Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Helen Cornelius, a Missouri native who found popularity as a country music singer-songwriter in Nashville, has died. She was 83.

Helen Cornelius, a country singer-songwriter best known for the Jim Ed Brown duet “I Don’t Want to Have to Marry You,” was born on this day in Hannibal, Missouri. Cornelius passed away earlier this ...

‘70s Country Music Icon Dies at 83: ‘A True Legend With a Voice To Match’ originally appeared on Parade. It all started in the 1940s, on a humble farm outside of Monroe City, Missouri, where a ...

Legendary country music singer Helen Cornelius has died, according to multiple reports. She was 83. A post on her official fan page said she died on Friday, July 18. No cause of death was reported.

A beloved 1970s country music figure and a trailblazer for women in the genre has died at the age of 83. Helen Cornelius’ passing was announced by her official fan page Friday morning. Cornelius’ ...

Cornelius grew up on a farm in Missouri; her older brothers played in country bands, and she formed a singing trio with sisters Judy and Sharon, who toured locally with the blessing of their father.

Helen Lucille Connor Cornelius Most cherished and beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Helen Lucille Conner Cornelius, suffered a stroke on December 18, 2009 that resulted in her death on December 29 ...