Jimmy R. Cornett Sr.

February 26, 1937 - May 16, 2014

Jimmy R. Cornett, Sr., age 77, of Damascus, Virginia passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014 at his residence. He was a life long resident of Washington County, Virginia and was a son of the late Walker and Margaret Cornett. He was a retired graphic arts design printer from Sprint Telephone Systems in 1999 and also was a professional photographer. Mr. Cornett was an avid motorcyclist and had a hobby of constructing miniature toy farm tractors and had restored vintage farm tractors. He was a member of Beulah Baptist Church and was a loving Christian husband, daddy, and papaw who loved and prayed for his family and church family with God as his guide. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters. He is survived by his loving wife of fifty-one years, JoAnn Seymore Cornett; one son, Jimmy Cornett, Jr. and his wife, Barbara, of Bristol, Virginia; one daughter, Donna Cornett Doss and her husband, Mike, of Abingdon, Virginia; grandchildren, Christen Cornett and Lindsey Cornett, both of Bristol, Virginia, Brittany Bresette and her husband, Travis, of Marion, Virginia, Natasha Rouse and her husband, Dustin, of Abingdon, Virginia, and Clayton Sexton and Olivia Sexton both of Abingdon, Virginia; two great granddaughters, Aubrey Faith Rouse and Callie Mae Bresette; two step-grandchildren, Amy Sizemore and her husband, Aaron, of Damascus, Virginia and Becky Gentry and her husband, Seth, of Glade Spring, Virginia; two step-great grandchildren, Abby Sizemore and Nate Sizemore; one sister, Betty Widener and her husband, Bob, of Bristol, Virginia; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, May 18, 2014 in the Riverview Chapel at Garrett Funeral Home with Pastor Dwayne Dillard officiating. The committal service and interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus, Virginia. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be sent to Beulah Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Betsy Fritz, 19308 Tulip Tree Lane, Meadowview, VA 24361. The family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. to 1:45 P.M. Sunday prior to the funeral service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family and a memorial video tribute may be viewed by visiting www.garrettfuneralhome.com. Mr. Cornett and his family are in the care of Garrett Funeral Home, 203 N. Shady Ave., Damascus, VA 24236, ph.#: 276-475-3631.