Frances "Fran" Corley

Frances “Fran” Corley, 78, of Newport, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Faith Evangelical Bible Church, officiated by Rev. Norman Waligora. Interment will follow at Amariah Garner Cemetery in Newport. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family invites you to view the webcasting of the service through her obituary page on Munden Funeral Home’s website. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to the Coronavirus, those who are ill or at-risk (elderly, immune-compromised) are encouraged to stay home. Friends are also encouraged to leave words of comfort to the family through the website.

(See link below for the Service Bulletin including the Order of Service.)

Frances, or Fran as she was more fondly known, was born on February 27, 1943, in Richmond, Virginia, to the late Willis and Edna Lancaster. Fran faithfully attended Faith Evangelical Bible Church where she was actively involved with the Women of Faith Ministry. Her natural ability to love and care for others was an asset to the church and ministry as well as the Thrift Store for St. James Methodist Church where she enjoyed volunteering. Fran enjoyed her neighbors and friends and her local community.

She is survived by her daughter, Angela Mourie of Rosman, NC; sons, Christopher Mourie and Robert “Robbie” Mourie of Richmond, VA; stepson, Edward Corley and wife Vicki of Richmond, VA; brother, Stan Lancaster of Richmond, VA; 2 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband in 2019, Graham Corley.

The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Faith Evangelical Bible Church. The same safety guidelines will apply.

As an expression of sympathy, flowers are welcome or memorial contributions, in memory of Fran, may be made to Faith Evangelical Bible Church, 8170 Highway 70, Newport NC 28570.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home & Crematory in Morehead City, NC.