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Benjamin Harrison Kornhaus Jr., 87, owned and operated Kornhaus Brothers Inc.

Benjamin Harrison Kornhaus
Benjamin Harrison Kornhaus

Benjamin Harrison Kornhaus Jr., 87, a lifelong area resident, went to be with the Lord Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019.

He owned and operated Kornhaus Brothers Inc. for more than 50 years and was a member of Huntington Mennonite Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria J. Kornhaus; son, Elton D. Kornhaus; and grandchild, Dean Bryan Kornhaus.

Survivors include two children, Carrie Kornhaus Kraus (Tom) of Lindale, Texas, and Wanda Kornhaus of Abingdon; sister, Anna Eichelberger of Florida; six grandchildren, Erika Kraus, Heidi Stanley, Cristy Williams, Michael Kraus, Bryan Kornhaus and Peter Kraus; and eight great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, at W.J. Smith & Son Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, at Huntington Mennonite Church. Burial will follow in Warwick River Mennonite Church Cemetery.

Share online condolences with the family at W.J. Smith & Son Funeral Home.

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