Carol Jane Cornoyer

Carol Jane Utley Cornoyer, 73, of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019.  Funeral service will be on Friday, January 3, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.  A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 2, 2020 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Affectionately known as CJ, Carol was born on March 28, 1946 in Merkel, Texas to Virgil and Mildred Nixon Utley.  She was a graduate of Abilene High and worked in Commercial Insurance.  Carol had a love for life and enjoyed a good celebration, no matter the occasion.  She always remembered others and had a way about her that made others feel special.  CJ liked things to always be their very best, whether it was the interior of her house, her finely manicured lawn and garden, or just herself, she always dressed well and kept everything well maintained.  She was the queen of her domain.  She courageously battled cancer losing at last to complications from pneumonia.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter Kelli Downing.  She is survived by her husband Larry Cornoyer III; daughter Marci Downing and David Hall of Abilene; step-sons Cody Cornoyer and Audra of Farmington, New Mexico and Larry Cornoyer IV of Fort Worth; brother Dennis Utley and Terry of College Station; grandchildren Aerin Jones, David Darling and Sara Darling, plus the Conner family, Jamie and Pat, Patrick, Benjamin and Jennifer; plus her precious great-grandchildren and her 3 beloved puppies.

Condolences may be offered to the family online at www.pbfuneraldirectors.com .