Submitted by: Dan Rich

Wilson F. Corn

March 21, 1913 - Oct. 30, 2002

South Bend Tribune 11/1/2002

Wilson F. Corn, 89, of South Bend, Ind., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 30, in Hamilton Communities. He was born on March 21, 1913, in Stendal, Ind., to George and Bertha (Henning) Corn.

On April 10, 1941, he married the former Hollis Huey, who preceded him in death in 1964. Mr. Corn was a Navy officer in World War II. He had been a teacher, a basketball coach in Kokomo, Ind., and had played collegiate football. He was a member of the Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity, the Masonic Lodge of Patoka, Ind., the Scottish Rite of Indianapolis, Ind., and the Main Street United Methodist Church in Kokomo.

He is survived by a daughter, Ruth Ann Hubner and husband, Jerry of South Bend; two grandchildren, Melinda Phillips and husband, Charles of Albany, Ind., and Steven Hubner and wife, Holly of South Bend; one great-grandchild, Katelyn Phillips; and by a special friend, Vera Hubbard.

Services for Wilson F. Corn will be on Monday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m. in the Harris and Sons Funeral Home in Petersburg, Ind. Burial will follow at Walnut Hills Cemetery in Petersburg. Visitation will be held in South Bend today, Nov. 1, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home. Family and friends may also call two hours prior to service time on Monday in the Harris and Sons Funeral Home in Petersburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made on behalf of Wilson F. Corn to a charity of the donor's choice.