Shirley Cornelison age 84, of Perry formerly of Minburn, died on Friday, February 11, 2011 at Rowley Memorial Masonic Home in Perry.
Shirley Ann Cornelison was born on February 3, 1927 at Earlham, IA to Lloyd and Lois (Ramsey) Barr. She graduated from Winterset High School in 1944. On July 28, 1945 she was united in marriage to Darrell Roger Cornelison at Winterset, IA. She worked as an Avon Representative and then at the Minburn Telephone Company as a switch board operator and later as a bookkeeper.
Shirley has always lived in the Minburn and Perry area and was active in the Minburn American Legion Auxiliary and also enjoyed being with her coffee group in Minburn. She loved to sew and made many beautiful garments for family and friends. She was an avid gardener. Shirley had a servant's spirit and was always willing to help out in any way she could. In the last 2 ½ years since her husband's death, she enjoyed helping her friends at Rowley Memorial Masonic Home.
She was preceded in death by her husband Darrell, parents, Lloyd and Lois, a brother, Jim Barr and a sister, Phyllis Lucas.
Survivors include her son, Larry Cornelison and his wife Denise of Minburn, IA, 3 grandchildren, Ray Cornelison and friend Breta of Adel, IA, Alicia Kennedy of Minburn, IA, and Leah Larson and husband Aaron of West Des Moines, IA, 5 great grandchildren, Macy and Mya Kennedy, and Emma, Eva and Ethan Larson, 2 sisters, Irma Roach of Norwalk, IA and Elsie Paulin and her husband Richard of San Diego, CA and other relatives and friends.
Shirley Ann Cornelison was born on February 3, 1927 at Earlham, IA to Lloyd and Lois (Ramsey) Barr. She graduated from Winterset High School in 1944. On July 28, 1945 she was united in marriage to Darrell Roger Cornelison at Winterset, IA. She worked as an Avon Representative and then at the Minburn Telephone Company as a switch board operator and later as a bookkeeper.
Shirley has always lived in the Minburn and Perry area and was active in the Minburn American Legion Auxiliary and also enjoyed being with her coffee group in Minburn. She loved to sew and made many beautiful garments for family and friends. She was an avid gardener. Shirley had a servant's spirit and was always willing to help out in any way she could. In the last 2 ½ years since her husband's death, she enjoyed helping her friends at Rowley Memorial Masonic Home.
She was preceded in death by her husband Darrell, parents, Lloyd and Lois, a brother, Jim Barr and a sister, Phyllis Lucas.
Survivors include her son, Larry Cornelison and his wife Denise of Minburn, IA, 3 grandchildren, Ray Cornelison and friend Breta of Adel, IA, Alicia Kennedy of Minburn, IA, and Leah Larson and husband Aaron of West Des Moines, IA, 5 great grandchildren, Macy and Mya Kennedy, and Emma, Eva and Ethan Larson, 2 sisters, Irma Roach of Norwalk, IA and Elsie Paulin and her husband Richard of San Diego, CA and other relatives and friends.
Shirley Cornelison age 84, of Perry formerly of Minburn, died on Friday, February 11, 2011 at Rowley Memorial Masonic Home in Perry.
Shirley Ann Cornelison was born on February 3, 1927 at Earlham, IA to Lloyd and Lois (Ramsey) Barr. She graduated from Winterset High School in 1944. On July 28, 1945 she was united in marriage to Darrell Roger Cornelison at Winterset, IA. She worked as an Avon Representative and then at the Minburn Telephone Company as a switch board operator and later as a bookkeeper.
Shirley has always lived in the Minburn and Perry area and was active in the Minburn American Legion Auxiliary and also enjoyed being with her coffee group in Minburn. She loved to sew and made many beautiful garments for family and friends. She was an avid gardener. Shirley had a servant's spirit and was always willing to help out in any way she could. In the last 2 ½ years since her husband's death, she enjoyed helping her friends at Rowley Memorial Masonic Home.
She was preceded in death by her husband Darrell, parents, Lloyd and Lois, a brother, Jim Barr and a sister, Phyllis Lucas.
Survivors include her son, Larry Cornelison and his wife Denise of Minburn, IA, 3 grandchildren, Ray Cornelison and friend Breta of Adel, IA, Alicia Kennedy of Minburn, IA, and Leah Larson and husband Aaron of West Des Moines, IA, 5 great grandchildren, Macy and Mya Kennedy, and Emma, Eva and Ethan Larson, 2 sisters, Irma Roach of Norwalk, IA and Elsie Paulin and her husband Richard of San Diego, CA and other relatives and friends.
Shirley Ann Cornelison was born on February 3, 1927 at Earlham, IA to Lloyd and Lois (Ramsey) Barr. She graduated from Winterset High School in 1944. On July 28, 1945 she was united in marriage to Darrell Roger Cornelison at Winterset, IA. She worked as an Avon Representative and then at the Minburn Telephone Company as a switch board operator and later as a bookkeeper.
Shirley has always lived in the Minburn and Perry area and was active in the Minburn American Legion Auxiliary and also enjoyed being with her coffee group in Minburn. She loved to sew and made many beautiful garments for family and friends. She was an avid gardener. Shirley had a servant's spirit and was always willing to help out in any way she could. In the last 2 ½ years since her husband's death, she enjoyed helping her friends at Rowley Memorial Masonic Home.
She was preceded in death by her husband Darrell, parents, Lloyd and Lois, a brother, Jim Barr and a sister, Phyllis Lucas.
Survivors include her son, Larry Cornelison and his wife Denise of Minburn, IA, 3 grandchildren, Ray Cornelison and friend Breta of Adel, IA, Alicia Kennedy of Minburn, IA, and Leah Larson and husband Aaron of West Des Moines, IA, 5 great grandchildren, Macy and Mya Kennedy, and Emma, Eva and Ethan Larson, 2 sisters, Irma Roach of Norwalk, IA and Elsie Paulin and her husband Richard of San Diego, CA and other relatives and friends.
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