He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Arthur Cornelius and Susan Logan Cornelius.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Imogene Walker Cornelius; daughter, Carla C. Ford; sons, Robert D. Cornelius and Frank Joseph Kelly; sisters, Annie Ruth Stafford and Nettie Sue Hooten; brother, Joseph Melvin Cornelius; grandchildren, Joseph Kevin Cornelius, Walter C. Ford, III, Jason Carl Ford, Carla Ford Meloni, Dr. Joe Kelly, Kristy Chance, and Kim Gilmer; great-grandchildren, Will Ford, Brooks Ford, Knox Meloni, and Palmer Ford.
A graveside service will be held Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 11AM at Forest Crest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to United Abilities (Cerebral Palsy).
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Kilgroe Funeral Home, Leeds directing.