Irene Starkey Corn, 97, of Etowah, TN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 29, 2021, in Covington, TN.

She was a faithful member of Gateway Church of Christ in Etowah. She lived in Etowah her entire life except for the past nine months she spent in Covington, TN with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed.

Preceded in death by her parents, Julius G. Starkey and Betty Loftis Starkey; husband, Mainus Corn; son, William "Bill" Corn; daughter-in-law, Shirlene Corn; sister-in-law, Virgie Cronan; and three brothers, Luther Starkey, Howard Starkey, and Dewey Starkey.

Survivors include her granddaughter and husband, April and Mike Galaway of Covington, TN; three great-grandchildren, Kylee Womack, Grasyson Womack and Addison Galaway; daughter-in-law, Sandra Corn; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Evelyn and Ralph Peel of Etowah, and Reta Whitten of Chattanooga; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, October 4, 2021, in the chapel of Bordwine Funeral Home with Joe Guy officiating.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, prior to the service.

Family and friends will assemble Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at McMinn Memory Gardens for the 11:00 a.m. committal service.