Alvin Floyd Cornelison

Alvin Floyd Cornelison, 93, died June 23, 2015 in Pampa. Services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, June 26, 2015 at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel, with Lee Cornelison, his son, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Cornelison was born July 13, 1921 in Forsyth, Missouri. Alvin had been a resident of Pampa since 1946. He married Naomi Lee “Scottie” Medley on February 3, 1947 in Pampa. She preceded him in death on May 10, 2015. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during World War II as a motorcycle messenger in the 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He worked for Northern Natural Gas as a compressor engineer for 37 years, retiring in 1983. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Alvin was preceded in death by two sisters, Berniece Bradshaw and Helen Trimble; two brothers, Arlis Cornelison and Clarence Cornelison; two brothers-in-law, Dean Bradshaw and Herb Trimble; two sisters-in-law, Winnie Cornelison and Frances Cornelison; and two grandsons, Roy Tyler Reeves and Michael Townsend Cornelison. Survivors include three daughters, Paula Burns and Peggy Adkins and husband Jim, all of Pampa, and Donna Gordy of Skellytown; a son, Lee Cornelison and wife Brenda of Pampa; six grandchildren, Michelle Duvall, Troyce Reeves, Stacie Furgason, Brady Burns, Jeanine Malone and Jeff Adkins; 17 great grandchildren with one great grandson on-the-way, and one great great grandchild. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Missions, PO Box 621, Pampa, Texas 79066-0621.