Amy Lee Valentine Corbin, loving and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away February 8, 2026, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Amy Lee was born in Provo, Utah, June 30, 1940, the first child of Amy Y. Valentine and Lee B. Valentine. She was enthusiastic and energetic all her life, with love for family and Jesus Christ, and she enjoyed many adventures.
Amy Lee’s family spent the summer of 1946 in Mexico City, and in 1943 and 1950 enjoyed long visits in the home of her grandparents in Colonia Juarez, Mexico. In 1948 Amy Lee’s family moved from Provo to Palo Alto, California. She attended Stanford Elementary School and loved reading. In 1952 her father was called to preside over the Argentine Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Amy Lee loved the people in Argentina and made longtime friends. She attended American Community High School. In 1956 her family returned to Utah. Amy Lee graduated from Orem High School in 1958. She was a delegate to Utah Girls State in 1957. In 1958 she began attending BYU and was on the high honor roll. Later she worked for Mountain Bell in Salt Lake City and studied at the University of Utah.
Amy Lee and Colin met in Salt Lake City and were married there in 1964. They were sealed for time and eternity in the Salt Lake Temple in January 1965. Colin’s military career took them to Colorado, where Clark was born; Japan, where Colleen was born; Ohio, Arizona, North Carolina, and back to Colorado, where Clyde was born. While Colin served in Thailand and later Vietnam, Amy Lee, Clark and Colleen lived in Provo, and Amy Lee finished her bachelor’s degree in foods and nutrition at BYU and took additional classes.
In 1973 Colin and Amy Lee bought their Colorado Springs home that has been in three wards and five stakes. In 1976 Amy Lee became a registered dietitian, R.D., with an exam score in the top 10 percent. She worked for the WIC program (Women, Infants and Children) in Colorado Springs as a nutritionist and supervisor and ran a WIC clinic for ten years. She fulfilled continuing education requirements as an R.D. and was active in the dietitian organizations ADA, CDA, and CSDA. Amy Lee was patriotic and was interested in government and served in her community diligently. She was also a hospice care residence volunteer. While the children were in school, she was active in PTA and other school activities.
Amy Lee loved our Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ throughout her life. She served faithfully in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with callings in music, Relief Society, Sunday School, Primary, activities, Scouts, and more. In 2003 and 2004 she and Colin were Church service missionaries in charge of the Colorado Springs regional employment center.
Amy Lee had a remarkable memory before Alzheimer’s. She wrote thousands of letters and read thousands of pages. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, puzzles, singing in choirs, and talking with people. Amy Lee and Colin visited Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, China, Alaska, and many other places, and Amy Lee visited England.
Amy Lee was preceded in death by her husband, Colin L. Corbin; and their son, Clark B. Corbin. She is survived by daughter, Colleen Corbin Dowda and her husband, Darron Dowda; son, Clyde Lee Corbin and his wife, Kristi Wasden Corbin; grandson, Calvin Corbin and his wife, Deanna Ballard Corbin; granddaughter, Jerusha Dowda Hamson and her husband, Logan Hamson, and their children: Drake, Erik, and Zelda; grandson, Ian Dowda and his wife, Marriah Cardin Dowda; brother, Robert Y. Valentine and his wife, Shauna B. Valentine; sister, Cristina Valentine; sister, Angela Valentine Naegle and her husband, George T. Naegle; nieces, nephews, in-laws, and cousins.
Saturday, February 21, there will be a viewing at 3 p.m. and a funeral at 4 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1705 North Murray Blvd., Colorado Springs.
The funeral will also be available online https://zoom.us/j/91482129560
Burial will be on Monday, February 23, at 11 a.m. at Pikes Peak National Cemetery, 10545 Drennan Road, Colorado Springs.