Life
Hortense Yvonne Hairston: A Mini Biography
In Memoriam: A tribute to Hortense Yvonne Hairston, 95, of Portsmouth, who passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Hill View Health Care in Portsmouth. She will be missed. Originally published in The Family Historian, Volume MMXIII: Number 006, October 31, 2013. Synopsis Hortense Yvonne Williams-Hairston, by all accounts, is the oldest living Cornute that […]
Hortense Yvonne Hairston
Hortense Yvonne Hairston, 95, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Hill View Health Care in Portsmouth. She was born June 2, 1923 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Russell Cardell and Genevieve Vivian Cornute Williams. Hortense was a member of Allen Chapel AME Church and a 1941 graduate of […]
Changes We’ve Experienced
Dolores E. Cornute passed away Jan. 18, 2018, She was 88. We love and miss her so much. She was the strongest woman I know. Her life was not easy but she never, ever stopped trying to make a way for her children. As a single parent, it was hard. But her faith in God […]
Bonita Cornute to Present at 2018 Living Legend Celebration
Living Legend honors those who have dedicated time and energy to furthering GSLABJ. This year, we celebrate Art Holliday & Wiley Price. About this Event The Living Legend event celebrates those who have committed themselves to furthering the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists as well as building the next generation of journalists. Created […]
Black Journalists Assoc. Celebrates 40 Years
The Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists will observe its 40th anniversary at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 3 at Nine Network of Public Media, 3655 Olive St., with a celebration recognizing four journalists. GSLABJ will recognize Bonita Cornute, a reporter for FOX 2 / KPLR 11, with its most prestigious honor, the Living Legend Award. It will recognize Mary Cannon, retired director of Community Affairs for KMOV Channel 4, […]
Tracy L Simmons: My DNA Story
I have always been interested in my family lineage as far back as I can remember and always questioned my elders about their lives. History and Science were always my favorite subjects in school and as an adult I began my quest into my family genealogy. Although I have been very successful in my Cornute […]
Ten Years: Under the Temecula Sun
Year one was easy as pie. Year two – a dream come true. Year three was tricky, to say the least. Year four – it all started to come together. Year five – we caught our stride. Year six was pure bliss. Year seven – a year of valuable lessons. Year eight – I knew […]
Who’s New: Ca’Milla Sharee Pleasant
Congratulations to Carl C. Pleasant and Stevee Sharee Landrum on the birth of their daughter Ca’Milla Sharee Pleasant in May 2014 in Columbus, Ohio. Ca’Milla weighed in at 8 pounds 4 ounces and 22 inches long. Carl is the 3rd great grandson and Ca’Milla is the 4th great granddaughter of Clark Cornute.
Shana Leigh Simmons Graduates Mt. San Antonio College
WALNUT, CA—Shana Leigh Simmons graduated with an Associates of Arts degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from Mt. San Antonio College, on June 17, 2018. She was selected to the President’s List for high academic achievement and was granted admission to both, University of California, Irvine (UCI) and University of California, Riverside (UCR). In the […]