CORNELIUS
 

ALICE D. LESTER CORNELIUS

EFFIE LADD CORNELIUS

BERTHA CORNELIUS

MRS. J. A. CORNELIUS

LOLA CORNELIUS

LURA ANN BRYANT CORNELIUS (Mrs. Milton Cornelius)

LYMON W. CORNELIUS

MILTON G. CORNELIUS

RAYMOND CORNELIUS



ALICE D. LESTER CORNELIUS
ALICE CORNELIUS - Alice Dean Lester Cornelius, 65, Orlando, Fla., formerly of Crofton, died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday (September 15, 1996) at Orlando Regional Medical Center in that city following an illness.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Hughart and Beard Funeral Home, Crofton, with the Rev. Rick Oakley officiating.  Burial will follow in Ridgetop Cemetery, Crofton.  Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral Friday at the funeral home.

A native of Christian County, she was born Jan. 7, 1931, daughter of Frances Craddock Lester, Madisonville, and the late Sammie Evan.  She was a homemaker.  Her husband, John Franklin Cornelius, died in 1975.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include two sons, Milton Craig Cornelius, High Springs, Fla.; and Donald Reed Cornelius, Gainesville, Fla.; a daughter, Johnon Cornelius Lane, Deltona, Fla.; two brothers, Charles Lester, Madisonville, and Albert Lester, Crofton; a sister, Helen Lester Foster, Crofton; and four grandchildren.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Leukemia
Society of America, 710 W. Main St., Suite 200, Louisville, Ky., 40202
September 1996, KY New Era, Hopkinsville, KY
Submitted by Renee Cornelius Lewis



EFFIE LADD CORNELIUS

Effie Ladd Cornelius, 83, Cerulean, Ky.
Died Wednesday 28 January 1981 at Jennie Stuart Hospital.
Born in Christian Co. 4 January 1898, daughter of Wiley Jacob and Sarah Ellen Simpson Ladd.
Member of Sinking Fork Christian Church. Husband, Luther Cornelius, died in 1978.
Survivors: 7 sons, Waldo of Lakeland, Fla., Douglas of Princeton and Dennis, Everett Lee, Cecil, Delmar and Arnold all of Christian Co.; 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Services: Friday 30 January 1981, burial in the Cornelius family cemetery in Christian Co. Hughart Funeral Home.
Ky. New Era, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Thursday 29 January 1981



BERTHA CORNELIUS

Graveside services and burial for Bertha Cornelius, 82, of Crofton were conducted on Feb 6, 1998, at the Riverside Cemetery in Hopkinsville.
Mrs. Cornelius died on Feb 3 at the Hilltop Nursing home in Kuttawa.
Mrs. Cornelius was a housewife and a member of the Crofton Christian Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Raymond Cornelius.
Survivors include a son, Anthony Cornelius of Cadiz, two grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Cadiz Record Feb 11, 1998



MRS. J. A. CORNELIUS
Rites To Be Held For Mrs. J. A. Cornelius - Funeral services for Mrs. J. A. Cornelius, 73-year-old resident of the South Christian section, will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Keightley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cornelius died at 9:45 a.m. yesterday (December 6, 1953) at Jennie Stuart Hospital following an illness of several months.
Survivors include a son, H.R. Cornelius of the city; three daughters, Mrs. Thomas Maloney of Evansville, Mrs. Ernest A. Binns and Mrs. Henry C. Anderson, both of the county; a step-daughter Mrs. Lydia E. Spicer, Evanston, Ill.; four grandchildren and one great grandchild.  She also leaves a sister, Mrs. M. G. Cornelius of Crofton.
Pall bearers will be Lymon Cornelius, Raymond Cornelius, Arlett Cornelius, Lee Cornelius, Louie Cornelius and Lawrence Owen.
The services will be conducted by the Rev. L.L. Spurlin and burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery.
Dec. 7, 1953, KY New Era, Hopkinsville, KY
Submitted by Renee Cornelius Lewis



LOLA CORNELIUS

             Lola Cornelius, 88, Crofton, died Wednesday
             night, March 8, 2000, at Christian Health
             Center of natural causes.

             Arrangements are incomplete at Hughart and Beard
             Funeral Home, Crofton.

             LOLA B. CORNELIUS

             Services for Lola B. Cornelius, 88, Christian
             Health Center, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at
             Hughart and Beard Funeral Home, Crofton, with
             the Rev. Mike VanHeyningen officiating.

             Private burial services will be in Riverside
             Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 tonight.

             A native of Christian County, she was born Oct.
             18, 1911, the daughter of the late Levi D. and Zadi
             Elizabeth Howard Burkholder. She was a
             homemaker and a member of the Crofton Christian
             Church where she served for many years as
             organist and was a member of the Christian
             Womens Fellowship. Her husband, Lymon W.
             Cornelius, died in 1996.

             Survivors include a son, Ronald Lee Cornelius,
             Mayfield; two grandchildren and two
             great-grandchildren.

             Memorials may be made to the Christian Health
             Center or the Crofton Christian Church.



LURA ANN BRYANT CORNELIUS

MRS. MILTON CORNELIUS - Services for Mrs. Lura Ann Bryant Cornelius, 87,
Crofton, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel at Henninger Funeral Home.  The Rev. Truman Luther will officiate with burial in Riverside Cemetery.
Mrs. Cornelius died at 2:15 p.m. Monday (July 7, 1975) at Jennie Stuart Hospital following a two-month illness.
A native of Christian County, she was born Jan. 21, 1888, the daughter of John William and Jane Elizabeth Overby Bryant.  She was a member of the Crofton Baptist Church.  Her husband, Milton Gordon Cornelius, died June 8, and two daughters and one sister also preceded her in death.
Survivors include three sons, Lymon of Crofton. C. Raymond of Mannington, and John F. Cornelius, Orlando, Fla.; five daughters,  Mrs. Ralph Meador, this city, Mrs. Joe Dorris, Christian County, Mrs. Fred Rideout, Madisonville, Mrs. Charles Cranor, St. Charles, Mo.; and Mrs. Richard J. Lewis, Campbell, N.Y.; 20 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren
July 8, 1975, KY New Era, Hopkinsville, KY
Submitted by Renee Cornelius Lewis



LYMON W. CORNELIUS
Lymon W. Cornelius, 87, Crofton, died at 5:20 a.m. Monday in Christian Health Center following a brief illness.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hughart and Beard Funeral Home, Crofton, with the Rev. Mike Van Heyningen officiating. Private, family burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday with Masonic rites at 7 p.m.
A native of Christian County, he was born July 10, 1909, the son of the late Milton G. and Lura Ann Bryant Cornelius. He had worked 43 years as an electrician with Peabody and Island Creek Coal companies. He was a member of the Crofton Christian Church and the Crofton Masonic Lodge.
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MILTON G. CORNELIUS
M.G. CORNELIUS - Services for Milton G. Cornelius, 87, Crofton, will be
at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Henninger Funeral Home.  The Rev. Truman Luther will officiate with burial in Riverside Cemetery.
Mr. Cornelius died at 1:15 a.m. Sunday (June 8, 1975) at Brookfield Manor Nursing Home following a long illness.
A native of Christian County, he was born Aug. 18, 1887, the son of John Franklin and Julia Stewart Cornelius.  He was retired from the restaurant business and was a former salesman for the old Ford Dixie Motor Co. of Crofton.  He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lura Bryant Cornelius, three sons, Lymon of Crofton, John of Orlando, Fla., and Raymond Cornelius, Mannington; five daughters, Mrs. Ralph Meador, Hopkinsville, Mrs. Fred Rideout, Madisonville, Mrs. Charles Cranor, St. Charles, Mo., Mrs. Richard Lewis, Campbell, N.Y., and Mrs. Joe Dorris, Christian County; one brother Moten D. Cornelius, Memphis, Tenn; 20 grandchildren
and 22 great grandchildren.
 The family requested that expressions of sympathy be in the form of contributions to the American Cancer Society.
June 9, 1975, KY New Era, Hopkinsville, KY
(Milton Gordon Cornelius)
Submitted by Renee Cornelius Lewis


RAYMOND CORNELIUS
 Raymond "Mush" Cornelius, 70, Mannington, died at 6 a.m. Thursday (May 5, 1983) at Jennie Stuart Medical Center after a long illness.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bandy Funeral Home, Nortonville, with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
A native of Christian County, he was born Oct. 4, 1912, the son of the late Milton Gordon and Lura Ann Bryant Cornelius.  He was a member of Mannington Baptist Church, Mannington, and Woodmen of the World.  He was a retired merchant.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha Winders Cornelius; one son, Tony Cornelius, Terre Haute, Ind.; one brother Lymon Cornelius, Crofton; four sisters, Mrs. Joe (LaNell) Dorris and Mrs. Charles (Vivian) Cranor, both of Hopkinsville, Mrs. Fred (Lisbeth) Rideout, Madisonville, and Mrs. Richard (Annette) Lewis, Oceanport, NJ; and two
grandchildren.
Friday, May 6, 1983, KY New Era, Hopkinsville, KY
 Submitted by Renee Cornelius Lewis


 

 

 

 
Raymond Cornelius was my brother, Milton G. Cornelius was my father and
Lura Bryant Cornelius was my mother.  Mrs. J. A. Cornelius was my
mother's sister (she married my father's uncle J. Adrian Cornelius).
Alice Cornelius was my sister-in-law.
 
 
Submitted by Renee Cornelius Lewis
(Mrs. Richard J. Lewis)
 
Renee Lewis
@gmavt.net
 

 
 
 



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