Mr. George J. Cornish

November 26, 1943 - May 2, 2020

THE GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, MAY 9TH @ 11 A.M. AT RIVERSIDE GARDENS. BY LAW, AND BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS, ONLY TEN (10) PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE CHAPEL FOR THE SERVICE. TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SLOW THE RATE OF TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19, ROLFE FUNERAL HOME IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND LOCAL ORDINANCES. EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING BY LEAVING 6 FEET BETWEEN YOU AND OTHERS. WHILE VISITING THE FUNERAL HOME AND WHILE AT THE FUNERAL SERVICE, PLEASE OBEY THE COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING LAW. "BY LAW, BURIAL AND GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN GROUPS OF TEN (10) PEOPLE IN ALL CEMETERIES. ADDITIONALLY, IN AN EFFORT TO ADHERE TO THE CDC's RECOMMENDED PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS, ALL SERVICES HELD IN CEMETERIES WILL BE HELD WITHOUT CHAIRS UNLESS REQUESTED BY THE FAMILIES, AND BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER. ALSO, FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL, CLOSING THE GRAVE WILL ONLY PROCEED WHEN EVERYONE IS IN THEIR VEHICLE; THIS INCLUDES FAMILY, VISITORS, AND CLERGY. MR. CORNISH WAS BORN IN COOLIDGE, TX, TO ALFRED AND HAZEL (OWENS) CORNISH. HIS SISTERS ARE ROSEMARY CORNISH AND JONITA HAYNES (DECEASED). HIS BROTHERS ARE JOE CORNISH, ABNER CORNISH, ROBERT CORNISH, BILLY JACK CORNISH, JULIUS RAY CORNISH (DECEASED), AND KENNETH CORNISH (DECEASED). HIS SPOUSE IS ELEANOR CORNISH (DECEASED), AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE REGINA CORNISH, SABRINA CORNISH (DECEASED), AND GEORGIA (CORNISH) LYONS. HE HAS FOUR GRANDCHILDREN: BRANDON CORNISH, JESSIKA CORNISH, TAYLER CORNISH, AND JAKEH JENNINGS. MR. CORNISH GRADUATED FROM COOLIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS A CONSTRUCTION HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR. HE WAS A HARD WORKER, LOVED TO "HOORAH" AND PLAY DOMINOES, HE LOVED BRINGING THE FAMILY TOGETHER LIKE NO OTHER -- HE LOVED HIS PEOPLE.