Nancy Clark Cunningham

NANCY CLARK CUNNINGHAM, long time Memphis resident, died Monday, September 22, 2008 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital after a short illness. Her cousins were at her bedside. Nancy was born April 3, 1924 to Presley and Eula Bearce Clark in Meridian, MS. Nancy graduated from Meridian High School and maintained friendships from that time through out her life. She married R.C. (Jiggs) Cunningham and lived a full life with him in Memphis. Jiggs preceded her in death by ten years. Nancy was a long time sales associate at Goldsmith's and then Stein Mart. She was very involved with the Shelby County Republican Party and the Shelby County Republican Women. A frequent delegate to Conventions and a stanch advocate for voter registration, she greatly enjoyed the fellowship and camaraderie of those gatherings and events. She was active in Christ United Methodist Church. Nancy was a resident at Kirby Pines and lived an active life there. She was blessed by many friends who truly treated her and embraced her as family. We will never know all you did, but we are forever appreciative. Her cousins are particularly grateful to Peggy Bell, who supported Nancy in many ways and to Sugar Walker for finding a loving home for Dusty, Nancy's beloved dog. Nancy is survived by cousins Joellyn Forrester Sullivan of Memphis, Bill Forrester and Beth Graham Doty of Oxford, MS; Courtney Graham Pyron and Allison Graham Beech of Crystal Springs, MS; Collier Graham and Jesse Graham of Jackson, MS. A visitation will be held on Wednesday September 24 from 9-10 a.m. with a funeral service following at 10 a.m. all at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in Memorial Park Mausoleum. A celebration of Nancy's life will be held at Kirby Pines Chapel following the service at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial to Kirby Pines Foundation. Memorial Park Funeral Home 901-767-8930 www.memorialparkonline.com