Roland Cornelius

Garden City, Kansas Roland "Butter" Cornelius, age 72, died Friday, June 12, 2009 at his home in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on August 23, 1937 in Kingman, Kansas, the son of Ray and LaVonne Swingle Cornelius. A Garden City resident since 1963, moving from Zenda, Kansas, he was a retired meat cutter for Safeway and was an avid fisherman. He was a member of the Methodist Church of Zenda, Kansas. On July 27, 1958, he married Dixie Lee Plush @ Kingman, Kansas. She survives. Other Survivors Include: One Son, Rocky Cornelius of Garden City, Kansas; One Daughter, Tammy Kells of Garden City, Kansas; One Grandson, Shane Cornelius of Wichita, Kansas; Three Granddaughters, Kerri Kemp of Garden City, Kansas, Meghan Abeyta of Holcomb, Kansas and Haleigh Kells of Holcomb, Kansas; Two Great-Grandsons, Kyran Abeyta of Holcomb, Kansas and Reese Rome of Holcomb, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00pm on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at the Price & Sons Funeral Home in Garden City, Kansas with Rev. David Bell presiding. Friends may call from 10:00am-8:00pm Monday and 10:00am until service time on Tuesday @ the Price & Sons Funeral Home in Garden City, Kansas. Interment will be held in the Valley View Cemetery in Garden City, Kansas. The family requests memorials be given to Home Medical Services of Garden City in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home of Garden City, Kansas.