Corbett, Arthur Chapin

Arthur Chapin Corbett, 89, of Vinton, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at First Christian Church in Vinton, with Pastor Connie Wacht officiating. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Vinton, with military rites conducted by Geo. G. Luckey American Legion Post 57 and Iowa Military Funeral Honors. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth St., Vinton, and one hour before service time at the church on Wednesday.

Art was born March 1, 1922, on the family farm two miles south of Vinton, to Glen and Hazel (Chapin) Corbett. His parents later divorced and his mother married Clifford Aldeman in 1945. Art attended school in Vinton and was a 1939 graduate of Lincoln High School.

He served his nation during World War II in the United States Army. While in the service he spent most of his wartime in upper France and Germany as a Tech. Sgt. with the 275th - 70th Infantry Division.

Art was united in marriage to Katherine “Kay” Claybaugh on Jan. 3, 1948. Art spent most of his life on the family farm which was established in 1852, just six years after Iowa became a state. The farm remains in the same family some 160 years later. Art and Kay spent over 15 years wintering in Venice, Fla. He loved spending time with his family, especially at holiday gatherings and other special occasions. He enjoyed each of his grandchildren and welcoming each new great-grandchild. He and Kay enjoyed taking quiet drives across Iowa and many trips across the United States in their mobile home and following family members participating in RAGBRAI which he referred to as “Rag-Ride.”

He enjoyed memberships in the Farm Bureau, Geo. G. Luckey American Legion Post 57 and the Vinton Country Club where he enjoyed many years of golfing.

~ written by Art Corbett

Art is survived by his wife of 64 years, Kay, of Vinton; his three daughters, Elaine (Terry) Harrington of Watkins and Gwynne (John) Whitson and Barbara (Jim) Salger, both of Vinton; his six grandchildren, Jason (Tosha) Whitson of West Des Moines, Lisa (Brian) Henning of Denver, Colo., Nichole (Mike) Rinholen of Newhall, Matthew (Amy) Salger and Sean (Alicia) Salger, both of Vinton, and Michelle (Cole) Knudsen of Watkins; his 11great-grandchildren, Bailey, Ashton and Abigail Whitson, Jack and Kaden Henning, Gavin and Reagan Salger, Noah and Ava Rinholen, Danica Salger and Cale Knudsen; his sister-in-law, Betty Wright of Vinton; and a special cousin, Bob (Ginny) Chapin of Venice, Fla.

He was preceded in death by his parents and stepfather.

The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the Cardiac-Stroke floor at Mercy Medical Center, Acute Care staff at Virginia Gay Hospital and a special thank you to Dr. Mark Dearden for his care and friendship he has given Art and his entire family.

A memorial fund has been established.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.

Published Feb. 12, 2012, in The Gazette