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Cora Sullivan Obituary
August 26, 1926 - October 12, 2016
Cora Belle Sullivan passed away Oct. 12, 2016, at Williamsburg Retirement Community. Cora was born in Norfolk, VA, in 1926 and spent her early years on her grandfather's apple farm near Charlottesville, VA, and in Greensboro, NC. She graduated from Duke University School of Nursing as a member of the Naval Nursing Corps. Cora served as a Navy nurse at the New Orleans Naval Hospital and the Boston Veterans' Hospital. Cora married Francis X. Sullivan in 1951. She had three children, Kimberly (Bruce Pendery), Francis (Judy) and Katrina, and four grandchildren, Robin and Ian Pendery and Julia and Sadie Sullivan, who had the joy of experiencing unconditional love from Cora. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, and her brother, David Medros.
Cora lived her life as a nurse in service to those in need. She worked as a visiting nurse and a hospice nurse for 24 years at the Northern Chester County Nursing Services in Phoenixville, Pa. After retiring she worked as a private duty nurse and volunteered at Logan Regional Hospital and for CAPSA. Cora always loved animals, especially dogs. She found great joy helping people with her service dog, Talus, through Intermountain Therapy Animals.
Cora's family wishes to thank the residents and staff of Williamsburg for their kindness and care. We also wish to thank the nurses and staff of AFI and Rocky Mountain Hospice for improving her life in her last years. A special thanks is owed to Lori Gines.
A celebration of Cora's life will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at 2 p.m. at the Cache Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall (596 E. 900 North, Logan). In lieu of flowers, please direct donations to Intermountain Therapy Animals or CAPSA.
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Memories and Condolences
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Lisa Goese
October 10, 2020
It’s nice to remember Cora and what a sweet lady she was. Now that my Ron is gone, I remember more about what it’s like to lose a loved one. Cora always gave Ron a kiss and a hug, which he adored!
October 28, 2016
Sending you deepest sympathies and condolences for your loss.
Losing a loved one can be devastating. May cherished memories serve as an anchor and carry you through your grief. Please, turn to God "the hearer of prayer" and he will help you and sustain you through this difficult time ~ Psalms 121.
Jenny, George, Rachel, Dylan Wootton-Norton
October 21, 2016
Cora touched my families lives deeply through her dedication to making the world more peaceful, kind, and service oriented. I will never forget she and Talus and their endless campaigns to soften hearts and send messages of hope and belonging. She is and will be missed. Our thoughts go out to her family who loved her without limits.
Terry Talbot
October 18, 2016
Cora touched so many lives. There was never a day go by that she wouldn't stop and ask me how her little guy was. She was talking about my grandson Jaxtin. He loved Cora and loved to visit her every time he was at Williamsburg. You will be so missed sweet lady.
Lisa Goede
October 18, 2016
Cora was always sweet lady whom I enjoyed immensely, including her companion, Talus. Both Ron and I were blessed to know her. I enjoyed interviewing her in 2011 for the Cache Community Connections Oral History project.
Mary Jackson-Smith
October 18, 2016
Cora is my hero. If someday people say I was a little like her, I will know I lived right.
October 17, 2016
Kim and family..We am so sorry for your loss---our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time
love
Mauri (Baumann) and Carl
Tyler Bott
October 16, 2016
Though you are gone, the light from your candle still flickers in this house. And you will be missed, but only a pleasant thought away.
Tyler Bott
October 16, 2016
One might look at Cora and think because she is little, she can only make a little hole. I must say that the hole Cora has left in my heart is astonishingly humongous because while she may have been a little lady, she was coated in sweetness. Cora wore her sweetness like a tootsie pop wears a candy coating. She was always so sweet, so kind, so loving, so joyful, and all around so much fun to be around! She will be missed dearly. And for having known Cora, my life will never be the same. She made an impact forever. God surely uses the little things to conquer the big, and the small to topple the great. We love you, Cora! Go in peace to God's rest.
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