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Edwin Merle “Merle” Darrin Cornell
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Edwin Merle “Merle” Darrin Cornell
BIRTH Aug 1907
Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 24 May 1986 (aged 78)
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
BURIAL Mount Prospect Cemetery
Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA
MEMORIAL ID 85277862 ·
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"HARRISBURG, Pa. - E. Merle Cornell of 2351 Penn St., Harrisburg, a former resident of Franklinville, N.Y., died Saturday (May 24, 1986) in the Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, after a lengthy illness.
Born Aug. 29, 1907, in Ridgway, Pa., he was a son of Edwin and Caroline Golden Darrin.
He was adopted by Franklin and Marietta Lewis Cornell.
In 1948, in Franklinville, he married the former Frances Kuenn, who died Dec. 8, 1972.
On Jan. 3, 1974, he married the former Cecil Rogers Norton, who died June 18, 1984.
A graduate of Lock Haven State Teachers College, Mr. Cornell had taught school in Pennsylvania for 15 years.
He was a plant manager for the Gray Chemical Co. in Roulette and the Susquehanna Chemical Co. in Bradford until 1949. Mr. Cornell had also been employed by the Electrical Reactance Co. of Franklinville and by the Ontario Knife Co. from 1951 until his retirement as assistant sales manager in 1973.
He was a member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Mission of Franklinville, was a member and past master of Eulalia Lodge 342 F&AM of Coudersport, was a member of the Coudersport Consistory and was an honorary member of Franklinville Lodge 626 F&AM.
Mr. Cornell served as town justice of Franklinville, received the Boy Scouts Silver Beaver Award and was on the Executive Board of the Seneca Council of Boy Scouts of America.
Surviving are
two sons, - Edwin J. Cornell of Franklinville and
- Darrin W. Cornell of Wellsville, N.Y.;
three grandchildren;
seven sisters, - Mrs. Reuben (Helen) Himes and
- Miss Phyllis Darrin, both of Coudersport,
- Mrs. Peter (Marthadell) Bradley of Long Beach, Calif.,
- Mrs. Lloyd (Ethel) Cunningham of Las Vegas, Nev.,
- Mrs. William (Gertrude) Cannon of Bradford,
- Mrs. William (Ruth) Tingley of Olean, N.Y., and
- Mrs. Arthur (Harriett) Habermehl of Buffalo, N.Y.;
three brothers, - Howard Darrin and
- James Darrin, both of Buffalo, and
- Joseph Darrin of Coudersport;
and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Babbitt and Allen Funeral Home, 7 N. Main St., Franklinville, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (May 28, 1986) at 11 a.m. in St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, N. Main St., Franklinville. The Rev. Sven Warner, vicar, will officiate.
- Burial will be in Mount Prospect Cemetery, Franklinville.
Member of Franklinville Lodge 626 F&AM will conduct a memorial service today at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to St. Barnabas Church or to Franklinville Lodge 626 F&AM."
[NOTE: Biological mother said DOB was 8/15/1907;
first wife not mentioned was Doris Rogers]
Family Members
Parents Edwin Charles Darrin 1880-1965
Caroline Elizabeth Golden Darrin 1885-1962
Spouses Cecile Rogers Cornell 1901-1984 (m. 1974)
Doris Elizabeth Rogers Cornell unknown-1934
Frances Myrtle Kuenn Cornell 1908-1972
Siblings Charles Henry Darrin 1904-1957
Helen Jane Darrin Himes 1906-2004
Marthadell Susan Darrin Bradley 1908-1997
Robert Bruce Darrin 1910-1983
Howard Golden Darrin 1911-1994
Elwood Wylie Darrin 1912-1969
Ethel Beatrice Cunningham 1914-2005
Joseph Mitchell Darrin 1915-2004
Gertrude May Darrin Cannon 1917-1992
Roxanna Ruth Darrin Tingley 1918-2006
Richard Herbert Darrin 1919-1984
Harriet Bertha Darrin Habermehl 1923-2002
Phyllis Jean Darrin 1928-2000
Children Edwin Jon Cornell 1937-1999
Gravesite Details
During a time of crisis, Merle was adopted by Franklin & Marietta (Lewis) Cornell
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1923 - 2002 (79 years)
d. 27 Jul 1965, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA 
