Celebration Of Life

Mable Matthews Corry

August 25, 1959-April 25, 2024

In loving memory of Mable Matthews Corry. Born in Washington, DC on August 25, 1959, to the Late Leroy Samuel Matthews Sr. and Susie Malvina Matthews. She passed away on Thursday April 25, 2024, at the age of 64. She was the youngest child of eight children.

In the late 1960's the family relocated from Washington, DC to Prince Georges County Maryland where Mable attended public school, elementary through High School where she graduated from Parkdale Sr. High School June 1977.Mable was a hard-working woman that worked numerous jobs starting with the State Department, various Federal Credit Unions and the Reed Smith Law Firm of Washington, DC which she retired.

She loved to have and attend family gatherings, be wined, and dined by her children to some of the most expensive restaurants. She enjoyed dancing, traveling with the people whom she loved the most. She often would call family members to conversate about certain television shows as well as what the weather was in Clinton, Florida, and Georgia many miles away and told stories of what was going on in the family.

In the year 1979 Mable meet and married Thomas Matthews Corry Sr. (Deceased) with whom she gave birth to four beautiful children- Thomas Corry Jr. (Deceased), Tia Corry, Timothy Corry, and Tanisha Corry. Mable and Thomas Sr. grew apart after 27 years of marriage they continued a close bond with their children and grandchildren. She later meet and dated Clearance Mitchell and spent 20 years of love and dedication until God reached out his hand and called her home.

Mable showed her children, siblings, and relatives that no matter what she was going through she made broken look beautiful, strong, and invincible in every aspect. She walked with the universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings. She survived eight aortic dissections three stents and kidney failure. She was preceded in death by her son, Thomas Corry Jr. and her siblings, Hazel Missoh, Newvell Gains, Leroy Matthews Jr., Shawn Matthews, and Mitchell Matthews. She is survived by siblings Margaret Dotse, Sylvia McCoy.

Mable leaves her undying love to her four grandchildren Krissy Corry, Kayla Corry, Camryn Matthews, and Casie Johnson. As well as a hosts of nieces, nephews and great nieces and great nephews and family and friends.

Acknowledgements:

The entire Corry family sincerely thank all of you for your prayers, comfort, love, and support. Your many acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy have been a blessing to us. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless and keep you in perfect peace!