Patricia Griffin Corley

November 23, 2017

Mrs. Patricia Ann Griffin Corley, age 81, of Fort Mill, died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill. A Fort Mill native, Mrs. Corley was the tenth of eleven children born to the late Hudson Harris Griffin and Sara Florence Richardson. She was a 1954 graduate of Fort Mill High School, and also graduated from York General Nursing School. Mrs. Corley began her career as a nurse with a move to Charleston, SC, where she met her late husband Daniel Eli Corley. Continuing her education, she graduated from Emory University School of Nursing as a Master Nurse Practitioner. Mrs. Corley retired from South Carolina DHEC after serving for more than 40 years as a nurse practitioner. She was a loving mother and grandmother and a faithful member of St. John’s United Methodist Church, where she served the children’s Wonderful Wednesday ministry for many years. Mrs. Corley enjoyed playing bridge, walking and antiquing. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. Mrs. Corley is survived by her daughters, Lisa Corley and Leanne Blanton and her husband, Michael of Fort Mill; and granddaughter, Sara Elizabeth Hall of Rock Hill. She also is survived by brother, Jerry Griffin of Fort Mill; sister, Carolyn Faught of Jackson, TN; in-laws, Ed Carswell of Fort Mill, Floyd and Jackie Corley of Lexington, Edwin and Ellen Corley of Edisto Island and Billy Wilson of Rock Hill; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Corley was preceded in death by sisters, Rosalie Phifer, Elizabeth Crume, Blanche Griffin, Helen Wilson, Lucille Grant and Phyllis Carswell; and brothers, Hudson Jr. and James Griffin. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017 in the St. John’s United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The memorial service will follow at 11:30 a.m., in the church sanctuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. John's UMC Children's Ministry, PO Box 1298, Fort Mill, SC; or to Hospice & Community Care, P.O. Box 993, Rock Hill, SC 29731.