Joan Stroud Humble Corn

Published 11:41 am Monday, October 5, 2015

  • Mrs. Joan Stroud Humble Corn, 82, of Gladstone Road, Mocksville, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at Autumn Care of Mocksville.

    She was born Sept. 29, 1933, in Mecklenburg County to the late Arch R. and Sadie M. Stroud. Mrs. Corn was a member of First Baptist Church, Cooleemee where she played the organ, sang in the choir and was a Sunday school teacher. She had been a long-time employee of Cooleemee Drug Co. and Skyline Corp. in Mocksville. Mrs. Corn was involved with the Cooleemee Ladies Night Out group.

    She was also preceded in death by two husbands, Gail O. Humble and W.C. Corn.

    Survivors: foster daughters, Renee Reynolds and Phyllis McCreary (Randy); foster sons, Joey Reynolds (Michelle) and Ronnie Reynolds, all of Mocksville; stepdaughter, Ruth Roy (Aaron) of Peirson, Mich.; stepsons, Worth C. Corn (Jennifer) of Lawsonville, Robin Corn of Durham, Robert “Mike” Humble (Jean) of Charleston, S.C., and Richard “Ricky” Humble (Carole) of Rocky Face, Ga.; adopted sisters, Judy F. Phillips and Linda F. Williams, both of Cooleemee; and grandchildren, Brittney Reynolds, Chance and Allison Barney.

    A funeral service was to be conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 8 at First Baptist Church, Cooleemee with the Revs. Allen Mullins and Larry Allen officiating.  Burial was to follow in Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family was to receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Eaton Funeral Home.

    Memorials: First Baptist Cooleemee, PO Box 518, Cooleemee, 27014.

    Condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com.