Obituaries:  Mrs. R. T. "Johnnie" Cornish, Sabine Parish       C-652
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 12, 2000
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mrs. R. T. "Johnnie" Cornish

  Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Monday, June 19, 2000, in
the Delhomme Bertrand Chapel of the Flowers for Mrs. R. T.
"Johnnie" Cornish, the former Janice Enez Tullos, 80, who died at
4 a.m., Sunday, June 18, 2000, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional
Medical Center.

  The Rev. John DeLeeuw was Celebrant of the Mass, and Conducted
the services, Geraldine Roy, Lisa Roy Sheppert, Joni Hamilton,
Valerie Andrus, and Jodi Bollich rendered the following musical
selections, "Amazing Grace", "On Eagle's Wings", "Be Not Afraid",
and "I Will Always Love You".

  Janice, daughter of the late Louis T. Tullos, and the former
Docia McVay, was a native of Tullos. She was a long time resident
of Lafayette, and had lived in Many for the past twenty years.

  Johnnie and her husband, R. T., moved to Lafayette in the
1950's, when oil was booming. He was a founder of Mallard Oil
Service until he started his own business, R. T. Cornish
Incorporated, which was a diversified Oil Field Service Company.
She was a member of Home Demonstration, and was a member of the
Petroleum Club of Lafayette.

  Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Rene D. (JoAnn) Delhomme
of Lafayette, and Deborah Cornish Barrett, Palestine, Texas; two
brothers, Lacy Tullos of Cotton Valley, and Buck Tullos of Ola;
eight grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren; and her
cherished Chihuahua, Alvin.

  She was preceded in death by her husband, R. T. Cornish; one
grandson, Rene D. Delhomme, Jr.; her son-in-law, Rene "Poochie"
Delhomme, Sr.; and nine brothers and sisters.

  Delhomme Funeral Home, Lafayette, La.