Dena Roy Cornelius

Dena Roy Cornelius, 76, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018.Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Gordon, 211 South Main, Gordon, 76453. Interment: New Gordon Cemetery.Dena was born March 21, 1941 in Kokomo, Texas to Roy and Modell Crawley. She was a dedicated purchasing agent for 27 years at A.V.W. Audio/Visual. Dena married the love of her life, Clif Cornelius, in 1982 and they had many happy years together. When she retired in 2002, they moved out to Gordon and became members of the United Methodist Church of Santo. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.Dena was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jimmy Crawley; sister, Billie Jo Craddock; and best friends, Gina Mueller, Marie Vasquez, Donna Blount, and Pat Ebbens.Survivors: husband, Clif Cornelius; daughters, Beverlie Dowell, Cindy Gensler, and Jody MacDonald; grandchildren, Casey Gailley, Monty Turley, Neely Turley, Blake MacDonald, and Kelsey MacDonald; great-grandchildren, Victoria and Vanessa Turley; sister, Beverlie Phariss; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends.