Willie Kate Cornwell, 96, of the Asheville Highway, Greeneville, passed away Wednesday at Laughlin Health Care Center.
She was a homemaker and the widow of Clarence Cornwell.
Mrs. Cornwell was a member of Victory Church of God, where she attended as long as her health permitted.
Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law: Betty Cook and Fred Wilhoit, Carolyn Finchum, Helen and Wayne Moore, and Janice Riddle; six grandchildren: Randy Miller, Cindi Cook, Angie Lawson, Christy Starnes, Shelly Shaw, and Lisa Ricker; 11 great-grandchildren: Kaylin, Spencer, and Eli Lawson, Emily and Anna Shaw, Seth and Macy Ricker, Lexie and Lacie Starnes, Shawna Fillers, and Lori Wilhoit; four great-great grandchildren: Malory Miller, Kaiden Fillers, and Brant and Brynna Wilhoit; and two sisters and brothers-in-law: Shirley and Duane Reed and Mayme and Howard Seaton.
She was the daughter of the late Noah Samuel and Annie Collins Davis and was preceded in death by a daughter: Linda Miller; four sisters: Jeraldine Swatzell, Maltie Wilson, Norma Jean Davis, and Helena Davis; one brother: Wilmer Davis; and a granddaughter: Teresa Diane Cook.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home with the funeral service following at 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Jim Fillers will officiate.
Family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 12:30 p.m. Friday to go in procession to GreeneLawn Memory Gardens for a 1 p.m. committal service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Victory Church of God, 166 Sanford Circle, Greeneville, TN 37743; or Amedisys Hospice, 127 Serral Drive, Suite 1, Greeneville, TN 37745.