Marilyn "Mimi" Cornelius

Marilyn Deanna Cornelius, 72, passed away on July 7, 2023, in College Station, Texas. A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Callaway-Jones Funeral Center, 3001 S. College Avenue, Bryan from 5pm – 7pm. A funeral Mass will be held on Friday, July 14, 2023, at 11 am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 603 Church Avenue, College Station, TX with burial following at College Station Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers include Alfred Scott Jr, Adam Hughes, James Phillips, Jaylon Phillips and Cornelius Moore.

Marilyn was born on December 3, 1950, to James and Edna Hall in Leesburg, Georgia. In 1968, She graduated from Monroe High School in Albany, Georgia. She then attended and graduated from Albany State University. Marilyn moved to Houston, Texas in 1984 before making College Station, Texas her home in 1985. She has been a longtime member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She always loved being around kids. She loved teaching and mentoring to children. She worked at KinderCare from 1989 thru 1994, BVCAA Early Head Start from 1994 thru 1999 and Calvert ISC as a Pre-K teacher from 2000 thru 2010, eventually retiring from teaching in 2016. Marilyn’s favorite job was being “Mimi” to her grandchildren. Her favorite pastimes were reading, walking in nature, and spending time with her family.

Her family said, “Our mom was so special. She was the center of our lives. She did everything she could to make sure we were happy. She loved us all very much. She showed us every day in every way how much she cared for us. She will always be in our hearts, and she knows that we love her and always will.” We will always remember Marilyn saying, “I love you, yes I do.”

Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Cornelius and her mother, Edna Hall. She is survived by her son, Jason Cornelius and wife, Janell; her daughter, LaShan Phillips and husband, Christopher; her twin sister, Carolyn Vickers and husband, Robert; 5 grandchildren that she dearly loved, Wesley, Penelope, Loghann, Carter, Brayden and soon on the way in December, a sixth grandson that she was so excited about. She was an inspiration to all of her family and friends and will be greatly missed.