Edna Cornelison (Seymour)'s Obituary
Edna Gladys Cornelison, daughter of Fredrick Raymond and Carrie Olivia (Barker) Cornelison, was born February 21, 1925, in rural Webster County, Missouri, and departed this life July 26, 2016, at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri. Edna was ninety-one years, five months and five days wise at the time of her peaceful passing.
One of twelve children, she was born and raised in the Seymour community. On May 8, 1941, Edna was united in marriage to Lloyd Junior Cornelison, and to this union a daughter and son were born. For several years they made their home near Seymour and then moved to Idaho where they ran Green Orchard. After ten years, they returned to the Seymour area where Edna and Junior raised their children, lovingly watched their family expand with grandchildren and great-grandchildren and happily spent the remainder of their years. They also had quite a presence in the community, owning and operating the infamous Skyline Café, Edna’s Café on the square, and L & R Service Station and Car Sales. Edna and Junior were married for sixty-two blessed years until Junior’s passing on February 27, 2004.
Edna was given the name Big Mom by her grandchildren, and so throughout her years in the community was affectionately known by all as Big Mom. The name was fitting of a woman who had a heart of gold and welcomed everyone into her home.
Edna was the heart of her family, the glue that kept the family together. When her siblings would return to Seymour for holidays and gatherings, it was always to Edna’s house. She loved cooking and preparing full course meals. She truly enjoyed sewing, and was known to embroider and quilt. For many years, Edna was a member of the Burnett Sewing Club. In other spare time, she also liked to read anything she could get her hands on. And if you heard humming, Big Mom was near; she hummed with every task and chore and all throughout the day.
At a young age, Edna accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior. She and Junior were longtime members of the First Baptist Church of Seymour. After his passing, she began regularly attending Cedar Gap Baptist Church with her son’s family until her health began to fail.
In addition to her parents and husband, Junior, Edna was preceded in death by brothers, Raymond Cornelison and Freddie Cornelison, infant brother, William Jackson Cornelison, and sister, Esther Tucker; also three brothers-in-law, Dean Sartin, Jack Tucker, and Russell Clark.
Edna is survived by her children, Richard Cornelison and wife, Sandy, and Linda Hosiner and husband, Robert, all of Seymour; six grandchildren, Elizabeth Hosiner and fiancé Ron Jungert, of Niangua, Missouri, Jennifer and Corey Yates of Seymour, Steven and Becky Hosiner of Seymour, Bobby and Carla Hosiner of West Plains, Missouri, Angie and Jake Kabage of Seymour, and Tim Cornelison of Seymour; twenty great-grandchildren, Sean, Chris, Erika, Chevy, Ceejay, Cortland, Cy, Cash, Chaplin, Truman, Nathaniel, Ashlynn, Austin, Kasen, Kori, Kristine, Trevor, Alyssa, Alexis, and Jacob; eight great-great-grandchildren, Hannah, Leyton, Hadley, Kaleb, Kaden, Dusty, Kenzie, and Chloe; six sisters, Carol and Van Bateman, and Nancy and Frank Priboth, all of Bella Vista, Arkansas, Imogene and Bob Ramsey, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Kathleen Sartin of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Anna Louise Tucker of Twin Falls, Idaho, and Magoline Clark of Derby, Kansas; and brother, Jim and Mary Cornelison, also of Derby; too many nieces and nephews to name, and many more extended loved ones, dear friends and church family.
We take this time on this day to honor the long and well-lived life of Edna Gladys Cornelison. She leaves a legacy of being a devoted wife, a much-loved mother, an adored and fun-loving grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, a caring and loyal sister and friend, and Big Mom to all. Edna will be sadly missed, but her years with us created so many fond and loving memories that will be cherished in hearts forever. Listen for the humming and know Big Mom is all around us.
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