George Bryan Kornegay, 1971
Cameron Parish Obits, Louisiana
Submitted by Kathy LaCombe-Tell
Source: Camron Pilot; July 29, 1971
Submitted August 2004

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GEORGE BRYAN KORNEGAY

George Bryan Kornegay, 59, prominent Cameron busi­nesaman, died at 5 
p.m. Thursday [22 JUL 1971] at one of his places of business. Kornegay, 
who had been a Cameron resident for the past 25 years, was the owner  
and  operator of Kornegay's  Supermarket, Cameron Food Mart, Sears 
Catalog Store, G. B.'s Drive-Inn, and the Cam Bar.

Born April ?? 1912, in Georgetown, S. C., Kornegay attended high school 
there and studied at the University of Georgia before poor eye­sight 
force him to give up plans to enter medical school.

During World War 11, he served as a medic with the Army in Gennay and 
Italy.

Kornegay later went into the shrimpinig business and worked in 
Brownsville, Texas and  Cameron.  He  also became associated with John 
Santos in the menhaden busi­ness, an association which lasted many 
years.

Moving to Cameron in 1946, Kornegay went into several businesses, 
including a variety store, freight line and an ice cream stand.

Fol1owing Hurricane Audrey, he entered the gro­cery  business 
opening Kornegay's Supermarket, later also buying Cameron Food Mart.

He was a Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Lions Club. He was also a 
member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Services will be Saturday in the Wakefield Methodist Church with the 
Rev. Aubrey Coody, pastor, officiating. Survivors include one son, 
Bryan" B. Kornegay; one daughter, Mrs. Thomas J. Watts, both of 
Cameron; one brother, W. B. Kornegay of Patterson, and two grandchil­dren.