Frances Louise Cornell

Frances Louise “Peggy” Cornell, age 93, passed away peacefully in the Health Care Unit at Stonegates Retirement Community, Greenville, Delaware on February 13, 2019.

Peggy was born in Mannington, West Virginia on September 2, 1925 and was the only daughter of the late Orville F. Glover and Genevieve A. Glover. She attended school in Mannington until 1937 when the family moved to the Charleston, West Virginia area where she graduated from Clendenin High School in 1943.

On September 26, 1944, Peggy married John P. Cornell, her high school sweetheart and, at the time, a Naval Aviator serving in World War II. She joined him at several naval air stations stateside. Following the end of the war, they returned to West Virginia and in 1972 moved from Charleston to Wilmington, Delaware. Peggy was a very active member of Wilmington Country Club’s Thursday duplicate bridge group and committee. She enjoyed being a homemaker, playing more bridge, gardening, and traveling throughout the United States and Europe with her husband and friends.

In addition to her parents, her stepfather, William J. Shupp and her two bothers, Edward A. Glover of Huntington, WV and Charles W. Glover of Whittier, CA, predeceased her. She is survived by her husband of 74 years, John, of Greenville, DE and her daughter, Patricia Ann Cornell of San Francisco, CA. Peggy will always be remembered for her easy disposition, her love and devotion to her family, and her friendly personality

The family wishes to express their appreciation and heartfelt gratitude to the nurses and staff in the Healthcare Unit at Stonegates for the loving and watchful care they showed Peggy during her prolonged stay.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave, 7^th fl. New York, NY.