Elaine was born in Penn Yan, NY on August 5, 1947, the daughter of the late, Harold and Catherine (Tracy) Van Buren. Elaine worked as a vineyardist for several area vineyards and enjoyed collecting Coca Cola memorabilia. She was a loving Wife, Mother, and Grandmother and devoted herself to her family and friends. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister-in-law, Cora Mae Swartz and her brother-in-law, Clarence “Butch” Corbitt.
Mary Elaine is survived by her husband, Carvey “Jug” Corbitt; her children, Ted Holton, Todd Holton, and Holly Holton; several grandchildren, sisters, Catherine Scott, Patricia Kennerson, and Elizabeth Ingram; brother, Michael Van Buren; sisters-in-law, Dora Pulver, Pearl Allison, Dorothy Lockner, and Wannetta Best; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends and family may attend services for Mary Elaine on Saturday, March 24th, 2012 at 10am at the Townsend-Wood Funeral Chapel, 201 E. Elm St., Penn Yan, NY 14527.