Mr. James Leslie Corbett

March 1, 1947 - August 21, 2016

Funeral services for Mr. James Leslie Corbett, 69, who died peacefully on Sunday, August 21, 2016, will be held at 1 o'clock on Thursday, August 25, 2016, in The Chapel of Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home. The Rev. Will Cline and The Rev. Joe Stines will officiate with burial to follow in Mizpah Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 pm on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home Mr. Corbett was born in Camden, SC, the son of the late T. O. Corbett and the late Nora Lee Hatfield. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and enjoyed farming for several years. He also was the owner of L & W Amoco for ten years. Mr. Corbett was known for operating heavy equipment, cleaning lots, grading roads, and installing septic tanks. He was an employee of the S.C.D.C., where he also taught heavy equipment. Mr. Corbett was mostly known for always having jokes to tell which would put a smile on your face. He never met a stranger and if you ever met him, he changed your life forever. He loved his family and always made time to be with them and show them how much they meant to him. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 43 years, Betty Johnson Corbett. He is survived by his present wife, Marie Hinson Corbett of Lugoff, SC; daughter, Janene Corbett (Shane) Medlin of Bishopville, SC; grandson, Dusty Bussart of Bishopville, SC.