MEADE – Clarice L. Cornett, age 97, died Thursday afternoon, December 1, 2011, at Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas,

She was born November 8, 1914, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the daughter of Harry M. and Eva M. Wiley Coon. She was a lifetime resident of rural Meade County, moving into town in 1997, she was a homemaker

She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Meade, and the Logan Township Ladies Aide. She enjoyed quilting, being outdoors, gardening, raising roses, and spending time with family and friends.

On November 8, 1932, she married Thomas P. "Tommy" Cornett at Liberal, Kansas. He passed away on December 14, 1997.

She is survived by:
Two daughters, Carol Cockrell of Fredericksburg, Texas
Carmen Welch and husband Jim of Meade, Kansas

Ten grandchildren Several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren

She is preceded in death by her husband; parents; an infant brother, Laurence Coons; and a son-in-law Ted Cockrell.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at the United Methodist Church, Meade, with the Reverend Susan Greene presiding. Friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday with the family present from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will follow in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade.

The family would welcome memorials to the Lone Tree Aviary Project, the United Methodist Church, or the charity of the donor's choice in care of the funeral home.