Joplin Globe
Joplin, Missouri
Page 17
RETURNING TO CARTHAGE AFTER STAY IN SUMATRA
Carthage, Mo., Sept. 6.—Harry Mack Cornell, who has been in Sumatra for the last three years with an oil company, has landed at Boston, on his way to Carthage, according to information received today by his mother, Mrs. H. M. Cornell, 807 South Garrison avenue. His sister, Mrs. Dorothea Pastor, of Boston, arrived this afternoon from Indianapolis to visit her mother. Another daughter, Mrs. O. A. Tilden, and Mr.Tilden, of Kansas City, are here and Mrs. Bruce McCoy, another daughter, will arrive tomorow from Tulsa. With-the exception of a son, H. D. Corrnell of Tulsa, who is now in Chicago on business, all of Mrs. Cornell's children will be here. Mrs. Herman Ross, a daughter, lives with her mother.
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The Cornell home, built by her parents, was on the Victorian Home tour: The Leggett House - 1106 Grand avenue - A classical revival built in 1901 by J. P. Leggett, inventor of a coil bedspring and co-founder of Leggett & Platt, Inc. This style is late Victorian and is unrelated to any earlier Victorian style. Gone is the fussy gingerbread. The late 19th century was an age of imperialism and it begot an architecture more in keeping with the times that of Imperial Rome. Much later it became a 'Bed & Breakfast' home.
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
JANUARY 9, 1982
H. M. CORNELL SR. DIES TODAY AT 81
Harry Mack Cornell Sr., 81, 1106 Grand Avenue, chairman of the board and retired president of Leggett & Platt, Inc., and longtime business and civic leader here, died at 6:05 a.m. today at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, where he had been a patient since Dec 22.
Mr. Cornell was born March 3, 1900 at Carthage. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mack Cornell. He was married to Miss Marjorie Leggett on November 5, 1927 at Carthage. She died September 6, 1980.
Mr. Cornell was named president of Leggett & Platt in April 1953, succeeding George S. Beimdiek who resigned for health reason. At that time Mr. Cornell had been a director of the firm for about 20 years and vice president and sales manager for 15 years. He continued as general sales manager after being elevated to the presidency.
On February 23, 1960, Mr. Cornell was named chairman of the board and his son, Harry Mack Cornell Jr. succeeded him as president and general manager.
His municipal and civic activities included service ont he Carthage City Council and as mayor pro tem. He served for a period of time in 1952 as acting mayor and later served on the Zoning Board of Adjustment here.
He was a communicant of Grace Episcopal Church. A longtime member of Carthage Rotary Club, he had been compelled to retire his membership due to declining health. Also, he was a member of the Carthage Shrine Club and Ahou Ben Adhem Shrine of Springfield.
Mr. Cornell's long and colorful business career included service from 1924-1931 with Standard Oil in Sumatra, which was then a part of the Dutch East Indies.
But he was primarily known locally and nationally for his years with Leggett & Platt which was founded here in 1883 by Joseph P. Leggett, father of Mrs. Cornell and C. B. Platt whose descendants later founded and continue to own Flex-O-Lators, Inc.
Mr. Cornell is survived by his son,
Harry Mack Jr. of Joplin
one daughter;
Mrs. Ted B. Evans of 1010 Belle Aire
one sister;
Mrs. Dorthea McMahan of Los Gatos, California
five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren
Services were held at Grace Episcopal Church.
The Rev. Richard E. McHenry and
The Rev John W. Biggs officiated.
Ulmer Funeral Home
Joplin, Missouri
Page 17
RETURNING TO CARTHAGE AFTER STAY IN SUMATRA
Carthage, Mo., Sept. 6.—Harry Mack Cornell, who has been in Sumatra for the last three years with an oil company, has landed at Boston, on his way to Carthage, according to information received today by his mother, Mrs. H. M. Cornell, 807 South Garrison avenue. His sister, Mrs. Dorothea Pastor, of Boston, arrived this afternoon from Indianapolis to visit her mother. Another daughter, Mrs. O. A. Tilden, and Mr.Tilden, of Kansas City, are here and Mrs. Bruce McCoy, another daughter, will arrive tomorow from Tulsa. With-the exception of a son, H. D. Corrnell of Tulsa, who is now in Chicago on business, all of Mrs. Cornell's children will be here. Mrs. Herman Ross, a daughter, lives with her mother.
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The Cornell home, built by her parents, was on the Victorian Home tour: The Leggett House - 1106 Grand avenue - A classical revival built in 1901 by J. P. Leggett, inventor of a coil bedspring and co-founder of Leggett & Platt, Inc. This style is late Victorian and is unrelated to any earlier Victorian style. Gone is the fussy gingerbread. The late 19th century was an age of imperialism and it begot an architecture more in keeping with the times that of Imperial Rome. Much later it became a 'Bed & Breakfast' home.
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
JANUARY 9, 1982
H. M. CORNELL SR. DIES TODAY AT 81
Harry Mack Cornell Sr., 81, 1106 Grand Avenue, chairman of the board and retired president of Leggett & Platt, Inc., and longtime business and civic leader here, died at 6:05 a.m. today at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, where he had been a patient since Dec 22.
Mr. Cornell was born March 3, 1900 at Carthage. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mack Cornell. He was married to Miss Marjorie Leggett on November 5, 1927 at Carthage. She died September 6, 1980.
Mr. Cornell was named president of Leggett & Platt in April 1953, succeeding George S. Beimdiek who resigned for health reason. At that time Mr. Cornell had been a director of the firm for about 20 years and vice president and sales manager for 15 years. He continued as general sales manager after being elevated to the presidency.
On February 23, 1960, Mr. Cornell was named chairman of the board and his son, Harry Mack Cornell Jr. succeeded him as president and general manager.
His municipal and civic activities included service ont he Carthage City Council and as mayor pro tem. He served for a period of time in 1952 as acting mayor and later served on the Zoning Board of Adjustment here.
He was a communicant of Grace Episcopal Church. A longtime member of Carthage Rotary Club, he had been compelled to retire his membership due to declining health. Also, he was a member of the Carthage Shrine Club and Ahou Ben Adhem Shrine of Springfield.
Mr. Cornell's long and colorful business career included service from 1924-1931 with Standard Oil in Sumatra, which was then a part of the Dutch East Indies.
But he was primarily known locally and nationally for his years with Leggett & Platt which was founded here in 1883 by Joseph P. Leggett, father of Mrs. Cornell and C. B. Platt whose descendants later founded and continue to own Flex-O-Lators, Inc.
Mr. Cornell is survived by his son,
Harry Mack Jr. of Joplin
one daughter;
Mrs. Ted B. Evans of 1010 Belle Aire
one sister;
Mrs. Dorthea McMahan of Los Gatos, California
five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren
Services were held at Grace Episcopal Church.
The Rev. Richard E. McHenry and
The Rev John W. Biggs officiated.
Ulmer Funeral Home
Joplin Globe
Joplin, Missouri
Page 17
RETURNING TO CARTHAGE AFTER STAY IN SUMATRA
Carthage, Mo., Sept. 6.—Harry Mack Cornell, who has been in Sumatra for the last three years with an oil company, has landed at Boston, on his way to Carthage, according to information received today by his mother, Mrs. H. M. Cornell, 807 South Garrison avenue. His sister, Mrs. Dorothea Pastor, of Boston, arrived this afternoon from Indianapolis to visit her mother. Another daughter, Mrs. O. A. Tilden, and Mr.Tilden, of Kansas City, are here and Mrs. Bruce McCoy, another daughter, will arrive tomorow from Tulsa. With-the exception of a son, H. D. Corrnell of Tulsa, who is now in Chicago on business, all of Mrs. Cornell's children will be here. Mrs. Herman Ross, a daughter, lives with her mother.
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The Cornell home, built by her parents, was on the Victorian Home tour: The Leggett House - 1106 Grand avenue - A classical revival built in 1901 by J. P. Leggett, inventor of a coil bedspring and co-founder of Leggett & Platt, Inc. This style is late Victorian and is unrelated to any earlier Victorian style. Gone is the fussy gingerbread. The late 19th century was an age of imperialism and it begot an architecture more in keeping with the times that of Imperial Rome. Much later it became a 'Bed & Breakfast' home.
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
JANUARY 9, 1982
H. M. CORNELL SR. DIES TODAY AT 81
Harry Mack Cornell Sr., 81, 1106 Grand Avenue, chairman of the board and retired president of Leggett & Platt, Inc., and longtime business and civic leader here, died at 6:05 a.m. today at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, where he had been a patient since Dec 22.
Mr. Cornell was born March 3, 1900 at Carthage. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mack Cornell. He was married to Miss Marjorie Leggett on November 5, 1927 at Carthage. She died September 6, 1980.
Mr. Cornell was named president of Leggett & Platt in April 1953, succeeding George S. Beimdiek who resigned for health reason. At that time Mr. Cornell had been a director of the firm for about 20 years and vice president and sales manager for 15 years. He continued as general sales manager after being elevated to the presidency.
On February 23, 1960, Mr. Cornell was named chairman of the board and his son, Harry Mack Cornell Jr. succeeded him as president and general manager.
His municipal and civic activities included service ont he Carthage City Council and as mayor pro tem. He served for a period of time in 1952 as acting mayor and later served on the Zoning Board of Adjustment here.
He was a communicant of Grace Episcopal Church. A longtime member of Carthage Rotary Club, he had been compelled to retire his membership due to declining health. Also, he was a member of the Carthage Shrine Club and Ahou Ben Adhem Shrine of Springfield.
Mr. Cornell's long and colorful business career included service from 1924-1931 with Standard Oil in Sumatra, which was then a part of the Dutch East Indies.
But he was primarily known locally and nationally for his years with Leggett & Platt which was founded here in 1883 by Joseph P. Leggett, father of Mrs. Cornell and C. B. Platt whose descendants later founded and continue to own Flex-O-Lators, Inc.
Mr. Cornell is survived by his son,
Harry Mack Jr. of Joplin
one daughter;
Mrs. Ted B. Evans of 1010 Belle Aire
one sister;
Mrs. Dorthea McMahan of Los Gatos, California
five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren
Services were held at Grace Episcopal Church.
The Rev. Richard E. McHenry and
The Rev John W. Biggs officiated.
Ulmer Funeral Home
Joplin, Missouri
Page 17
RETURNING TO CARTHAGE AFTER STAY IN SUMATRA
Carthage, Mo., Sept. 6.—Harry Mack Cornell, who has been in Sumatra for the last three years with an oil company, has landed at Boston, on his way to Carthage, according to information received today by his mother, Mrs. H. M. Cornell, 807 South Garrison avenue. His sister, Mrs. Dorothea Pastor, of Boston, arrived this afternoon from Indianapolis to visit her mother. Another daughter, Mrs. O. A. Tilden, and Mr.Tilden, of Kansas City, are here and Mrs. Bruce McCoy, another daughter, will arrive tomorow from Tulsa. With-the exception of a son, H. D. Corrnell of Tulsa, who is now in Chicago on business, all of Mrs. Cornell's children will be here. Mrs. Herman Ross, a daughter, lives with her mother.
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The Cornell home, built by her parents, was on the Victorian Home tour: The Leggett House - 1106 Grand avenue - A classical revival built in 1901 by J. P. Leggett, inventor of a coil bedspring and co-founder of Leggett & Platt, Inc. This style is late Victorian and is unrelated to any earlier Victorian style. Gone is the fussy gingerbread. The late 19th century was an age of imperialism and it begot an architecture more in keeping with the times that of Imperial Rome. Much later it became a 'Bed & Breakfast' home.
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
JANUARY 9, 1982
H. M. CORNELL SR. DIES TODAY AT 81
Harry Mack Cornell Sr., 81, 1106 Grand Avenue, chairman of the board and retired president of Leggett & Platt, Inc., and longtime business and civic leader here, died at 6:05 a.m. today at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, where he had been a patient since Dec 22.
Mr. Cornell was born March 3, 1900 at Carthage. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mack Cornell. He was married to Miss Marjorie Leggett on November 5, 1927 at Carthage. She died September 6, 1980.
Mr. Cornell was named president of Leggett & Platt in April 1953, succeeding George S. Beimdiek who resigned for health reason. At that time Mr. Cornell had been a director of the firm for about 20 years and vice president and sales manager for 15 years. He continued as general sales manager after being elevated to the presidency.
On February 23, 1960, Mr. Cornell was named chairman of the board and his son, Harry Mack Cornell Jr. succeeded him as president and general manager.
His municipal and civic activities included service ont he Carthage City Council and as mayor pro tem. He served for a period of time in 1952 as acting mayor and later served on the Zoning Board of Adjustment here.
He was a communicant of Grace Episcopal Church. A longtime member of Carthage Rotary Club, he had been compelled to retire his membership due to declining health. Also, he was a member of the Carthage Shrine Club and Ahou Ben Adhem Shrine of Springfield.
Mr. Cornell's long and colorful business career included service from 1924-1931 with Standard Oil in Sumatra, which was then a part of the Dutch East Indies.
But he was primarily known locally and nationally for his years with Leggett & Platt which was founded here in 1883 by Joseph P. Leggett, father of Mrs. Cornell and C. B. Platt whose descendants later founded and continue to own Flex-O-Lators, Inc.
Mr. Cornell is survived by his son,
Harry Mack Jr. of Joplin
one daughter;
Mrs. Ted B. Evans of 1010 Belle Aire
one sister;
Mrs. Dorthea McMahan of Los Gatos, California
five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren
Services were held at Grace Episcopal Church.
The Rev. Richard E. McHenry and
The Rev John W. Biggs officiated.
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