Ernest “Bimbo” Corns Jr., 72, of Vanceburg, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2026, with his family by his side.
He was born October 25, 1953, at Quicks Run, a son of the late Ernest Sr. and Julia Flinders Corns.
He retired from the Lewis County Board of Education after 25 years of dedicated service. He was a member of I’ll Talk for Jesus Pentecostal Church on Rock Run near Vanceburg. He loved mowing yards and doing anything outside. He enjoyed drinking coffee at McDonald’s with all his friends and especially loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 42 years, Susan Billman Corns, whom he married in Vanceburg on August 25, 1984; one daughter, Julia Bloomfield (Anthony Stevenson) of Tollesboro; one son, Matthew Corns (Jackie McClanahan) of Vanceburg; two sisters, Diane Caseman of Vanceburg and Trina (Chris) Smith of Wheelersburg, Ohio; three brothers, Larry Flinders of Maysville and Tony (Dianna) Corns and Paris Timothy Corns of Vanceburg; and his grandchildren, Mackenzie “Tootie” Corns and Trenton Bloomfield of Vanceburg, Charlotte Corns of Maysville, and Bryson Reynolds of Lexington.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Dana Marie Corns; a son, Ernest Corns III; and a grandson, Joshua Matthew Bloomfield.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Gaydos Funeral Home, 159 Second Street in Vanceburg, with Bro. Tony Corns officiating. Burial will follow in Greene Cemetery at St. Paul.
Friends may call after 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.gaydosfh.com.
