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Billy Guy Cornelius
Sep 16, 1961 - Aug 20, 2017
Posted by Martha Reddout
Whinery Funeral Service
Sayre, OK
(permission granted)
Billy Cornelius was born September 16, 1961 in Sayre, Oklahoma to
Barbara Jean and Guy Cornelius. He passed away August 20, 2017 at
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 55 years, 11 months and 4
days.
Billy grew up in the Spring Creek community and attended school at
Sayre and graduated from Carter High School in 1980. After
graduation he worked with his father and uncle Curtis on the family
farm until 1983 when he attended Oklahoma State University Technical
Branch where he received diesel mechanic certificate in 1985. He
briefly moved to Tulsa where he found employment before returning
back to western Oklahoma where he went to work as a roughneck in the
oil and natural gas industry. Billy enjoyed anything dealing with
Harley-Davidson motorcycles and was able to attend the Sturgis
rally. Billy always had a smile on his face, never met a stranger,
would give anyone the shirt off his back and would talk to anyone as
long as they would listen.
He was preceded in death by his parents and maternal and paternal
grandparents.
He is survived by his daughter, Terri Bradford, Amarillo, TX; 3
sisters, Louise Hankins and husband, Clyde, Yukon, OK, Ann Turner
and husband, Charlie, Tulsa, OK and Marjorie Stroupe and husband,
Charles, Yukon, OK; 1 niece, Stephanie Hankins, Dallas, TX and a
host of aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.
Visitation
Thursday, August 24, 2017
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Rose Chapel Funeral
Service (Sayre)
906 N 4TH ST
Sayre, Oklahoma 73662
Funeral Service
Friday, August 25, 2017
2:00 PM
Spring Creek Baptist
Church
Burial will follow in the Spring Creek Cemetery
A keepsake video is available through http://www.whineryfs.com
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