DEE NEATHERY CORKINS

DEE NEATHERY CORKINS BRISTOL - Dee Corkins died at home with her family by her side on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. She was unable to overcome cancer but lived with grace and dignity and her courage persevered. Dee was born on Sept. 12, 1951, in Conroe, Texas, the daughter of John and Dorothy Neathery. After attending Conroe High School, she graduated from the University of Texas in 1973 and moved to Vermont, after marrying Douglas Corkins of Bristol. After working with Doug at his business, Bristol Paint & Glass, Dee became the Bristol Elementary School's library assistant where she worked for 23 years. She was also a Burlington Free Press carrier for eight years. After retiring from the library she worked part-time for Middlebury College at their bookstore on the Bread Loaf campus. Dee loved to read and enjoyed traveling. She often traveled with her family on themed trips. Dee and Doug visited over 40 countries on their many adventures, including hiking to Mt. Everest base camp, Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya and Machu Picchu in Peru, visiting the pyramids in Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India and the Great Wall of China. She is survived by her parents, Dorothy and John; her husband, Doug; and their three daughters, Caitlin, Claire, and Caroline; Claire's husband, Mohamed, and their daughter, Madeline; Dee's brother, Jay and his wife, Lynn, and their children, Cara, Jason, Austin, Egor, Alona, and Kirill; Kevin Corkins and his daughter, Jessie-Ruth; Keith Corkins and his wife, Mary Ann, and their children, Brian and Jamie; LaNell DeCosta and her children, Jessie-Mae and John; Christine DuBois her husband, Andre, and their children, Abby and Devin; Cindy Lawrence; Tammy Lanham; as well as many other relatives in Texas. The family wishes to extend a special thanks to Dr. Cheung Wong, Kim Spina, the staff at OBGYNOncology at Fletcher Allen and all the nurses and support staff at McClure 6, as well as the nurses from Addison County Home Health and Hospice. At her request there will be no funeral service, but there will be a celebration of Dee's life held at 41 Church Street, home of Kevin Corkins, in Bristol, on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, from 2 to 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Bristol Elementary School's Adopt-a-Book program.