Archie Ralph Cornett

  Noted events in his life were:

• Obituary: Smyth County New and Messenger, 30 Mar 2005, Smyth CO, VA. ¹ Archie Ralph Cornett of Sugar Grove, died Sunday, March 20, 2005, at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion.
He was born August 7, 1927, in Bridle Creek to Hurley Cicero and Virginia Vaught Cornett.
He was retired from Frito Lay Inc. and worked for District Three Senior Services after retirement. He was a WW II Naval veteran and was a member of the VFW Post 4667 in Marion. He was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion. He was a charter member of the Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Department and a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church.
He was a loving husband, father and Pappy.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John Winton Cornett and two sisters, Janet Virginia Brown and Ellen Lucille Cornett.
Survivors include his loving wife of 57 years, Mary Cristella Woods Cornett; son and fianc?e, David M. Cornett and Mary F. Arthur of Carlisle, Pa.; two daughters and a son-in-law, Patricia C. and Gerald A. Bates of Albemarle, N.C. and Lynn C. Ross and fianc?, Robert J. Waller of Danville; brother, Billie C. Cornette of Marion; two sisters, Louise C. Watkins of Ridgeville, Ind. and Pat C. Hamm of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; a half brother, Gayle Billings of Kingsville, Md.; grandson, YN2(SW) Joshua Matthew Ross; two granddaughters, Angela Dawn Sexton Alejo and Megan Lee Cornett; two great-granddaughters, Ana Gabriel Alejo and Madelyn Nicole Ross; great-grandson, Joshua Matthew Ross, Jr.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2005, at the Sugar Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenny Price and the Rev. Kenny Conner officiating. Interment followed in Slemp Cemetery with full military honors being rendered by the Francis Marion VFW Post 4667.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Slemp Cemetery Fund, 5073 Longview Lane, Sugar Grove, Va. 24375. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.bradleysfh.com.
The family received friends Tuesday evening, March 29, 2005, at the funeral home.

Archie married Cristilla Woods.