Rex James Corbin was born on October 29, 1935 in St. Joseph, MO. He was the eldest child of

Earl and Leona Corbin. Rex attended Lafayette High School in St. Joe, graduating in 1953. He

married Shirley Claypole on November 2, 1956 and Beverly Birtell on March 21, 1987.

Early on, Rex worked as a mechanic and then worked for B.F. Goodrich as a service driver, C.

and J. Petroleum Company as a transport driver, in WA, he worked for Totem Foods as a

delivery driver and the last 19 years of his work life hauling heavy equipment for Herzog

Contracting Company at various job sites around the U.S. He loved to drive and for over 40

years he was able to build a career of it. He also would volunteer his driving skills before and

after retirement as substitute school bus and Sunday School bus driver. His favorite way to get

any place was by taking “the scenic route” and usually an extra 30 minutes.

Rex always had a deep faith and attended church regularly. He served as a Deacon at the 2nd

Presbyterian Church in St. Joseph, MO.

Before his passing on July 25, 2023 in Watauga TX, Rex could always be found working in his

yard, doing home maintenance projects or restoring furniture. He loved to watch old westerns

on TV and loved listening to music.

Rex was preceded in death by his parents, Earl & Leona; wives, Shirley and Beverly;siblings,

Carole Lucas, Bobby Corbin, Patricia Pfleiderer.

He is survived by his children, Theresa Rustemeyer of Lacey WA, Melanie Hackett of Watauga

TX, James Corbin of Melissa TX; step children - Judy May of Idaho, Doug Birtell of Kansas,

Greta Birtell of Texas; 8 Grandchildren, 10 Great-Grandchildren and 1 Great-Great Grandchild.

A Celebration of Life will be held on August 6, 2023 in Meeting Rooms 1&2 of the Duncanville

Library - 201 James Collins Blvd, Duncanville TX 75116 from 3-5 pm CDT. A second

Celebration of Life will be held in Olympia, WA on August 26th at his grandson’s home at pm.

Additional Service: Celebration of Life

Location: Duncanville Library

Address: 201 James Collins Blvd

City: Duncanville

State: TX

Zip Code: 75116

Date of Service: August 06, 2023

Time of Service: 3-5 PM

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