Obituary
Jean Marie Cornelison
BLACKFOOT - Jean Marie Marlow Howell Cornelison, 79, Blackfoot, died early Sunday morning, April 19, 2009, at her home following a lingering illness.
She was born on June 15, 1929, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to John Monroe and Elosia Jane Williams Marlow. She attended school at Wapello Elementary, graduated from Blackfoot High School, attended Idaho State University, where she was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Marie married William Dale "Bill" Howell on June 2, 1947, at Bozeman, Montana, and their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple. Bill and Marie moved to McCammon in 1949, and opened their grocery store, "Howell's Market." They served the McCammon and Marsh Valley area for 30 years. Bill preceded her in death on July 21, 1984.
She married Buford Max Cornelison on December 7, 1991, in the Idaho Falls Temple and they have made their home in Blackfoot, with winters in Quartzsite, Arizona.
he was an accountant and was employed by Flying J Truck Stops for many years. She loved sewing, music, skiing and her family. Marie was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and held various positions including stake Primary president, stake Relief Society board, ward Primary president, Young Women president, organist, teacher and chorister.
She is survived by her husband, Buford, of Blackfoot; six sons, John Reese (Sherry) Howell, William "Bill" Secrist (Betsy) Howell, all of McCammon, James Sherwin (Cindy) Howell, Spanish Fork, Utah, Lowell Max (Michelle) Howell, McCammon, Bob (Brenda) Cornelison, Pocatello, and Von (Linda) Cornelison, Blackfoot; three daughters, Suzanne Howell and Sandra (John) Barnby, McCammon, and Lisa (Tyrel) Beavers, Mesa, Arizona; 34 grandchildren, and 36 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dr. John Lloyd (Cathy) Marlow, Washington D.C., and Jay (Nadine) Marlow, Wapello, Idaho; two sisters, Shirley Baker, Blackfoot, Idaho, and Joan (Spencer) Belliston, Murray, Utah. Marie was preceded in death besides her first husband, Bill, by her parents, a brother, Lowell, and Cooper Harding, a great-grandson.
Funeral services will be held Friday, April 24, 2009, at 1 p.m. in the McCammon LDS Stake Center, with Bishop Ivan Bullock conducting. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening in the Cornelison Funeral Home, 431 N. 15th Ave., Pocatello, and at the church in McCammon from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. prior to the services. Burial will be in the Norton Cemetery, McCammon. Online guest book and condolences available at www.cornelisonfh.com.
Published in Idaho State Journal on April 20, 2009