Ilene Virginia Cornish, 86, of Sullivan, WV, died Monday, July 31, 2017.
She was born February 14, 1931, in Monroe County, WV, a daughter of Zernie and Bessie Craft Wykle.
Ilene Virginia Cornish, 86, of Sullivan, WV, died Monday, July 31, 2017, at University Hospital in Cleveland, OH.
She was born February 14, 1931, in Monroe County, WV, a daughter of Zernie and Bessie Craft Wykle.
Ilene lived most of her life in Grafton, OH, but West Virginia was always home.
Ilene worked and retired from Midview Schools after nearly 20 years. She enjoyed watching TV ministries. Ilene especially enjoyed spending time outdoors and in her garden. She raised flowers and kept up with her landscaping. Blackberries were a favorite to collect and cook with. Ilene liked to tend to the birds outside her house, always making sure they were fed. Most of all, she cherished her family. One of 12 children, she was close with her siblings, and she was a devoted mother, always making sure her daughter felt loved.
Survivors include her daughter, Brenda Vaught; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; stepmother, Lucille Wykle; and siblings, Dorothy Harbaugh, Margaret Wykle-Williams, Lee Wykle, Kenneth Wykle, Barbara Bastic, Richard Wykle, James Wykle, and Linda Carrington.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Edgar, William, and Hubert Wykle; as well as four infant children.
Friends and family will be received Thursday, August 3, 2017, from 10 AM until time of the service at 11 AM at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home in Wellington, OH. Burial will take place on Friday, August 4, at Rosewood Cemetery in Lewisburg, WV.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.norton-eastman funeralhom.com.
Norton-Eastman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the August 2, 2017 edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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