Obituary of Donna Fay Cornelius

Donna Fay Cornelius, 77 of Bagwell, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 1, 2011 with her family by her side. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Clarksville with Bro. Karl Bush officiating, under the direction of Clarksville Funeral Home. Burial is to follow in Fairview Cemetery, officiated by grandsons, Jody VanDeaver and Kevin Cornelius. She was born February 14, 1934, in Crosby County Texas the daughter of F. L. and Delma McEachern. She married the love of her life, Bob Cornelius, on November 30, 1951, in Ralls, Texas. After years of farming on the South Plains, they moved to Red River County to operate a cattle and commercial hay business. She was a homemaker and was employed as a Special Education Aide with Clarksville Schools. She served the Lord as an active member of the Bagwell Baptist Church and was a dedicated member of the community. She loved her family and spent her life caring for them. She enjoyed gardening, camping, cooking and being outdoors. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, John Irvin McEachern, and a sister, Gennell McEachern Webb. She is survived by her husband; sons Bobby Cornelius and wife Lisa of Clarksville, Jimmy Cornelius and wife Tricia of San Antonio; daughters Linda VanDeaver and husband Tommy of Clarksville, Kathie Roseberry and husband Bruce of New Boston; nine grandchildren including Michelle Wolf of Harker Heights, Kevin Cornelius of Karnes City, Amy Devine of Clarksville, Jody VanDeaver of Paris, Deanna Cornelius of Lawton Oklahoma, Melissa Richards of New Boston, Heath VanDeaver of Detroit, Robert Roseberry of Eagle Pass, and Kristin Low, Arkadelphia, Arkansas; 13 great grandchildren, and a large extended family. Pallbearers are sons-in-law and grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are neighbors and friends.