Clarence David “Dave” Corson, Jr.
Robert Byrd, Sunset Memorial Park Funeral Home and CrematoryViewed: 1001
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Date: Feb 20 2019 4:10 PM
Sunset Memorial Park
Funeral Home and Crematory, LLC
1700 Barrington Rd. Midland City, AL
(334) 983-6604
Robert and Toni Byrd
www.SunsetMemorialPark.com
Clarence David “Dave” Corson, Jr., a resident of Dothan, AL passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019. He was 92.
A memorial service with military honors will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 located at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 1-2 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Resource Center, 1314 Westgate Pkwy, Dothan, AL 36303.
Mr. Corson was born on May 4th, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and lived there the early years of his life. He joined the Marines when he was sixteen years old and served in World War II and later served in the US Army. Mr. Corson went to helicopter and fixed wing Flight School and achieved the rank of Chief Warrant Officer (CW3). He retired in 1966 after 24 years of military service and resided in Ozark, AL. He went on to work with Civil Service as a helicopter flight instructor, Operations Manager and Flight Commander, teaching new military pilots at Fort Rucker, AL. Mr. Corson was also a business man, loved the outdoors and operated a Garden Nursery in Ozark. He retired and moved to Panama City, Florida before relocating to Dothan in 2011.
Mr. Corson is survived by his children Mary Kathryn (Mickey) Morris, Patricia Ann (Paul) Muller, Steven Robert (Carol) Corson, Cynthia Joan (Jack) Andrews and Jeffrey David (Melissa) Corson; his 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Robert Byrd of Sunset Funeral Home, (334) 983-6604, is in charge of arrangements. Please call us or visit www.SunsetMemorialPark.com for more information.
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