Ancil Basil Cornelius Junior was born July 26th, 1932, in Whitley County, KY and passed away June 30, 2023 at his residence in McKee, KY.  A few of you may have known him as Ancil, his co-workers at Ford Motor Company knew him as Corny, his family all called him Basil, or brother, or Uncle Basil, his grandchildren called him Papaw, a lucky 4 called him Dad, and a special 2 called him husband.

He is preceded in death by his first wife of 40 years, Thelma Ruth (nee Tidwell) Cornelius of Loveland Ohio, and his second wife of 25 years Reba (Medlock, nee Tybee) Cornelius of McKee, Kentucky who are both dearly missed. He is also preceded in death by his mother Sarah Elizabeth (nee Ball) Cornelius, his father Ancil Basil Cornelius, Senior, his sisters Blanche Hamblin, Jean Meadows, and Glenna Moore, his brothers Elvis, Bill, Richard, Howard, and Dave Cornelius.

He is survived by his sister Jan Hoobler (Wayne), and brother Bob Cornelius (Selma). Basil is also survived by too many nieces and nephews to list. Basil is also survived by his 4 children, 8 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren. His son Kenny (Charlotte) Cornelius, daughters Blanch (Scott) Butcher, Arleen (Fred) Rohman, and Roxann (Jim) Hiatt will all miss him dearly and promise to sit around and tell funny stories about him for the rest of their lives. His grandchildren Lisa (Dan) Rivera, Neil (Cristy) Rohman, Amy Cornelius, Stephanie (Kevin) Brackney, Traci Cornelius, Scotty (Laura) Butcher, Chad Cornelius, and Tony Rohman will also miss their Papaw dearly and promise to humor their parents when they tell stories that they've already heard.

Basil is also survived by Reba's family who embraced him as their own when he moved to Kentucky and married Reba. To Roger (Sarah) Medlock, Tommy Medlock, and Loretta (Doug) Coffey and your children and grandchildren, thank you for the joy you brought to Basil's life. It was difficult for his family when Basil moved away, but it was a comfort knowing someone was nearby and looking after him. Basil truly loved and cherished you all. But we would be remiss not to mention the special bond Basil had with his stepdaughter Loretta and Doug, his step grandson Kendal (and his wife Rachel), and his step granddaughter Lindsay. They were the almost daily sunshine in his life after Reba passed. Basil is also survived by his brother-in-law Danny (Sylvia) Baker and sister in-laws, Mary (Steve) Stange, and Helen (Jeff) Carpenter.

Family and friends will be received on Friday, July 7 from 5-7 PM in the Tufts Schildmeyer Funeral Home, 129 N. Riverside Ave., Loveland, where a service will follow at 7 PM. Interment Graceland Memorial Gardens, Milford.