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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Annis, Corey Allen
Corey Allen Annis, 23, of Fairbank, died Saturday, August 7, 2010, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, following a car accident near Fairbank. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Fairbank, with the Rev. Paul McManus officiating. Burial: Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Fairbank. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Woods Funeral Home, Fairbank.
Survivors include his parents, Denny and Sherry Annis of Fairbank; three brothers, Jason Annis of Oelwein, Justin (Brittany) Annis of Fairbank, and Seth Annis of Fairbank; two sisters, Heather (John) Stewart of Marion, and Taylor Annis of Fairbank; and maternal grandparents, Ralph and Donna Higgins of Fairbank.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Jack and Marie Annis; two cousins, Rich Annis and Dylan Welsh; and one uncle, Brad “Willy” William Higgins.
Corey was born June 6, 1987, to Dennis Carl and Sherry Ann Higgins. He graduated from Wapsie Valley High School in 2006. He attended Hawkeye Community College and graduated in 2009 with a degree in welding. He had currently left his job at Lifeline in Sumner, to start a new career at Deere and Company in Waterloo.
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