Mae Corker

CORKER, Mae J., 81, of Louisa, Va., passed away Saturday, January 9, 2010 at her home. Mae was preceded in death by her parents, William T. and Gladys K. Johnson; her husband, Carroll Corker; her infant daughter, Linda Corker; her brother, W.T. "Bill" Johnson Jr.; and her sister, Vivian Vawter. Mae is survived by two daughters, Ann C. Olsen "Brenda" of North Carolina, and Carolyn Lewis and her husband, Rick, of Richmond, Va.; five grandchildren, William E. Sullivan IV, Melissa Sher and her husband, John, Heather Edwards and her husband, Pete, 1st Lt. Richard G. Lewis II, and Sarah Lewis; four great-grandchildren, Hannah and Ryan Sher and Joshua and Lucas Edwards; three brothers, Ralph Johnson, Wade Johnson and his wife, Mary Margaret, and Donald "Don" Johnson; two sisters, Emily Leake and Martha Anne Bourne and her husband, Stanley; a sister-in-law, Marion Johnson; and a brother-in-law, Clifton Vawter. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 10, 2010 at Woodward Funeral Home in Louisa. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, January 11, 2010 at Hillcrest Cemetery in Louisa with Rev. Murphy Terry officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in memory of Mae J. Corker to either Louisa Baptist Church, P.O. Box 552, Louisa, Va. 23093, or Hospice of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Pkwy., Suite 300, Charlottesville, Va. 22911. For online guestbook, please visit www.woodwardfuneral.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.