Ruth Ellen Williams Cornell, 84, of Alkol, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at home, surrounded by her family. She had been ill for several months and passed away from renal failure.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Stanley; parents, Archie & Angie Williams; and sisters, Nellie McClure, Carrie Johnson and Cornia Loftis Tribble.
She was a Christian, and a retired teacher from Kanawha County Schools. She helped to write the pilot program for the WV history curriculum.
Ruth is survived by her son, Andrew Buel Cornell, Fredericksburg, VA; daughter, Karen Cornell Raines, Savannah, GA; brother, John (Jean) Williams, Dayton, OH and sister, Ann (Carl) Egnor, Sumerco, WV; and also survived by four grandchildren, Andrew, Jr., Rebecca, Katie & Sandra; and one great-grandson, Benjamin.
Services will be 11:00am, Wednesday, January 18th at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastors Chuck Adkins and Dwight McClure officiating. Burial will follow at the Pauley Cemetery, Woodville. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to Stepping Stones Canine Fosters WV, 6918 Heritage Dr., Charleston, WV 25312. The family would like to thank the staff of CAMC – Charleston General Hospital and Dignity Hospice of Chapmanville.
Words cannot express our supreme gratitude to Mrs. Ann Egnor for her commitment and caregiving to her sister Ruth.