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Nina Effie (Murphy) Corley passed away on September 21, 2015. Visitation will be held all day Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the funeral home with family present 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 24, 2015 at First Baptist Church of Bronte with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery. Services are under Shaffer Funeral Home.
Effie was born August 17, 1919 to Ben and Debbie Murphy in Sanco, Texas. She married Marvin Corley January 11, 1941 in Tennyson, Texas where they lived until 1957 when they moved to Bronte. They were members of First Baptist Church. Marvin preceded her in death in 1975. She was also preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Eula Kinney, Geneva Clark and Francis Johnson.
Effie, or Grandma as she was known to her family, was known for her beautiful smile and her vibrant personality. She never met a stranger and had a way about her that made everyone feel special. She loved to play games, especially dominos and taught all the grandkids how to play any number of games, usually letting the grandkids win! They all loved to spend time with her. After age ninety-five, she was still living alone and driving herself to the Senior Center to play dominos with her special friends. She retired from Bronte Post Office in 1985.
She is survived by one son, Benny Corley and his wife Jackie of Bronte; one daughter, Peggy Belew and her husband Scotty of Wingate; she is also survived by grandchildren, Barry Corley and wife Tracie of Robert Lee, Rusty Corley and wife Missy of Bronte, Tami Richards and husband Conda of Wingate, Bill Belew and wife Megan of Wingate, John Paul Belew and wife Paige of Lubbock. She is also survived by great grandchildren, Keith Corley and wife Sissy, Tyler and wife Mandy, Caylor and wife Megan, Coby Corley and fiancé April Harkin, Dusty and wife Cassie, Jaci Corley and fiancé Layton Schniers, Kyler Richards, Ashlyn Richards, Charles Childress, Corley Belew, Minnie Belew, Blair Belew, Walker Belew, Wilson Belew, Josh Tennyson and Ashlie Tennyson and eight great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by her two sisters, Muriel Smily of McKinney and Dorothy Turner of Big Spring, a number of special nieces and nephews and Felma Evans who she claimed as her adopted daughter, and many friends.