HAROLD CORNELL

LAMAR-Services will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Daniel Funeral Home for Harold James Cornell, 67, Lamar, who died Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, surrounded by family. Visitation will follow the service.

Donations may be made to Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

The obituary may be viewed and condolences sent online at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include his wife, Brenda Cornell of Lamar; sons, Harold Jamie Cornell II of Lamar and Dustin Cornell, Oklahoma City, Okla.; a daughter-in-law, Sarah Adams-Cornell, Oklahoma City, Okla.; grandchildren, Trinity Cornell, Harold Jayce Cornell III, Isabella Cornell and Gabrielle Cornell; his sister, Brenda Rhine and his in-laws, Wayne Duncan and Dhea Cornell.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Melvin Art Cornell and Nadine Embry and siblings, Artie Cornell and Linda Duncan.

Mr. Cornell was born Feb. 26, 1948, in Lamar, to Melvin Art Cornell and Laura Nadine Embry. He attended school in Lamar and Wichita, Kan. He met the love of his life, Brenda Wampler in November 1968 on the Lamar square and they were married three months later on Feb. 21, 1969.

In his early years he enjoyed going to rodeos, where he was a pick-up man. He and his wife took many trips on his motorcycle and he enjoyed the simple pleasures and beauty of life outdoors, where he spent much of his time. He was an avid fisherman and spoke often and fondly of his wild boar and coon hunting trips. He was a self-taught musician and played the guitar, mandolin, fiddle and harmonica. He was of the generation who could fix anything and was always collecting cars and other equipment that needed some elbow grease.

Most of all he was kind, generous and loved his family fiercely. He was the type of man who would go without to fill the need of another. He was a man of few words, but never hesitated to tell his family how much he loved them. He made sure his family knew the love of God and took his family to worship with their church family at Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He had a tremendous sense of humor, which he kept until the very end.