Corintha Chavis

CORINTHA CHAVIS, 92, OF 980 TABORN ROAD, CARRIER MILLS, IL DIED WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2008 AT 8:00 AM AT HER RESIDENCE. GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD MONDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2008 AT 10 AM AT LAKEVIEW CEMETERY IN CARRIER MILLS, IL. THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION FRIENDS SHOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THE CEMETERY. FAMILY REQUEST THAT FLOWERS BE OMITTED. REV. GREG BARNETT AND SISTER CLARETTA WILLIAMS WILL OFFICIATE. FELTY FUNERAL HOME IN CARRIER MILLS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. SHE WAS BORN ON JULY 13, 1916 IN CARRIER MILLS, IL TO THE LATE HENRY BENJAMIN & LENORA JANE (TABORN) COLE. SHE MARRIED WILLIAM “BILL” CHAVIS ON JANUARY 26, 1935 AND HE PRECEDED IN DEATH ON MARCH 2, 1991. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH IN THE LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY NEAR CARRIER MILLS, IL. SHE ENJOYED HER HOME, GARDENING COOKING, QUILTING, AND WORSHIPING AT HER BELOVED CHURCH. SHE IS SURVIVED BY 2 SISTERS: LINA (SAM) WITHERSPOON OF CARRIER MILLS, IL AND ARTIE CHACHERE OF LOS ANGELAS, CA; SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A BROTHER: JOHN VINCENT COLE AND 2 SISTERS: MARY MARCELLA PIERCE AND LUCILLE MOORELAND.