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Patsy Cunningham Obituary
Patsy Ann (Hibbs) Cunningham, 81, of Tempe, Ariz., formerly of Xenia and Hillsboro, went home to be with her Savior Jesus on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at The Villa of Mesa.
She was born April 21, 1937, in Blue Creek, the daughter of Joseph Dewey and Bernice Geneva (Cole) Hibbs Knisley.
She was a former member of the Xenia Nazarene Church and Tempe Nazarene Church. She was a 1955 graduate of Hillsboro High School and was a former employee with the Xenia Gazette and Security National Bank.
She is survived by her husband, Carrell E. "Mike" Cunningham, whom she married June 18, 1960; two daughters and a son-in-law, Michelle Macero, Tempe, Ariz. and Carol Ann (Mike) Neeld; two granddaughters, Taylor Ann Neeld and Micah Carol Neeld, all of Xenia; a sister, Dorothy West of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; sister-in-law and brothers-in-law, Betty (Joe) Brant of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. and Ray Sells of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and many close friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her stepfather, the Rev. Verlyn Knisley; and by two sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law, Janet (Ron) Kuusisto, Joyce Sells, Lester Eugene Cunningham and Robert West.
Patsy was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching the Cincinnati Reds, Bengals, Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Diamondbacks, and never met a stranger. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Xenia Nazarene Church, Xenia, with the Rev. Harold E. Horton and the Rev. Russ Gumm officiating. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery, Xenia.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Southwest Ohio Chapter, 8050 Hosbrook Rd., Suite 314, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236; Xenia Nazarene Church, c/o Missions, 1204 W. Second St., Xenia, Ohio 45385; Tempe Nazarene Church, c/o Missions, 3929 S. Rural Rd., Tempe, Ariz. 85282; or a favorite charity in her memory.
Condolences may be made to the family at www.NeeldFuneralHome.com.
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for Patsy Cunningham
August 25, 2018
Mike, I send sincere sympathy to you. I remember Patsy from our senior year. She was so enthusiastic
and outgoing. I roomed with her and a couple of other girls on our trip to Washington D.C. We had a really nice time together. I believe she is a cousin to Joyce Cole Redder who is related to me through marriage. Joyce's mother is my husband's aunt and Joyce's father was Forrest Cole. I know Patsy was a good Christian woman and I know you will miss her very much. My heart goes out to you.
Barbara Dotson Eakins
August 23, 2018
Mike, I am so sorry to know that Patsy has passed away. I remember Patsy as a very cheerful and outgoing person! Sending our sympathy to you and family. Liddy and Russ Newman
August 23, 2018
Sorry for your loss
Marianne Chestnut Cheshire
Mesa,Arizona
Jim & Densie Percival
August 20, 2018
Carol and Mike,
Please accept our sincere sympathy for your loss. May the memories made through the years bring comfort in the days ahead. Our thoughts are with you during this time of sorrow.
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Mary Lou Ellis
August 20, 2018
Mike & family, so sorry to hear about Patsy's passing.
August 20, 2018
Our condolences to the family. May God fulfill his promise of binding up the brokenhearted. Isa 61:1.
Bob Newby
August 19, 2018
Sorry to hear about Patsy's death.
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