Patricia J. Corbitt, 87

EAST LIVERPOOL – Patricia J. Corbitt, of East Liverpool, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023, at her home while surrounded by her loving family following a brief illness. She was 87.

Born in East Liverpool, April 26, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Gale Forest Hooper and Elizabeth Wright Hooper. A resident of the area most of her life, she was a member of the Pleasant Heights Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and always helped with Vacation Bible School. She worked for several area businesses including Woolworth's, Ogilvies, Davis IGA, and Homer Laughlin China. She was a member of the East Liverpool High School Class of 1954.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Corbitt, on July 30, 2010. The couple married February 14, 1983, and lived in Parkersburg for several years until returning to East Liverpool. Pat was also preceded by her sister, Elizabeth Jane McFaul.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: two daughters, Brenda Joy Pisarsky and her husband, Rick, of Wellsville, and Cindy Miller of East Liverpool, and three sons, Robert Pelley and his wife, Justine, of Gainesville, Texas, Mark Pelley of Fairport Harbor, Ohio, and Jay Pelley and his wife, Penny, of East Liverpool, along with her beloved aunt, Geraldine Moore of East Liverpool. There are 22 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren, as well as her nieces and nephews and many special friends, including her lifelong friend Lori Dutcher of East Liverpool.

Dr. Pastor William Wagner of the church will conduct a funeral service at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the Dawson Funeral Home with Pastor Dirk Hall assisting. Friends may visit one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Columbiana County Memorial Park.

Following the service, family and friends will gather at the Pleasant Heights Baptist Church for fellowship.