Eunice (Ayers) Corp

February 26, 1926 - June 1, 2012

Eunice (Ayers) Corp of Cadillac died Friday, June 1, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Cadillac. She was 86. She was born on February 26, 1926 in Paw Paw, Michigan to Orley and Martha (Wilcox) Ayers and they preceded her in death. She married Glen B. Corp on January 15, 1946 in Grand Ledge, Michigan. Mrs. Corp graduated from Grand Ledge High School and attended Lansing Business College and graduated S.C. with a B.A. degree in Home Economics from MSU and also graduated from Harper Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse and received an M.A. degree of Science in Human Services from the University of Detroit. Eunice attended the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Tustin and was a member of the Cadillac Country Club, Cadillac Garden Club, Cadillac Women\'s Club, was a Founder and Life Member of the Sakura Bonsai Society of Traverse City, member of the Bonsai Clubs International, American Bonsai Society, Life member of the Ann Arbor Bonsai Society, Ikebana International Mizuwmi Chapter 165 of Traverse City, Cadillac Artist Association, NW Michigan Artist & Craftsman of Traverse City, and the Hawaii Water Color Society. She enjoyed traveling through Europe, Asia, and the United States including 23 winters in Hawaii. During these travels she was always finding special items which often resulted in new interests, such as old English bobbins with which she learned to make extra fine handmade lace. Eunice was an avid golfer, watercolorist and Bonsai Artist. Her Bonsai may be seen at the Frederick Meijer Botanical Gardens in Grand Rapids. She had received many honors and awards, among them a Mayors Award in 1994 for a water color titled “Just Fishing†which hangs in city hall, initiated success fully whereby the postal service issued the bonsai stamp which consisted of five different types of Bonsai tree styles in the year 2012. Her skills, tenacity and wisdom were well known by friends and associates. Survivors include her husband, Coronel Glen B. Corp, U.S. Army Retired and retired superintendent of schools (Pinckney, MI); son, Chad; daughters in law, Sherry and Linda Corp; grandson, Peter; granddaughters: Amber, Ashley, Allison, and Analise; a sister, Arletta (Arthur) Stoney; many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her oldest sister, Laura Maria Atwell. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Burial was at the Wilsey Cemetery in Clinton County. Arrangements were made by the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac. An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com.