dec. 31, 1947 in Ashland, Neb. The couple moved to South Sioux City in 1965 and he was employed as an Independent Insurance Agent in Life and Health. Ed was a member of the First Lutheran Church, South Sioux City, V.F.W. 2503 in Omaha, and the American Legion #224 in Dunlap. Survivors include his son Steven E. Corey of Sioux City; three grandchildren, Ann Gotschall, Jeannine Corey and Edward R. Corey; five great-grandchildren and a brother Raymond R. Corey of Titusville, Fla. He was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn on March 6, 1988 in South Sioux City; his father, Ivan and his mother Elsie Corey Curren and step-father Jerry Curren; a brother David T. Corey and a sister Carolyn K. Spriggs. Pallbearers will be Rick Detches, Rodney and Chad Bloodworth, Jim Beals, Chuck Bean and George Grant. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons: Steven Gotschall and Jamison Corey. :)Janice ----- Original Message ---- From: "acpoole57@cox.net" <acpoole57@cox.net> To: NEDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 10:33:30 AM Subject: [NEDOUGLA] Obit -- Carolyn "Carol" Spriggs This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Spriggs, Corey, Grant, Hough, Bloodworth Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNB.2ACE/2794 Message Board Post: Carolyn "Carol" Spriggs, age 65, of Omaha, Neb., passed away Friday, Oct. 6, 2006. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Omaha at 11 a.m. Interment was made at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Preceding her in death were her husband, Charles; her parents, Ivan and Elsie "Lela" Corey; daughter, Kim Spriggs and grandson, Brent Grant. Survivors include her two sons, Ed (Chris) Hough and Tony (Cindy) Spriggs; daughters, Tammy (George) Grant and Trish (Rodney) Bloodworth; brothers, Ray Corey and Ed Corey; Grandchildren, Brooke, Nicole, Joey, Brandy, Chad, Gene, Westly, Chelsea, Maria, Josh, Katlin. Respectfully submitted for other researchers. ©The Dunlap Reporter 2006 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDOUGLA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message