{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Dizney remembered as guardian of Corbin history &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1rRXOqHc8I\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/dizney-remembered-as-guardian-of-corbin-history\/\">Dizney remembered as guardian of Corbin history<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/dizney-remembered-as-guardian-of-corbin-history\/embed\/#?secret=1rRXOqHc8I\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Dizney remembered as guardian of Corbin history&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"1rRXOqHc8I\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Dizney \u2014 a business owner, WWII veteran and local historian, died Sunday at the age of 90. Dizney\u2019s intense interest in preserving the history of the town in which he lived made him a valuable resource to many. Corbin Mayor Willard McBurney said it was not uncommon that he would consult Dizney, who was literally his neighbor, about something in Corbin\u2019s past he needed the answer to. \u201cThat was one of our last living links to the history of Corbin right there,\u201d McBurney said Tuesday. \u201cWe talked a lot. He really loved Corbin. He could tell you a lot about the old history and how some of the things we see today got started. He was a fascinating person.\u201d McBurney said if there ever arose disagreement over Dizney\u2019s recollection of town events, he\u2019d research them thoroughly to set the record straight. \u201cHe pretty well had it down, but if he was wrong, he\u2019d admit it. He\u2019d tell you,\u201d McBurney said. \u201cBut you know what \u2026 he was right most of the time.\u201d Dizney lived most of his life in Corbin. He was the longest living member of First Baptist Church. He was a Sunday School teacher there and an usher. He served in WWII with the U.S. Army Air Corp and was a strong supporter of veterans. He led the effort to display American flags along Main Street in Corbin on Flag Day and holidays related to veterans. Dizney founded Dizney\u2019s Gulf Station at the corner of Gordon and Main Streets before moving it onto Cumberland Falls Hwy. He closed the station about 30 years ago, but still managed a mobile home park he owned near its location. Curt Dizney, Allen Dizney\u2019s only surviving son, said his father was intensely proud of his participation in the local Lion\u2019s Club where he served as a past president and was only the second person from this area ever to serve as a District Governor for the organization. Dizney got to meet Bob Hope in the 1970s when the club opened a center in Louisville dedicated to improving eye care. He was one of the first members ever of The Corbin\u2019s Lions Club. One of his biggest passions in the club was helping with its annual Christmas Basket program. \u201cA lot of good men came to the Lions Club because of my dad,\u201d Curt Dizney said. Dizney was very involved in community activities. He was one of the town\u2019s original volunteer firefighters. He served as an official for the Kentucky High School Athletic Association and helped with the town\u2019s Little League program. He also served, for a time, as Corbin\u2019s Building Code Officer. \u201cMy dad was a big part of a lot of things,\u201d Curt Dizney said. \u201cHe loved Corbin. He wanted to let everybody know about Corbin. And he didn\u2019t want anyone to forget what Corbin was like and how good it was. He wanted people to know what a great place it was.\u201d Curt said the death of his brother, Scott, about 30 years ago was one of the saddest moments in his father\u2019s life. Scott Dizney was found dead in his home in Evansville, Ind. An autopsy was conducted, but no cause of death was ever determined. \u201cThat really bothered dad,\u201d Curt Dizney said. \u201cHe and my brother had talked on the phone just prior to that. Dad told me that he would have talked to him every day and he didn\u2019t care how much it would have run up the phone bill if he would have known we\u2019d lose my brother so soon.\u201d \u201cHe was always supportive. He was all about family and his church and Corbin,\u201d he added. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t perfect \u2026 nobody is. But he was usually right about things. Him being gone leaves a big hole in my life.\u201d Dizney suffered a stroke recently and had been ill since. Even in his later years, Dizney stayed interested in the preservation of Corbin\u2019s history. He helped write a successful grant application that resulted in $50,000 being awarded to help start the Corbin Railroad Museum. Money was used to renovate the old L&amp;N Depot building. It contains some display cases with memorabilia pertaining to the railroad. McBurney said people like Dizney are so important to the town because there are only a few that have such keen mental focus at such an advanced age. \u201cWhen you\u2019ve got someone that directly remembers things in Corbin from years back so clearly, and then they have so much documentation to back it up, that\u2019s a valuable line of information,\u201d McBurney said. \u201cAllen was really an important part of this town. It would be a shame to see all that information he collected destroyed or just disappear.\u201d McBurney said he hopes the items Dizney collected would stay with the family, or be preserved in some other way so it could be accessed in the future. Funeral services for Dizney will be held Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. He will be laid to rest in Resthaven Cemetery."}