Royce Rex Corder

Royce Rex Corder was welcomed into this world, Sunday, March 2, 1941 in Elwood to Rex and Ardis (Salisbury) Corder and entered his eternal life on Sunday, January 30, 2022 in Kearney.  He was raised on the farm south of Elwood.  He attended rural school and then attended and graduated from Elwood High School in 1959.  After high school he attended and graduated from Hastings College in 1963.  He played football in high school and college and after graduating college he became a teacher and coach serving in several Nebraska schools.  Moved back to Elwood in 1981 where he worked at Morgan Insurance Agency/First National Bank then Pinnacle Bank for 26 years. On Wednesday, December 27, 1967 he married Sharon Phillips in Aurora.  Royce served on multiple boards including in Elwood: School board, Care Home board, senior center board, and from the Chamber of Commerce help start the Old Fashioned Christmas.  He also served on the Regional and General boards of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Board of Trustees of Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

Family members that will always remember him are: his wife of over 54 years, Sharon, daughter: Brenda and husband Kendall Weyers, sons: Kirk and wife Karen Corder and Darin and Philippa Corder; grandsons, sister and brother-in-law: Barb and Lowell Gehring; brother-in-law and sister-in-law: Richard and Sally Phillips along with nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends everywhere.

Royce was extremely proud that he, his son, and grandson attended and played football for the Elwood Pirates.

There will be no visitation as cremation has been chosen.  Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 5, 2022, 10:30AM at Lexington Christian Church, Lexington with inurnment at Elwood Cemetery with gathering & reception at the Gosper County Senior Center in Elwood.  Memorials to the family for future designation.  Berryman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.