Hildred (Hildy) Corbett is the sixth-born of Charles and Hildred's eight grandchildren. She spent nearly 20 years as a daily and suburban newspaper reporter in Macomb County, Michigan. She later served as communications director at two metropolitan Detroit public school districts before retiring in 2010. A graduate of the University of Detroit, Corbett holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism with a minor in Psychology. She is married to designer Eric M. Johnson and has one daughter, Emily, and two grandsons, Caden and Brady.