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Photos taken morning prior to the marriage of Clint and Ruth Cornett, who will have been married 72 years on April 28, 2025. Photo courtesy of Diane Cornett Deal.

Photos taken morning prior to the marriage of Clint and Ruth Cornett, who will have been married 72 years on…

The Blowing Rock on April 28, 1953

Photos taken morning prior to the marriage of Clint and Ruth Cornett, who will have been married 72 years on April 28, 2025. Photo courtesy of Diane Cornett Deal.

Photos taken morning prior to the marriage of Clint and Ruth Cornett, who will have been married 72 years on…

The Blowing Rock on April 28, 1953

Clint and Ruth Presnell Cornett on their wedding day. Photo courtesy of Diane Cornett Deal.

Clint and Ruth Presnell Cornett on their wedding day. Photo courtesy of Diane Cornett Deal.

Clint and Ruth Presnell Cornett

Clint and Ruth Presnell Cornett's family members who would be attending their wedding later in the day at the home of Rev Rhonda Earp. Left to right: Louise Presnell Cornett, Ruth’s sister; Lena Mae Cornett Harmon, Clint’s aunt, and her husband Robert Harmon. Photo courtesy of Diane Cornett Deal.

Clint and Ruth Presnell Cornett's family members who would be attending their wedding later in the day at the home…

Cornett Family Members

Lee Cornett, killed in World War II. Son of Claude and Cindy Eggers Cornett. Buried in the Mountain Dale Cemetery on land given to the church for a cemetery by Claude Cornett. Photo courtesy of Diane Cornett Deal.

Lee Cornett, killed in World War II. Son of Claude and Cindy Eggers Cornett. Buried in the Mountain Dale Cemetery…

Lee Cornett

Deep Gap/Gap Creek. Photo courtesy of Mary E. Moretz.

Deep Gap/Gap Creek. Photo courtesy of Mary E. Moretz.

Ralph Moretz with prize oxen c. 1916

Note: these Sunday School Class pictures were taken in front of Charlie Cornett’s home where the classes were held on his porch. The Church was just forming and did not yet have a building. Church services were held in and old store house across the road from Charlie Cornett’s home. The store was run by Charlie Cornett, who was my Great Grandfather. Back Row Left to Right: Ellard Cornett, Boyd Cornett, Clay Norris, Albert Cornett, Don Cornett (Brother to Boyd and to Edna from the girl’s class), (children of Burlie and Ida Waters Cornett), Rose Dugger Cornett, teacher (and mother to Lucille Cornett in the girls class). Front Row Left to Right: Charlie “Clint” Cornett (my Dad, who goes by Clint but was named after his grandfathers Charlie Cornett and Charlie Phillips. His parents were Rev. Clyde and Blanch Phillips Cornett. And they were Charter members of Mountain Dale Baptist Church), Emory Cornett (son of Roby Cornett), Albert Waters (son of Henry and Mamie Cornett Waters — Albert had a brother named Clifford and they were co-owners of Waters Brothers Construction, known for building and paving lots of roads around these mountain counties), Lewis Hicks (brother to Earlene in the girls’ class picture). Photo courtesy of Diane Cornett Deal.

Note: these Sunday School Class pictures were taken in front of Charlie Cornett’s home where the classes were held on…

Mountain Dale Baptist Church; Boys Sunday School Class

Back Row Left to Right: Pansy Cornett Greene (teacher), Mary Jane Eggers (Jessie), Lena Mae Cornett (Harmon), Geneva Cornett (Johnson) Barbara Greene (Eggers), Edna Cornett (Hodges). Front Row Left to Right: Catherine Greene (Hardy), Opal Cornett (Hampton), Earlene Hicks (Holtzclaw), Lucille Cornett (Clark), Helen Waters (McGuire). The names in parentheses denotes their married names as adults. The two Greene girls were sisters and daughters of the teacher, Pansy. Photo courtesy of Diane Cornett Deal.

Back Row Left to Right: Pansy Cornett Greene (teacher), Mary Jane Eggers (Jessie), Lena Mae Cornett (Harmon), Geneva Cornett (Johnson)…

Mountain Dale Baptist Church c. 1941; Girls Sunday School Class

Stoney Fork Greenes. All the Greenes are related. They added the

Stoney Fork Greenes. All the Greenes are related. They added the "e" to keep from getting confused in written documents…

Elster Greene and His Horse c. 1915

Four children from long ago. Photo courtesy of Mary E. Moretz.

Four children from long ago. Photo courtesy of Mary E. Moretz.

Earl, Ralph, Beulah, and Glen Moretz c. 1907

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