Karen was a 1980 graduate of Upper Arlington High School and was once named Miss Teenage Columbus featured in several fashion advertisements. She attended Ohio State University where she was in the ADPi sorority.
Karen worked as a broadcast journalist for a number of years before transitioning to her law career.
In 1998, she graduated from Oklahoma City Law School with honors. She later obtained her LLM in Taxation from Capital University Law School. Karen worked as a Staff Attorney for Franklin County Common Pleas Court for a number of years.
Her sense of humor and wit will be deeply missed. Karen loved her family’s beloved “Century Farm” with a true conservationist and environmental advocate. An avid gardener, beekeeper, maple syrup producer, animal and human rights advocate, and so much more.
She is preceded in death by her parents Normagene Coon Cornwell and David George Cornwell. She is survived by her loving children Michael McCoy, Stephen McCoy and Kelly McCoy; and brother David (Donna) Cornwell and children Jeremy (Shauna) Cornwell and Andrew (Elaine) Cornwell.
A visitation for Karen will be held Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Schoedinger Northwest, 1740 Zollinger Road, Columbus, OH 43221.
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