- Date Of Birth: June 10, 1932
- Date Of Death: November 5, 2021
- State: North Carolina
Cora Lee Johnson Fortner, 89, of Statesville passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021 at Autumn Care.
Mrs. Fortner was born June 10, 1932 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Ray Daniel Johnson and Retha Arlene Guy Johnson. She was a graduate of Scotts High School where she enjoyed playing basketball, she later attended Kings Business College in Charlotte. Cora later was married to the late Frank Lewis Fortner, who passed away January 13, 2017. She worked for Iredell Memorial Hospital for close to 60 years, she started as a switchboard operator and later worked the majority of her career in the business office. Cora was a member at Monticello United Methodist Church. She loved watching basketball and baseball, especially her favorite teams, UNC Tarheels and the Atlanta Braves. Cora enjoyed working in her flower garden and sitting on the patio watching the humming birds and listening to her doves.
In addition to her parents, Cora was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Lewis Fortner and sons-in-law, Buddy Correll and Gregory Foley.
Cora is survived by her two daughters, Sherri Correll, Crystal F. Foley, son, Scotty Lewis Fortner, six grandchildren, Clifton Freeman, Shaun Freeman, Tabatha Moore (Matt), Shad Foley (Kylan), Tyler Foley, Cross McKinney and four great grandchildren, Aliyah Freeman, Liam Moore, Logan Moore and Gregory Foley. Also surviving are her siblings, Tommy Johnson (Karol), Betty Ann Cockayne, Bill Johnson (Bonnie) and her aunt, Hazel Waugh.
