Bessie Wray Cornett
December 10, 1931 - March 6, 2020
Funeral services for Bessie Wray Cornett, age 88 of Lindale, Texas, are scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Sabine Methodist Church in Lindale with son-in-law, Stephen Barre officiating. Interment will follow at the Sabine Cemetery. Bessie passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 in Grand Saline, TX. She was born December 10, 1931 in Dallas, Texas to the late, Archie Franklin and Bessie Elizabeth (Bolden) Wray. Bessie has lived in Lindale for the past 45 years where she was a devout Christian. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, making quilts, collecting carousel horses, and was a loving Mother. Bessie is preceded in death by husbands, Douglas Elwin Petty and Daniel Burton Cornett; sons, Randall Elwin Petty and Steven Craig Cornett; and granddaughter, Nancy Marie Barre. Bessie was the last living of 10 siblings. Bessie is survived by children, Marilyn Sue Barre and husband, Stephen of Richmond, Missouri and Bryan Dale Cornett and wife, Jemeta Sue of Grand Saline, Texas; grandchildren, Matthew Barre and wife, Bethanye of Arlington, Texas and Katherine Barre of Richmond, Missouri; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Bessie Wray Cornett, age 88 of Lindale, Texas, are scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Sabine Methodist Church in Lindale with son-in-law, Stephen Barre officiating. Interment will follow at the Sabine... View Obituary & Service Information