Obituary
Jack
Cornett 83 of Lexington, KY formerly of
Huntington,
WV died Thursday December 11,
2008. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Beard Mortuary.
Burial will follow in
Woodmere
Memorial Park.
He was born November 18, 1925 in Huntington a son of the late Ward L.
and Stella Clayton Cornett. In addition to his parents he was preceded in
death by a brother Richard Lee Cornett and a sister Alma Frances Allen. Jack
and his wife, Helen were the former owners of Rosalie’s Flowers. He was a
U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and was a member of VFW Post 9738 whose members
will conduct military rites. He is survived by his wife, Helen Meisel
Cornett; two sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Leslie Cornett and Jack
Cornett, Jr. and Lucy all of Lexington; four grandsons, Kevin Cornett of
Lexington, Kyle Cornett of Nashville, TN and John and William Cornett of
Lexington; a brother Ward L. Cornett, Jr. of Beckley, WV and several nieces
and nephews. The family will receive friends on Tuesday after 1:00 PM. at
Beard Mortuary.
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