Robert Sanford Cornish
HUTCHINSON -- Robert Sanford Cornish,
93, retired postal worker, died Sunday (Oct. 15, 2000) at his
residence in Hutchinson.
He was born Nov. 21, 1906, to Clinton
and Laura (Williams) Cornish in Muskogee, Okla. They preceded him in
death. He married Rosie L. Whiteside April 2, 1933, in Sapulpa, Okla.
She preceded him in death April 4, 1992.
He lived in Newton for a short period
of time, but spent most of his life in the Tulsa, Okla., area. He was
retired from the U.S. Postal Service.
Survivors include: three daughters,
Merlyn R. Buss of Hutchinson, Laurella V. Kerr of Sonora, Calif., and
Rosalea A. Sudlow of Tulsa, Okla.; two brothers, Tommy M. Cornish of
Houston and Billy Cornish of McAlester, Okla.; nine grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; four step great-grandchildren; and one step
great-great-grandchild.
He was also preceded in death by: a
brother, Amasa Cornish; and a sister, Virgie Swindell.
Memorial service will be 7 p. m. today
at Van Campen Funeral Home Chapel in Haven. Burial services will be
in Floral Haven Cemetery in Broken Arrow, Okla., at a later date.
Memorials have been established with
The Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital in care of the funeral
home.
