Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home

Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home provides funeral, memorial, personalization, aftercare, pre-planning and cremation services in McConnellsburg, PA.

Keith E. Souders, 59, of Harrisonville, PA, passed away on November 15, 2025, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, M...
11/17/2025

Keith E. Souders, 59, of Harrisonville, PA, passed away on November 15, 2025, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. Keith was born on September 26, 1966, in McConnellsburg, PA, the son of Dale and Marjorie Lininger Souders. Keith was a 1984 graduate of McConnellsburg High School. He served in...

Thank you very much ladies for your quilts of valor for Fulton County’s well deserved veterans.
11/11/2025

Thank you very much ladies for your quilts of valor for Fulton County’s well deserved veterans.

This is a great cause to help our students and children. If you are able please help.
11/05/2025

This is a great cause to help our students and children. If you are able please help.

Edward “Ed” R. Doyle, 89, of Greencastle, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly on November 2, 2025, at his home.Born o...
11/03/2025

Edward “Ed” R. Doyle, 89, of Greencastle, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly on November 2, 2025, at his home.
Born on October 23, 1936, in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Lena K. and John L. Doyle.
Ed graduated from Waynesboro High School in 1955, where he played on the...

Janet E. Geyer, 87, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away on October 31, 2025, at her home with her family by her side. Jan...
10/31/2025

Janet E. Geyer, 87, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away on October 31, 2025, at her home with her family by her side. Janet was born on October 03, 1938, in McConnellsburg, PA, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Ruth Crouse Mellott. She married the late William "Bill" Geyer on September 28, 1957, in ...

Joyce Ann Mathern, 84, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away on October 29, 2025, at her home with her husband by her side. ...
10/30/2025

Joyce Ann Mathern, 84, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away on October 29, 2025, at her home with her husband by her side. Joyce was born on May 27, 1941, in Burnt Cabins, PA, the daughter of the late Porter and Goldie Mentzer Waters. Joyce married her husband, Robert L. Mathern on October 19, 1968, in...

Paul Raymond DeShong SR 83, McConnellsburg, passed away Tuesday October 28,2025 at the Fulton County Medical Center in M...
10/28/2025

Paul Raymond DeShong SR 83, McConnellsburg, passed away Tuesday October 28,2025 at the Fulton County Medical Center in McConnellsburg, PA.

Paul was born December 23,1941, in Chambersburg PA, the son of the late Raymond and Mable DeShong. He graduated from McConnellsburg in 1960. After gradua...

Betty A. Warthin, 86, of Fort Littleton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 18, 2025, in Hagerstown, Maryland.B...
10/23/2025

Betty A. Warthin, 86, of Fort Littleton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 18, 2025, in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born July 20, 1939, in Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania,she was the daughter of the late George David and Gertrude Madeline (Guth) Ansell. Betty was preceded in death by her six bro...

Fred Buterbaugh Jr., 69, of Mercersburg, PA, passed away on October 17, 2025, at his home with his family by his side. F...
10/19/2025

Fred Buterbaugh Jr., 69, of Mercersburg, PA, passed away on October 17, 2025, at his home with his family by his side. Fred was born on April 24, 1956, in Chambersburg, PA, the son of Clair Fredrick Buterbaugh of Fort Loudon, PA and the late Shirley Jean Rockwell Buterbaugh.

Fred is survive...

Richard Michael Decker, Sr. died on October 12, 2025 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania after a brief and sudden illness.Rich...
10/17/2025

Richard Michael Decker, Sr. died on October 12, 2025 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania after a brief and sudden illness.

Richard (Dick) was born on November 24, 1936, in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania to the late Clair Kenneth Decker and Kathleen Kendall Decker. He was a graduate of Forbes Road Hi...

Seibert Coy Strait, 84, of Buck Valley, PA, passed away on October 15, 2025, at home under the care of hospice and CRI. ...
10/17/2025

Seibert Coy Strait, 84, of Buck Valley, PA, passed away on October 15, 2025, at home under the care of hospice and CRI. Seibert was born on August 8, 1941, at home in Buck Valley, PA, the son of the late Coy and Julia Cutchall Strait of Buck Valley, PA. Seibert married Norma Jean Sigel on September ...

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Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home began in 1924 in McConnellsburg, PA, when John W. Kelso purchased the Daniel’s Funeral Home on Market Street in McConnellsburg. In 1925 he purchased property at 322 North Second Street in McConnellsburg and made the necessary renovations to open later that year. John operated Kelso’s Funeral Home until his untimely death in 1948. Upon John’s death, his wife Mabel applied for a widow’s license with the state of Pennsylvania. Mabel operated Kelso’s Funeral Home until her son John “Jack” Kelso returned home from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.

In 1950, Jack assumed ownership of Kelso’s Funeral Home. Jack owned and operated the funeral home with his wife Nellie from 1950 until 1981. After 1981, Jack was retained as a consultant to the funeral home and continued being active in the community with his wife Nellie for more than 45 years before their retirement. In the fall of 2000, Brett A. Cornelius became a licensed funeral director in the stat of Pennsylvania and assumed responsibility of the day to day operations of the McConnellsburg funeral home. In 2007, Brett became the fourth generation of the Kelso Family to own and operate the McConnellsburg funeral home. Along with his mother, Jacolin Kelso, they strive to continue the values and attributes which Fulton County was accustomed to when Jackie's parents, Jack and Nellie owned the funeral home.

Now, in 2019 - we are honored to continue to provide McConnellsburg, PA and surrounding communities with guidance and support during life’s most trying times.

When you have experienced the loss of a loved one, you can trust us to guide you through the arrangements necessary to create a meaningful ceremony that celebrates the unique life being honored. Our staff is committed to providing your family with the highest quality care and service in your time of need, and we take pride in our responsibility to lighten your burden as you take the first steps toward healing and recovery.