Dr. George Wesley Corbin Jr.

Dr. Corbin was born July 9, 1915 in Winston-Salem, NC to the late George Wesley Corbin, Sr. and Lucy Lyon Corbin. He was a WWII veteran of the US Army and a Korean War veteran of the US Air Force. Dr. Corbin was a graduate of Wake Forest University and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He practiced medicine in Wake Forest area for over 40 years retiring in 1985. Dr. Corbin was loved by his patients and the community he served. He was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine for his faithful service to the state of North Carolina. Dr. Corbin was also a proud mason.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Phillip Corbin; and sister, Charlotte Corbin.

Dr. Corbin is survived by his wife of 54 years, Simone Thubet Corbin; daughters, Andree Corbin Vetrano and her husband, Russell Anthony of Raleigh; Lucy Germaine Corbin of Ottawa, Canada; and Valli Thubet Corbin and her husband, Brian Avery of Orlando, FL; step-daughter, Helene S. Labbe of Wake Forest; step-son, Christian Labbe of Honolulu, HI; brother, Landon Corbin of Southern Pines; and 6 grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held 3:30 pm Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home Chapel, 300 St. Mary’s Street, Raleigh, NC 27605. Entombment will follow the service at Historic Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2:30-3:30 prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, 600 College Street, Oxford, NC 27565.

The family would like to thank the special individuals with Community Home Care and Hospice for their loving care and support.

Condolences may be sent to www.BrownWynne.com