Extracted from The Southern Herald (Liberty, MS)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

MARJORIE BURNICE CORBAN

Funeral services were held for Marjorie Burnice Corban, 78, of Slaughter, LA, Monday, May 11, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home in Gloster.

Ms Corban passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009, at Lane Memorial Hospital in Zachary, LA.

Born July 15, 1930, in Tupelo, MS, Ms Corban was the daughter of Graham Benjamin Waldrep and Estelle Luther Waldrep, both deceased. Ms Corban was a homemaker.

In addition to her parents, Ms Corban was preceded in death by her husband, Grover Alton Corban; two brothers, George Waldrep and Bobby Waldrep; and two sisters, Edna Bell Melanson and Patricia Roberts.

Ms Corban is survived by two sons, Gary Corban of Zachary and Johnny Corban of Slaughter; two daughters, Barbara Burns of Slaughter and Deborah Ziaie of Zachary; four sisters, Lanel Thompson of Sikeston, MO, Martha Blankenship of Stafford, TX, Linda Walls of Auburn, AL and Theresa Preus of Covington, LA; nine grandchildren, Gary Corban Jr., Jeremy Keith Corban, Heath Fitzhugh, Jonathan Brothers, Sheena Ziaie, Danielle Ziaie, Katelyn Corban, Dalton Corban and Autumn Corban; and three great-grandchildren, Case Corban, Jaiden Corban and Jude Corban.