Mrs. Corine Orr was born on August 22, 1940 in Union County, NC to Elias and Lottie Morgan. She graduated from JH Gunn High School in 1958 and married her high school sweetheart, James Edward Orr in 1960. To this union five children were born.
After working a variety of part-time jobs, while raising her children, she went to work at Presbyterian Hospital as a Switchboard Operator Supervisor where she worked for 17 years, before retiring in 2007. Corine was a member of Mowing Glade AME Zion for many years. She served as a Deaconess, choir member, and member of the kitchen committee until her health began to decline.
Corine loved gardening, scrapbooking assembling jigsaw puzzles, and baking. Most of all, she loved her family and friends. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, granny, and friend.
She was preceded in death by her mother (Lottie Kelley), father (Elias Pink Morgan), five brothers; Ralph Morgan, Obie Morgan, Pink Morgan, Jr, Lewis Morgan and Jack Morgan, four sisters; Mary Lean Barnes, Lula Morgan, Frances Moore, and Ruth Morgan and one grandchild (Christina Orr).
She leaves to celebrate her life; her husband of 59 years, James Edward; sister, Rosetta Orr; children, Joan Blackwell (Dennis), James Jr (Cheri), Wanda Lynch (Cleveland), Sherry Jefferies (Anthony), and Pamela Lucky (Jerome), 13 grandchildren; Lawrence Orr, David Blackwell, Eric Orr, Kenneth Orr, Daniel Blackwell, Sarah Blackwell, Alyss Jefferies, Sydney Niles, Kevin Orr, Samantha Lucky, Jordan Lucky, Natalie Orr, and Cleveland Lynch III; 2 great grandchildren, Uria and Adrian; and a host of nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, March 7th, 2020, at 2pm at McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel, 7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road in Mint Hill, NC.
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