Jerry Corbin
Jerry Corbin, born January 8, 1942 at Anthony, Kansas, son of Kenneth
and Alta (Keller) Corbin. Jerry and his parents moved to Isabel from Anthony
in 1943, while his father served in the Army during World War II. He has
one sister, Anita (Corbin) Poland. Jerry attended the Isabel School from
first grade to graduation from high school in 1960. He participated in all
sports while in school. Jerry graduated from Pratt Junior College in 1962
and attended Kansas State University as a mathmatics major. While attending
KSU, he married Iola Shaw, daugther of Owen and Irene Shaw of Sawyer, Kansas.
After college, they moved to Wichita where Jerry worked for the Boeing
Aircraft Company and worked there for six years. They had two children,
Connie Jo and Carla Kaye. They moved to Pratt, where Jerry went to work for
Jones & Co. Later he went to work for The People Bank, where he has been
employed for the last twelve years. His wife, Iola, is working for Pratt
Community College. Connie is presently attending Fort Hays State University
and Carla is attending Pratt High School.
Source: Isabel, Kansas - The First 100 Years, 1887 - 1987, pg. 61