Stanley Walter "Pete" Cornell

Farrar Funeral Homes 162 E. Meeting Street P. O. Box 1025 Dandridge, TN 37725 Phone (865) 397-2711 Fax (865) 397-9289 OBITUARY: STANLEY WALTER "PETE" CORNELL, age 82, of Dandridge, TN, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Born in Hughsonville, NY, he graduated from Wappingers Falls High School and the Roosevelt Technical School for Aeronautics. At a young age, he served in World War II as part of the greatest generation, where he served in the South Pacific Theatre in the U. S. Navy and received several commendations for bravery and service. He was a devoted husband and father who married and raised their family in Poughkeepsie, NY, where he was employed by International Business Machines as a technology engineer for 39 years. Always active in his community, he was a Boy Scout troop leader for Troop 56 of Poughkeepsie, served on the Eagle Scout Board, earned the Silver Beaver Award, and was Wood Badge Trainer for the adult scout leaders. He served as field director for the National Campers and Hikers Association and volunteered as the Back Country Coordinator at the Sugarlands of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Following his retirement, he and his wife retired to Olga, FL for ten years and later on to Dandridge, TN, where he was a member of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church and was active with the Habitat for Humanity. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Pat Cornell; son, Mark D. (Deborah) Cornell; and daughter, Carrie Beth (Thomas Patrick, Jr.) Buzzelli; grandchildren, Matthew, Jonathan, Sarah, Shawna and Thomas III; sister-in-law, Beverly Cadmus; several loved nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog, "Chance." A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 7, 2008 at Hopewell Presbyterian Church with Reverend Mark Knisley officiating. A reception to greet family and friends will be held following the service in the fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to the Hopewell Presbyterian Church Piano Restoration Fund, 812 Hopewell Street, Dandridge, TN 37725. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in Dandridge, TN (865) 397-2711 www.farrarfuneralhome.com