Billie Jean Kornegay

She was born to Edward Miles McCoy and Opal Beatrice Hillen McCoy, November 20, 1932, in Rockdale, Texas. She graduated from Rockdale High School in 1949 and attended Southwest Texas State at San Marcos. She married Curtis Dean Kornegay on August 14, 1953, and they raised three children together in Fort Worth, Texas. She was a devoted full time mom, a Boy Scout Den Mother, and operated a preschool daycare in her home for many years where she was known fondly as “Miss Billie”.

Billie was the embodiment of Charity itself; she loved and gave deeply from her soul. Everyone who knew her was blessed. She laughed off the rainy days and was often the secret orchestrator of the sunny ones in the lives of those closest to her. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, and her cats Pepper and Phil.

She leaves as her legacy children Eddy Kornegay, and Kathy (Ken) Chruscielski, and grandchildren Curtis “Trey” Kornegay III, Rachel (Jonathan) Ladner, Jessie (Matt) Ziemba, Daniel Chruscielski, great grandson Arthur Ladner. Many cousins, friends, and relatives.

Billie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and son Curtis Kornegay Junior, and grandson Wesley Maner.

A memorial service is scheduled for May 19th, 2:00 pm at Arborlawn UMC in Fort Worth. Jonathan Mansur will officiate the ceremony.

A Celebration of Life and potluck dinner will be held at noon on June 24th at Forest Grove Christian Church in Rockdale, Texas.

She will be laid to rest with her husband at Forest Grove Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Silcox Animal Care and Adoption Center of Fort Worth.