James Marvin Cornelison (2011)

CORNELISON, REPPLINGER, NELSON, MCKINNEY, GROTH, BILLHEIMER, TUCKER, TORRANCE

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart - Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/9/2011 at 11:30:15

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa

October 5, 2011

JAMES CORNELISON, Lorimor

James ‘Jim’ Cornelison, 60, of Lorimor died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with burial in the Lorimor Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.

James Marvin was born Sept. 10, 1951, in Osceola, Iowa, the son of Merrill and Patricia (Repplinger) Cornelison. He attended grade school at East Union and finished his education at Ft. Sill Army School, Ft. Sills, Oklahoma. His marriage to Norma ‘Gidget’ Nelson took place on Feb. 20, 1977. Jim enlisted in the United States Army and served two tours of duty in Vietnam; he was a paratrooper and later transferred to the tank division. He was honorably discharged from service with the rank of Private Second Class in 1975. Following his service to his country, Jim began a career in trucking,employed recently with Double S Trucking in Avoca. He had also driven for Hill Brothers, Werner Enterprises and Advanced Drainage Systems.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Cloyd and Ed McKinney; two nieces, Debbie McKinney and Kimberly (McKinney) Groth and a nephew-in-law, Nathan Groth.

Jim is survived by a daughter, Shannon Billheimer of Adair; a son, Matt Cornelison of Fontanelle; and seven grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Sandi Tucker; two brothers, Allen McKinney and Merrill (Sandy) Cornelison; special friend, Cyndi Torrance all of Lorimor; and many nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.ochiltree