BLOOMINGTON - Evelyn Eileen Cunningham, 100, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:20 PM on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at her home.
Her funeral will be on Monday, July 27, 2020, at 2 PM at Beck Memorial Home in Bloomington. Reverend Heather Godsey will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Interment will be in Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington.
Evelyn was born August 23, 1919, in Atlanta, IL, to Nelson and Cecil Houghtling Leach.
After her mother passed away, when Evelyn was three years old, she and her siblings were raised by their maternal grandparents, Horace and and Georgia Ann Houghtling.
She married Charles Cunningham on May 5, 1942, in Mexico, Missouri. He preceded her in death in 1984.
Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Janet (Jack) Cunningham Keefe; two step-grandchildren, Andrew (Karen) Keefe and James (Laura) Keefe and three step great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her five siblings, Donald Leach, Josephine Hodge, Olive Marie Benedict, Harold Leach and Mable Leach.
She worked at Clinton IGA and John Warner Bank, also in Clinton, prior to retirement. At age 75, Evelyn was also the assistant manager of the Hardee's restaurant on Oakland Avenue in Bloomington. Evelyn was a member of Centennial Christian Church in Bloomington. She was a loving, motivated and very giving person. She loved to sew, cook, bake and do word and jigsaw puzzles in her later years. She gave her time and talents to Safe Harbor shelter in Bloomington and the Danville VA hospital for over 25 years with no desire for recognition.
The family thanks Advocate BroMenn Hospice for their care and assistance during Evelyn's last year of life.
Memorial contributions may be made to Centennial Christian Church.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - July 24, 2020
Her funeral will be on Monday, July 27, 2020, at 2 PM at Beck Memorial Home in Bloomington. Reverend Heather Godsey will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Interment will be in Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington.
Evelyn was born August 23, 1919, in Atlanta, IL, to Nelson and Cecil Houghtling Leach.
After her mother passed away, when Evelyn was three years old, she and her siblings were raised by their maternal grandparents, Horace and and Georgia Ann Houghtling.
She married Charles Cunningham on May 5, 1942, in Mexico, Missouri. He preceded her in death in 1984.
Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Janet (Jack) Cunningham Keefe; two step-grandchildren, Andrew (Karen) Keefe and James (Laura) Keefe and three step great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her five siblings, Donald Leach, Josephine Hodge, Olive Marie Benedict, Harold Leach and Mable Leach.
She worked at Clinton IGA and John Warner Bank, also in Clinton, prior to retirement. At age 75, Evelyn was also the assistant manager of the Hardee's restaurant on Oakland Avenue in Bloomington. Evelyn was a member of Centennial Christian Church in Bloomington. She was a loving, motivated and very giving person. She loved to sew, cook, bake and do word and jigsaw puzzles in her later years. She gave her time and talents to Safe Harbor shelter in Bloomington and the Danville VA hospital for over 25 years with no desire for recognition.
The family thanks Advocate BroMenn Hospice for their care and assistance during Evelyn's last year of life.
Memorial contributions may be made to Centennial Christian Church.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - July 24, 2020
BLOOMINGTON - Evelyn Eileen Cunningham, 100, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:20 PM on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at her home.
Her funeral will be on Monday, July 27, 2020, at 2 PM at Beck Memorial Home in Bloomington. Reverend Heather Godsey will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Interment will be in Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington.
Evelyn was born August 23, 1919, in Atlanta, IL, to Nelson and Cecil Houghtling Leach.
After her mother passed away, when Evelyn was three years old, she and her siblings were raised by their maternal grandparents, Horace and and Georgia Ann Houghtling.
She married Charles Cunningham on May 5, 1942, in Mexico, Missouri. He preceded her in death in 1984.
Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Janet (Jack) Cunningham Keefe; two step-grandchildren, Andrew (Karen) Keefe and James (Laura) Keefe and three step great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her five siblings, Donald Leach, Josephine Hodge, Olive Marie Benedict, Harold Leach and Mable Leach.
She worked at Clinton IGA and John Warner Bank, also in Clinton, prior to retirement. At age 75, Evelyn was also the assistant manager of the Hardee's restaurant on Oakland Avenue in Bloomington. Evelyn was a member of Centennial Christian Church in Bloomington. She was a loving, motivated and very giving person. She loved to sew, cook, bake and do word and jigsaw puzzles in her later years. She gave her time and talents to Safe Harbor shelter in Bloomington and the Danville VA hospital for over 25 years with no desire for recognition.
The family thanks Advocate BroMenn Hospice for their care and assistance during Evelyn's last year of life.
Memorial contributions may be made to Centennial Christian Church.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - July 24, 2020
Her funeral will be on Monday, July 27, 2020, at 2 PM at Beck Memorial Home in Bloomington. Reverend Heather Godsey will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Interment will be in Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington.
Evelyn was born August 23, 1919, in Atlanta, IL, to Nelson and Cecil Houghtling Leach.
After her mother passed away, when Evelyn was three years old, she and her siblings were raised by their maternal grandparents, Horace and and Georgia Ann Houghtling.
She married Charles Cunningham on May 5, 1942, in Mexico, Missouri. He preceded her in death in 1984.
Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Janet (Jack) Cunningham Keefe; two step-grandchildren, Andrew (Karen) Keefe and James (Laura) Keefe and three step great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her five siblings, Donald Leach, Josephine Hodge, Olive Marie Benedict, Harold Leach and Mable Leach.
She worked at Clinton IGA and John Warner Bank, also in Clinton, prior to retirement. At age 75, Evelyn was also the assistant manager of the Hardee's restaurant on Oakland Avenue in Bloomington. Evelyn was a member of Centennial Christian Church in Bloomington. She was a loving, motivated and very giving person. She loved to sew, cook, bake and do word and jigsaw puzzles in her later years. She gave her time and talents to Safe Harbor shelter in Bloomington and the Danville VA hospital for over 25 years with no desire for recognition.
The family thanks Advocate BroMenn Hospice for their care and assistance during Evelyn's last year of life.
Memorial contributions may be made to Centennial Christian Church.
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - July 24, 2020
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