June 29, 2024, 77, Mount Olive —

Ms. Edna Corbett Dixon, known to all as Pinky Dixon, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Genesis Care Center in Mount Olive.  She was 77.

Pinky was born November 2, 1946, in Sumter County, South Carolina.  She was the daughter of the late Claude W. “C.W.” and Lila Holladay Corbett.  Raised in Paxville, South Carolina, she graduated from Manning High School in 1965.  Many years later she received an Associate Degree in secretarial science from Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

Upon relocating to Duplin County in 1966, she immediately joined Bear Marsh Baptist Church in the Beautancus community near Mount Olive.  For many years, she was active in the music ministry of the church, and she remained a member of the church until she passed away.

Pinky leaves behind a daughter, Kelly Roberts Wallace, of Mount Olive, North Carolina; a son and daughter-in-law, William Donald “Bill” Roberts, Jr. and Casey D. Roberts of Goldsboro, North Carolina; two grandchildren, Gus Roberts of Goldsboro, and Madison Dixon of Iowa; her six siblings and in-laws, Claudia C. Geddings, Michael and Diane Corbett, and Pamela C. and Chuck Scott, all of Paxville, South Carolina, William and Carol Corbett of Taylors, South Carolina, Joseph and Marsha Corbett of Goose Creek, North Carolina, and Melanie C. Galloway of Maysville, North Carolina; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, C. W. and Lila Corbett; a son-in-law, Trey Wallace; a brother-in-law, Robbie Geddings; and her beloved “sweetheart,” Oliver “Mac” Cook.

A service of Christian worship in which to remember the life of Pinky Dixon will be held Tuesday, July 16, at 1:00 p.m. at Bear Marsh Baptist Church (1649 Beautancus Road, Mount Olive NC).  The church pastor, the Rev. Paul Rose will officiate.  Following the service, the family will receive friends at the church. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the American Lung Association with the hope that added funds will give those with lung diseases (like Pinky had) a better quality of life. 

Address: 
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Suite 110 x298
Charlotte, NC 28204