Cornette "Pudge" Nettles

1937 - 2026

Cornette (Pudge) Kohr Nettles passed away peacefully on February 9, 2026 at Brookridge Life Plan Community in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born on October 5, 1937 in York, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late Roy & Berler Kohr.

"Pudge", as she was affectionally known, was a loving mother, sister, wife, grandmother/Lola, and great grandmother. She was a devoted follower of Jesus and had a servant's heart and spent her life serving others.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, George (Doc).

She is survived by her brother, Roy Kohr (Elsa); sons, George Jr. (Janet), Britt (Cris), Troy (Catherine), and Seth Nettles (Rebecca); seven grandchildren, including LeAnn Sackenheim (Wes), and David (Traci), Merritt (Risa), Trey (Destiny), Simone, Carr, and Claire Nettles; and four great-grandchildren, Joseph & George Sackenheim and Elowyn & Lorien Nettles.

Pudge graduated from William Penn High School in York, PA in 1955. She was crowned Miss Greater York in 1956. She went on to compete in the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant. Pudge had a modeling career and worked as the manager of Wiest's Portrait studio. She met and married George, the love of her life in 1958.

Upon George's completion of medical school and additional training in GA, DE and WV they settled in Lumberton, North Carolina where they raised their four boys. As members of the First Baptist Church of Lumberton, Pudge was very active. She was on the committee that formed the churches first daycare. She served as the WMU president and was on the pastor search committee along with numerous other committees over the years.

After "Doc" retired they moved to Fayetteville, NC where they became members of Snyder Memorial Baptist Church. Pudge made an impact in Lumberton but her biggest impact was yet to come. She had been involved with Samaritan's Purse, Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes for a few years. She became the Regional Coordinator for Operation Christmas Child and served in that role for over a decade. Every year they exceeded their goal. Her efforts and dedication to Operation Christmas Child impacted hundreds of thousands of children around the world.

Later in life they moved to Raleigh, NC to be closer to their children and became members of Trinity Baptist Church. They both became active in their Sunday School and other areas of service.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 am on Saturday February 21, 2026 at Trinity Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. Visitation will at 10 am.

In lieu of flowers a contribution can be made in Pudge's name to Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child.