Emily Mae Cornett Obituary (1931

Emily Mae Cornett, age 85 of Zolfo Springs, FL, formerly of London, KY, widow of Verrel Cornett, passed away on Thursday, June 8 at Rest Haven Assisted Living Facility in Zolfo Springs, FL. She was the mother of Charlotte Shields and husband James of Zolfo Springs, FL. She also leaves behind four siblings, Oshie Smith Coffee, Naomi Proffitt and husband Ray, Grace Hoskins and husband Hobert, Neil Scalf and wife Rochelle; three grandchildren, Shannon Ayers and husband Joe of South Carolina, Jamie Tant and husband Scott of Georgia, John-William Shields and wife Chyntel of Michigan; fifteen great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson, Peter B. Tant. She was preceded in death by her husband, Verrel Cornett; parents, Willie Frank & Roxie Adkins Scalf and one sister, Imogene Pettyjohn. She was a farmer, homemaker and member of Slate Ridge Bible Church. She will forever be remembered and greatly missed by all of her family and friends. Funeral services for Emily Mae Cornett will be conducted on Tuesday, June 13 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home with Verrell Root officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:00 p.m. until the funeral hour, also on Tuesday at the funeral home.