Dr. Janice Margaret Corbett, Ph.D passed away peacefully in Bristol, RI on February 9, 2023. Janice was born in Avoca, NY on June 3, 1935, a daughter of Rev. Orlo C. Corbett and Margaret (Owen) Corbett. She is survived by her sisters, Joyce Evans and Carolyn Hanna, her brother, John Corbett and many nieces and nephews. Her twin sister, Janet Davis, preceded her in death on January 9, 2023.
Dr. Corbett was an Associate Professor of English at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA. She was formerly Associate Director of the American Baptist Division of Communication and a staff member in the American Baptist Division of Church Education. She loved art, music, travel and education. In her retirement years, she took an art course at Rhode Island School of Design and began a new hobby of painting.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on March 24, 2023 at Central Congregational Church, 296 Angell Street in Providence, RI 02906
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Central Congregational Church where she was an active member.
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