Melvin Donell Corley was born April 6, 1953, in Brookhaven, Mississippi, to the union of the late David Corley Sr. and Mary L. Corley. On March 21, 2019, he was called to eternal rest at 65 years old.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 225 Ingram Street, Brookhaven, MS 39601. Pastor, Phillip Sterling will officiate.