Carolee Armstrong Cornett died at her home, Sunday April 1, 2012
after a long battle with COPD and Diabetes. She was 72.
Carolee (Carey) Armstrong was born to Arthur Lee Armstrong
and Kathryn (Goodwin) Armstrong on September 12, 1939 in Fort
Wayne, Indiana. Carey was just 16 when she graduated salutatorian
from Salem Center High School in Salem, Indiana in 1956. She began
attending Indiana University in Bloomington that same year.
After raising three sons, Carey went back to
school--receiving her bachelor's degree from Indiana University in
1985. Carey married Ron Cornett and embarked on a new career as a
substance abuse counselor. Working first at the Ray of Love in
Bloomington, then for Koala Centers in Indianapolis and Nashville,
Tennessee, Carey counseledhundredsof addicts.
She finished her career managing all the addiction
programs at the renowned Center for the Homeless in South Bend,
Indiana. After retiring Carey returned to Bloomington to be
close to her children and grandchildren, but kept active counseling
people with substance abuse problems at The Amethyst
House.
Carey Cornett was preceded in death by her father, Arthur
Lee Armstrong, and her brother Laurence Lee Armstrong.
She is survived by her husband Ronald Cornett, her mother
Kathryn Armstrong, her sister Loralee (Armstrong) Taylor (and her
husband Rodney) her son Brien Jones (and his wife Brandy), her son
David Jones (and his wife Sally), her son Eric Jones (and his wife
Susan), her grandson Alexander Jones and her granddaughter Kathryn
Mae Jones.
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 5, 2012 from 9:00
AM at 11:00 AM at the Allen Funeral Home at 4155 South Old State
Road 37 in Bloomington. Her memorial service will is scheduled for
11:00 AM.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Amethyst
House at 645 North Walnut Street, Bloomington, IN 47404.
Allen Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Friends
can send condolences to www.allenfuneralhome.org
after a long battle with COPD and Diabetes. She was 72.
Carolee (Carey) Armstrong was born to Arthur Lee Armstrong
and Kathryn (Goodwin) Armstrong on September 12, 1939 in Fort
Wayne, Indiana. Carey was just 16 when she graduated salutatorian
from Salem Center High School in Salem, Indiana in 1956. She began
attending Indiana University in Bloomington that same year.
After raising three sons, Carey went back to
school--receiving her bachelor's degree from Indiana University in
1985. Carey married Ron Cornett and embarked on a new career as a
substance abuse counselor. Working first at the Ray of Love in
Bloomington, then for Koala Centers in Indianapolis and Nashville,
Tennessee, Carey counseledhundredsof addicts.
She finished her career managing all the addiction
programs at the renowned Center for the Homeless in South Bend,
Indiana. After retiring Carey returned to Bloomington to be
close to her children and grandchildren, but kept active counseling
people with substance abuse problems at The Amethyst
House.
Carey Cornett was preceded in death by her father, Arthur
Lee Armstrong, and her brother Laurence Lee Armstrong.
She is survived by her husband Ronald Cornett, her mother
Kathryn Armstrong, her sister Loralee (Armstrong) Taylor (and her
husband Rodney) her son Brien Jones (and his wife Brandy), her son
David Jones (and his wife Sally), her son Eric Jones (and his wife
Susan), her grandson Alexander Jones and her granddaughter Kathryn
Mae Jones.
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 5, 2012 from 9:00
AM at 11:00 AM at the Allen Funeral Home at 4155 South Old State
Road 37 in Bloomington. Her memorial service will is scheduled for
11:00 AM.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Amethyst
House at 645 North Walnut Street, Bloomington, IN 47404.
Allen Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Friends
can send condolences to www.allenfuneralhome.org
Carolee Armstrong Cornett died at her home, Sunday April 1, 2012
after a long battle with COPD and Diabetes. She was 72.
Carolee (Carey) Armstrong was born to Arthur Lee Armstrong
and Kathryn (Goodwin) Armstrong on September 12, 1939 in Fort
Wayne, Indiana. Carey was just 16 when she graduated salutatorian
from Salem Center High School in Salem, Indiana in 1956. She began
attending Indiana University in Bloomington that same year.
After raising three sons, Carey went back to
school--receiving her bachelor's degree from Indiana University in
1985. Carey married Ron Cornett and embarked on a new career as a
substance abuse counselor. Working first at the Ray of Love in
Bloomington, then for Koala Centers in Indianapolis and Nashville,
Tennessee, Carey counseledhundredsof addicts.
She finished her career managing all the addiction
programs at the renowned Center for the Homeless in South Bend,
Indiana. After retiring Carey returned to Bloomington to be
close to her children and grandchildren, but kept active counseling
people with substance abuse problems at The Amethyst
House.
Carey Cornett was preceded in death by her father, Arthur
Lee Armstrong, and her brother Laurence Lee Armstrong.
She is survived by her husband Ronald Cornett, her mother
Kathryn Armstrong, her sister Loralee (Armstrong) Taylor (and her
husband Rodney) her son Brien Jones (and his wife Brandy), her son
David Jones (and his wife Sally), her son Eric Jones (and his wife
Susan), her grandson Alexander Jones and her granddaughter Kathryn
Mae Jones.
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 5, 2012 from 9:00
AM at 11:00 AM at the Allen Funeral Home at 4155 South Old State
Road 37 in Bloomington. Her memorial service will is scheduled for
11:00 AM.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Amethyst
House at 645 North Walnut Street, Bloomington, IN 47404.
Allen Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Friends
can send condolences to www.allenfuneralhome.org
after a long battle with COPD and Diabetes. She was 72.
Carolee (Carey) Armstrong was born to Arthur Lee Armstrong
and Kathryn (Goodwin) Armstrong on September 12, 1939 in Fort
Wayne, Indiana. Carey was just 16 when she graduated salutatorian
from Salem Center High School in Salem, Indiana in 1956. She began
attending Indiana University in Bloomington that same year.
After raising three sons, Carey went back to
school--receiving her bachelor's degree from Indiana University in
1985. Carey married Ron Cornett and embarked on a new career as a
substance abuse counselor. Working first at the Ray of Love in
Bloomington, then for Koala Centers in Indianapolis and Nashville,
Tennessee, Carey counseledhundredsof addicts.
She finished her career managing all the addiction
programs at the renowned Center for the Homeless in South Bend,
Indiana. After retiring Carey returned to Bloomington to be
close to her children and grandchildren, but kept active counseling
people with substance abuse problems at The Amethyst
House.
Carey Cornett was preceded in death by her father, Arthur
Lee Armstrong, and her brother Laurence Lee Armstrong.
She is survived by her husband Ronald Cornett, her mother
Kathryn Armstrong, her sister Loralee (Armstrong) Taylor (and her
husband Rodney) her son Brien Jones (and his wife Brandy), her son
David Jones (and his wife Sally), her son Eric Jones (and his wife
Susan), her grandson Alexander Jones and her granddaughter Kathryn
Mae Jones.
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 5, 2012 from 9:00
AM at 11:00 AM at the Allen Funeral Home at 4155 South Old State
Road 37 in Bloomington. Her memorial service will is scheduled for
11:00 AM.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Amethyst
House at 645 North Walnut Street, Bloomington, IN 47404.
Allen Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Friends
can send condolences to www.allenfuneralhome.org
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