Daughter of Capt. William Winston Cornett &
Malinda R. Mitchell
One of two children;
1 brother
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1867 Ellis H.***see below

Married Stephen Nathaniel Nuckolls
19 Mar 1884
Mother of ten children;
6 daughters & 4 sons
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1885 Maude Forrest (Pless)***see below
1886 Linnie Mae (Tongen)***see below
1888 William Swift***see below
1889 Bertha Frances***see below
1892 Clark Hale***see below
1894 Paulene***see below
1896 Rosa Gay (Dobyns)***see below
1898 Mamie Dawn (Thomas)***see below
1900 Benjamin Winton***see below
1906 Earl Garland***see below

Obituary
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Mrs. Leona Mitchell Cornett Nuckolls, 73, wife of Stephen N Nuckolls, prominent and well know citizens of this section, passed away at the Nuckolls Home, a few miles west of Galax, on Thursday afternoon, February 6th, after an illness from pneumonia.

The deceased women was widely connected in Grayson and Carroll Counties. She was a daughter of the late Captain William Cornett, of Elk Creek.

Mrs. Nuckolls is survived by four sons and four daughters, as follows: Mrs. H A Tongren, Chicago, IL, Will and Ben Nuckolls, Hulett, WY; Miss Bertha Nuckolls, Miami, FL, and Mrs. A C Dobyns, Mrs. Dawn DeKalb, and Hale and Earl Nuckolls, Galax. Among the surviving grandchildren is Glenn Pless, Galax.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon, at 2:00, at the home, by Rev W M Bunts, pastor of the First Methodist Church, Galax, and Rev D Sidney McCarty, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Galax.

The services were opened with the singing of the hymn, "My faith Looks Up to Thee," after which a scripture selection was read by the Rev Mr. McCarty. The hymn, "The Old Rugged Cross," was then sung, after which the Rev Mr. Bunts read another scripture selection and made appropriate remarks in regard to the life of the deceased. The service was brought to a close with the singing of the hymn, "How Firm a Foundation."

After the services were concluded, the remains were interred in the Nuckolls Cemetery, near the home.

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Courtesy of Stephen Nuckolls F*A*G member # 48091155