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  • Visitation

    Friday, March 6, 2020

    10:00 am to 12:00 noon

    Greater Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Lebanon, IL.

  • Service

    Friday, March 6, 2020

    12:00 noon

    Greater Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Lebanon, IL.

  • Full Obituary

    Ramona K. (nee Abbitt) Cornish, 89, of Mary Esther, Florida, died Saturday, February 29, 2020, at her residence.

    Ramona was born January 22, 1931, to Virgil and Waldena (nee Barris) Turner.

    She was a member of Mt. Calvary Church of God and Christ, Washington Park, IL. She was a very inspirational woman, God fearing, loving, kind, generous, and nurturing. The epitome of a Christian woman. She treasured her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren; each a precious gift from God.

    She is survived by her children, Wilson R. Cornish, Belleville, IL, Walt E. Cornish, O’Fallon, IL, Regina K. Cornish, Springfield, IL, Cathryn E. (Raymond) Hernandez, Moore, OK, Andree G. Cornish, Lebanon, IL, George G. Gregory (Robin) Cornish, Kewanee, IL, Kimberson S. (Zenaida) Cornish, Mary Esther, FL; 34 grandchildren; many great grandchildren; host of great, great grandchildren.

    She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Waldena Turner; husband, Charles “Old Soldier” Cornish; daughter, Carla R. Cornish; son, Charles Winston Cornish.

    Visitation: Friday, March 6, 2020, from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, at Greater Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Lebanon, IL.

    Funeral Service: Friday, March 6, 2020, at 12:00 noon, Greater Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Lebanon, IL.

    Interment: College Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, IL.

    Meridith Funeral Home, Lebanon, IL

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6 Condolences
 
  1. C Wilson / March 4, 2020 at 7:48 am

    May the CORNISH FAMILY find comfort in the words
    recorded in (John 5:28, 29).

  2. Robert and Ruby Branch Family / March 4, 2020 at 10:14 pm

    Mother Cornish is an Awesome Gracious Lady and God’s choosing her was only picking the Best for His Garden in Heaven. May God 🙏 Grant Comfort and Healing to the Hearts, Minds and Souls to All Who knew Sis Cornish.
    Blessings…🙏…Prayers…Amen

  3. Rev. Gail Cornish & Daeshawn / March 5, 2020 at 12:01 pm

    Aunt Mona had a wonderful joyful spirit. She would call to encourage her nephew Charles Cornish before his transition. After his passing, she still kept the connection in encouraging me as a widow. Thank you for real love. To the family a terrible lost but nonetheless continue in the legacy she left behind – Prayer

  4. Therese Saunders / March 5, 2020 at 3:22 pm

    To the family of Ramona Cornish: Was so sad to hear of Ramona’s passing. All of us at the Mascoutah Senior Center enjoyed her coming in to eat and visit with us. She was a wonderful lady and we will miss her.

    Therese Saunders
    Office Manager
    Mascoutah Senior Center

  5. Faye Staden / March 5, 2020 at 10:16 pm

    To the Family of Mother Ramona Cornish: So sorry to hear of your mothers homegoing. She was a beautiful woman of God and we all enjoyed her short visit to Oklahoma City, and was sorry to see her leave. May God comfort your hearts as only he can. You are in our prayers.

    The Staden Family
    and the Victory Temple Church of God in Christ family

  6. Nancy Ryan Macklin RN PhD / March 8, 2020 at 12:01 pm

    To the Family of Ramona Cornish,
    Knowing Ramona Cornish was my privilege when she was a student at McKendree University, and I was a faculty member in the program for registered nurses to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Not only was she a good student and fine nurse, Ramona was a kind and gracious woman. I am saddened to know she is no longer with us in person. My sympathy to her family and to those who knew her. Thank you for including the lovely photo. That smile is one of my best memories of Ramona.
    Nancy Ryan Macklin RN PhD

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