Doran Eugene Cornwell
Doran Eugene Cornwell, 91 years old, Williamsburg, VA, passed peacefully at home on January 12, 2024.
He was born July 4, 1932, in Frankford, WV, and was the son of the late James S. and Zula Morgan Cornwell.
Doran enlisted in the Air Force at a young age and served in both Korea and Vietnam. He retired from active duty in 1971 and continued his career with the Department of Defense. He was an avid hunter, golfer, and loved playing tennis with his coworkers at Fort Monroe. Later in life, he loved playing Upwords and spoiling his three adopted cats.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jane Lowance; sisters, Beulah Whitt, Reva Ramsey, Judy Woodruff, and Margie Cornwell; brothers, William “Bud” Cornwell, Estel Cornwell, and Austin Darrell Cornwell.
Surviving are his daughters, Lisa Cornwell, Sharon Moll; and son, Doran Michael Cornwell and wife, Cheryl; grandchildren, Jennifer Moll, Bryan Moll, Jacob Cornwell, Ryan Burnett-Cornwell and wife, Sarah Burnett-Cornwell; sister, Betty Testerman; and brother, Ronald Cornwell and his wife, Sally.
Our family would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to Laura Skinner, Teresa Stanley, Novia McClean, Dorrett Chisholm, Kerene Hall, and Sentara Hospice for their kind and loving care.
A celebration of the life of Doran Cornwell will be held on January 27, 2024, at 2 p.m. at the Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg with Rev. Joe Geiger officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Greenbrier Memorial Gardens in Lewisburg.
The family will receive family and friends from 1 p.m. until time of services on Saturday at the Funeral Home.
To honor Doran, the family wishes that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to The Heritage Humane Society: heritagehumane.org/donate or to The DAV: helpdav.org .
Please send online condolences by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.
Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg is in charge of arrangements.
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