John Coriell, Sr., 85

John Leslie Coriell, Sr., 85, passed away Jan. 3, 2013, at his home in Tallahassee, Fla.

He was born Sept. 18, 1927, in Wheelersburg, to his parents the late Leslie Thurston Coriell and Molly Elizabeth Plummer Coriell.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 39 years, Patricia (Pat) A. Evans Coriell, his father Leslie Thurston Coriell, his mother Molly Plummer Coriell, a sister Galena Jane Reynolds, a son Benjamin Thurston Coriell, his granddaughter Deborah Renee Cardin, and his two grand niece’s Mary Francis (Fran) Dickens, and April Victoria (Vicky) Chandler.

He is survived by a devoted Sister-In-Law Veronica A. Harrell (Johnny) a son John Leslie Coriell Jr. (Eva) Tallahassee, his daughters Marlene Chastain (Bert) Eldorado, Kansas, Deborah Miller (Indianapolis, Ind.), and Robin Lynn Adkins Tallahassee, Fla. He has 12 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.