Jerry Wayne Cornelison was born October 30, 1956 in Peoria, Illinois to Gerald and Irma (Rinaldo) Cornelison. He passed away May 6, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 65.
He grew up in the Mapleton and Glassford, Illinois areas. Jerry attended Illini Bluffs High School in Glassford where he excelled in wrestling which earned him the nickname of “Killer” which many people still knew him by today. He graduated with the class of 1974.
He moved to the Summersville area in 1995 and later went to work at the South Central Correctional Center in Licking and had recently retired from there in November of 2021.
Jerry loved the outdoors and could often be found hunting and fishing in his spare time. He also enjoyed bowling.
He was preceded in death by his father Gerald and a sister Becky.
Jerry is survived by his mother, Irma Cornelison; his children, Brad Cornelison, Scott Cornelison and his wife Ashley and Amy Mowrer and her husband Josh as well as 5 grandchildren. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
