Rex James Corbin

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, 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.