Lonnie Roy Corley

Lonnie Roy Corley went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 29, 2014.Service: 10:00 A.M. Tuesday at the Springtown Baptist Temple.Interment: Jay Bird Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 P.M. Monday at White's Funeral Home, 401 N. Main, Springtown.Lonnie was born April 22, 1944 in Fort Worth, Texas. He grew up in Azle and he attended Azle High School, where he became an outstanding football player. Lonnie's first love was football and he admired his varsity football coach, Coach Don Hood, who he remained friends with for all these years. He worked at Tri-County Electric for several years and then he retired from Parker County Precinct I. Lonnie loved to play golf, he loved his family and he loved his Savior Jesus Christ. He attended Springtown Baptist Temple, where he developed many friendships. Lonnie loved to fish, but he would always go back to football. If the TV was on that meant a game was on. He told his wife that there were three men in his life that left a lasting impression on him, his dad-Delbert Corley, his football coach-Don Hood and his father-in-law-Zack Leatherwood.Lonnie was preceded in death by his parents, Delbert and Lois Corley; mother, Marjorie Woodward; and sister, Billie Wright.Survivors: Wife of 47 years, Nowanah; sons, Theron Corley and wife, Karen of Fort Worth and Richard Corley of Springtown; daughter, Charlotte Sisk and husband, Junior of Weatherford; daughter, Carla Sisk of Springtown; brothers, Tommy Woodward and wife, Greta of Alvarado, Gary Woodward and wife, Lori of Lake Worth and Stevie Woodward of Conroe; sisters, Sandy Young and husband, Danny of Sherman, Sammie Scott and husband, Scotty of Lake Worth; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; many cousins, nieces, nephews and his church family