Cora Jewel Ashmore
February 18, 1919 - September 15, 2020
Obituary
Cora, age 101½, passed away Tuesday evening September 15, 2020 at the Courtyard at Cristwood where she had resided for 21+ years. Cora was born February 18, 1919 in Pearla, AR but grew up in Malvern, AR.
She is survived by her three children Gloria Fuerst of Yakima, WA, Donnell H. Ashmore of Marysville, TN and Richard N. Ashmore of Tacoma, WA. Cora is also survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her wonderful husband of 61½ years Howard and her oldest daughter Dorothy Ann Lee.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the family has decided not to hold a memorial service.
Geri Heisey
Shirley Howard
She was one of the loveliest ladies I knew. Will miss her.
We miss you a lot. My mother Violet was your best friend while you both lived at Cristwood Park.
The last time I saw Cora we sat together in her apartment at Cristwood Park and she told me stories about her life. I remember two stories in particular. The first was how she met Howard, her husband. The second was about catching the bus to go to school. The school bus always stopped on the road in front of her house and there she would wait for the bus to come along. She told me that one time it rained so hard that a pool of water collected on the driveway on which she had to walk to get to the road. She was so small that she had to be carried over the water to get to the bus stop.
She and my mother, Violet, became close friends while living at Cristwood and I am glad for that. Because of their close friendship, Cora became Auntie Cora to me. Such a nice woman. I miss her. She touched many people’s lives and will be missed by all of us.