CORBIN, GLADYS (DRILL) - Gladys (Drill) Corbin, a member of
First United Methodist Church of Troy, died Nov. 12 at Harborside
Healthcare. She was 97. Mrs. Corbin of Troy was her church's former
assistant treasurer and the former secretary and treasurer of United
Methodist Women Circles. She was a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern
Star 256 of Troy and a charter member of the American Association of
University Women. She was a former business education teacher with Bethel
Local schools, former secretary in Greenville and Columbus and, with her
late husband, owned and operated the Corbin Markets in Troy. She was a
valedictorian of Greenville High School, a graduate of Bowling Green State
University and the first female Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Ohio State
University's College of Commerce and Administration. Survivors include a
daughter, Alice Corbin of Austerlitz, N.Y.; a son, William Corbin of
Greenville; a sister, Esther Krabill of Toledo; and one grandchild.
Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Baird Funeral Home, Troy.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with burial in
Riverside Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Place, c/o First United
Methodist Church, 110 W. Franklin St., Troy, OH 45373, or Drill Family
Memorial, c/o Darke County Parks, P.O. Box 801, Greenville, OH 45331.
Condolences may be made to
www.bairdfuneralhome.com.