Greenville – Ann Owen Cornette, of Owensboro and Greenville went home to the Lord on October 27, 2022 Preceded in death by her parents Orval and Martha (Vance) Owen and her husbands, A.U.S. LT. Col. Claude E. Ramsay, and Howard Cornette; her siblings Raymond Owen, Edna Owen Ayer, Hattie Owen Palmer, Maxola Owen Roepke, William Owen, O.C. Owen, Paschal Owen, and Joyce Owen Willis.
Survivors include her loving children, Claudette Owen Ramsay of Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sharan Ramsay Hinkle (Philip) of Cincinnati, Ohio and Edwin (Ed) L. Ramsay (Marilyn) of Owensboro; siblings, Lois Owen Krampe of Louisville and T. C. Owen of Livermore.
Ann leaves behind her beloved grandchildren, Stephanie Elliott of Trussville, Ala., Joel Elliott of Cape Canaveral, Fla., Dr. Susanna Hinkle Schwartz (Seth) of Cincinnati, Ohio, Jeffery Neal Ramsay of Lexington, Anna Ramsay Ress (Paul) of Louisville, and her great grandchildren, Chandler DeRieux, Dallas Elliott Reed (Joe), Leah Schwartz, Hannah Schwartz, Theodore Alexander (Teddy) Ress and Ella Mae Ress.
Her lifelong love of learning began in “Briarfield,” a one room school in McLean County and she earned her GED at Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro. Ann graduated from the National School of Costume Design, Chicago, Ill. She completed courses in Architectural Design and Drafting which enabled her to draw blueprints for approximately 100 houses in Daviess and Muhlenberg counties. Ann studied at St Thomas Hospital, Nashville and became a dialysis nurse specializing in peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis. She was a Junior Life Master of Duplicate Bridge.
Her interest then moved to Real Estate. She was a Real Estate Broker and operated Ann Cornette Realty, Inc. for more than 40 years. Due to her real estate expertise, Ann was appointed in 2005 by Governor Ernie Fletcher to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Real Estate Board of Directors on which she served for four years.
Ann was a working member of the Republican Party of Kentucky serving on the State Board under Governor Louie Nunn. She was County Chairwoman, of the Muhlenberg County Republican Party 1972-76 and was Governor 1st District, Kentucky Federation of Republican Women,1973, member of the Republican State Central Committee,1973,2005 and 2008. She was a candidate for House of Representative for the State of KY.
She was Governor 2nd District, Kentucky Federation of Women’s Clubs 1970-72, a member of their State Board 1972-74 and is a past President of the Greenville Woman’s Club 1970-72.
Ann became a Kentucky Colonel in 1971 by appointment of Louie B Nunn and again in 2005 by appointment of Governor Ernie Fletcher. She was President of the League of Woman’s Voters of Owensboro 1963 and on the Kentucky State Board of the League of Women Voters,1965.
On April 11, 2001, Ann donated, for the benefit of the school children of Muhlenberg County, acreage, and a lake in the city of Powderly to be used as a Monarch Butterfly Park and Nature Trail.
Being of Christian faith, her spiritual training began at First Baptist Church, Owensboro under Dr. Jess Moody and she was an active member of Second Baptist Church, Greenville.
Visitation will be Friday, November 4 at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life service will be Saturday, November 5 at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Bob Thurman officiating, at the Tucker Funeral Home, Central City. Arrangements by Tucker Funeral Home of Central City.
In Lieu of flowers, should one wish to donate in Ann’s memory, please consider donating to the charity of your choice.
