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Joseph Kornegay Obituary
after a courageous battle with cancer with his family and friends at his side.
A memorial service will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at Big Lake Baptist Church in Houston located at Parks Highway and Big Lake Road with full military honors provided by the Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Honor Detail.
Joe was born Jan. 15, 1940, in Crestview, Fla., son of Joseph Alexander and Lola Mae (Kent) Kornegay.
He moved to Alaska in 1971 and lived in Anchorage, Chugiak and Houston,where he lived with his wife Madeline. He served our country honorably in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years before retiring in 1978.
He worked for K. C. Corporation and other construction companies before opening his own construction company, Kortec Drafting, and later Kornegay's Construction.
His family said he was an amazing husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather; he would have celebrated his 51st wedding anniversary this year with his wife, Madeline.
Joe had a great sense of humor, an amazing spirit and a huge heart that could not be diminished by his illness. He had a special gift for making friends and acquaintances feel like family. One of his greatest achievements in life was to pass this gift onto both of his children, Dawn and Kent, and they in turn passed this gift to their families. His attitude toward life has inspired many who knew him to strive to be better people. His passing leaves a tremendous ache in the hearts of his family and friends, but we find comfort in the fact he has found his place with the Lord, and that he will continue to watch over and guide us from his place in heaven. He will be missed beyond words!
Joe is survived by his wife, Mary Madeline Kornegay Houston; his daughter Dawn and son-in-law Rodney Kinney of Eagle River; and son Kent and daughter-in-law Debbie Kornegay of Anchorage. He is also survived by his grandchildren Justin, Ashley, Lynn and Jared Kinney of Eagle River, and Kaeli and Colby Farrar and Kyle Kornegay of Anchorage; great granddaughter Braelynn of Eagle River; nephew Scott Hazelrig of Alabama; and the Kinney, Kron, Holzer and Jones families of Anchorage and Eagle River.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents and brother.
The family would like to express their thanks to Dr. Steven Floerchinger, Dr Richard Chung and Katmi Oncology clinic for their care and support to Joe and his family.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Joseph Kornegay Memorial Fund C/O Wells Fargo Bank Eagle River branch Acct. #1330221183 which will help support the Big Lake Baptist Church, Laverne Griffin Youth Camp and the Chugiak Football and Diamond Baseball clubs.
The family was cared for by Valley Funeral Home and Crematory of Wasilla.
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Jorge Martinez
June 14, 2011
Madeline,
From all of us here at JKM General Contractors, we offer our condolences to you and your family. It was a pleasure to know Joe and to work with him from time to time. I will always remember our last visit with him with fondness, and his parting words to us of "God bless you guys". And we have been blessed by knowing Joe. He has enriched our life and many others with his positive outlook and encouraging and fun loving personality, and I am thankful to have known him.
Jorge Martinez
Shannon Wyatt
June 14, 2011
Dear Madeline, Kent, and Dawn,
I have fondest memories of Joe, he always made every one feel welcome. A great spirit, I am sure will be deeply missed. My sincere sympathy to all of you.
June 13, 2011
The folks at Spenard Builders Supply in Big Lake will deaply miss Joe, may he rest in peace.
Dean and Judy McKenzie
June 13, 2011
Madeline and family,
We send our heartfelt condolences to you and we will remember Joe fondly. He always had a kind word for everyone and was that special type of man with a warm laugh who's positive outlook encouraged others. We are grateful we had the opportunity to know him.
Janice Norman
June 12, 2011
Mr. Kornegay was always a well-respected figure to me in my life from the mid-70s and on. Wishes for peace and happy memories to the Kornegay family. May the memories of good times carry you through your times of sorrow and may you see the great man that lives on in you and in your children! With much love.
Larry & Kathleen Heckel
June 12, 2011
Madeline, our very deepest sympathy to you and your family. Joe will be greatly missed. He was so much fun to be around and always pulling pranks on people. Joe was a a very fun-loving, one of a kind, generous guy.
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