Date of Service:
July 08, 2023
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Callie Gibson Corey, age 94, passed away on June 15, 2023 at the skilled nursing unit of Hidden Lakes Retirement Community, after suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease for a number of years. Callie, the daughter of Victoria Davis and John Wharton Gibson, was born in Artemus, Kentucky on May 7, 1929. She was valedictorian of her class at Artemus High School and attended Union College in Barbourville, KY. Callie and Luke Corey married in 1945, after he was discharged from the US Navy. This union produced four children.
After Luke graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in 1949, he was a pharmacist in Kentucky, until the family moved to Vero Beach. Luke and Callie opened Corey’s Pharmacy on Ocean Drive in August 1956. After Luke’s death in 1997, Callie’s grandson, Dr. Mark Frankenberger became the pharmacist at the drugstore, continuing the family tradition. Callie was in the drugstore daily until she fell and fractured a hip in July 2017.
Callie had many interests including antiques, cooking, collecting shells, gardening, orchids, bonsai, and needlework. She was known for her hospitality and she loved to entertain in the beautiful home she created. She was of the Christian faith.
She was proceeded in death by her husband Luke, her son Mark, her infant daughter Elaine, her parents, and her brother Theodore Gibson.
She is survived by her daughter, Judyth Corey Dawson of Micanopy, Florida; and her son, Scott Corey and his wife Sherry, of Vero Beach. In addition, she is survived by six grandchildren: Sandra Lynn Frankenberger of Gainesville, Florida; Dr. Mark Corey Frankenberger and his wife, Dr. Alison Frankenberger, of Vero Beach; Lauren Corey Geda and her husband Stan Geda of Etters, PA; Hillary Corey, of Jefferson, Georgia; Jacob Ashley Corey of Raleigh, NC and Luke Gibson Corey of Tallahassee, Florida. She is also survived by six great-grandchildren: Graham and Anna Frankenberger, Kiera Ogle, Harper Duke, and Izabel and Mark Geda. In addition, she is survived by six nieces and three nephews, as well as numerous great- and great-great nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 2 PM, Saturday July 8, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church, 520 Royal Palm Boulevard, Vero Beach. The Rev. Dr. Timothy Womack will officiate and Robert E. Stone will provide the eulogy.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to:
First Presbyterian Church Youth Orchestra
520 Royal Palm Boulevard
Vero Beach, FL 32960.
OR
Alzheimer’s Association,
P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC, 20090-6011; http://www.alz.org;
or (800)272-3900.
Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.
© 2024 Lowther Funeral Home. All Rights Reserved.
Marie - Pharmacy customer
June 28, 2023, 1:16 pm
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Mrs Corey. She was a beautiful lady. I got to know her a bit from being a winter visitor. One day I saw her wearing a rather large old coin obvious to be from a ship wreck. I commented on it and told her how beautiful it was. She then told me a story about her husband and Mel Fisher. Apparently he would go in and say his very notable quote;“Today’s the day!” and her husband would provide some additional funds for his expedition. And the coin was, in fact, from the Atocha! Needless to say, I was totally entertained by the story. And I told her so! She smiled sweetly and we greeted each other with a bit more than usual “Hello” I had asked about her quite some time ago, after she had stopped working and was disappointed that I wouldn’t see her anymore. She was a beautiful woman and she will be missed. M.S.