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Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Mullican-Little Funeral Home, 754 State Hwy 56 East, Bells, TX, 75414

 

Funeral Service

Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 11:00 am at Mullican-Little Funeral Home, 754 State Hwy 56 East, Bells, TX, 75414

 

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Ava May Cunningham

Ava May Cunningham

October 24, 1935 - May 25, 2019

Ava May Freeman Cunningham was born October 24, 1935 in Ambrose, Texas to Patric Oliver Freeman and Doris Elizabeth Meadows Freeman. She married Elton Ray Cunningham on April 17, 1953 in Ambrose, Texas. She passed away on May 25, 2019 at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas.

Ava was a long time employee of Levi-Strauss in Denison and was a member of the Ambrose Baptist Church. She loved to sing. She dearly loved her family and loved to tell stories of her family. She was loved and will be greatly missed.

Ava is survived by her son, John Ray Cunningham of Ambrose; daughter, Emma Cunningham Woodell of Calera, Oklahoma; daughter, Wilma Ray Garrett of Athens, Alabama; grandchildren, Sammy and Samantha Woodell, Ray and Jonathan Cunningham and Alicia Cunningham Dobbs; great-grandchildren, Patrick and Elijah Woodell, Kenzie, Bentley, and Katie Dobbs, Ethan and Emma Cunningham, Abbott and Barrett Cunningham. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Funeral Services will be held 11AM Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Mullican-Little Chapel, Bells, Texas . Brother Robert Mitschke will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Hebron Cemetery, Bells, Texas. Pallbearers will be Ray Cunningham, Jonathan Cunningham, Thomas Whitlock, Ronny Auldridge, Joe Montgomery and Edan VanZetten. Honorary Pallbearer will be Roger Auldridge. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 from 6-8PM at Mullican-Little Chapel, Bells, Texas.

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  1. Daniel Henshaw and family
    Daniel Henshaw and family on May 27, 2019 at 12:36 PM

    Love her dearly will miss her so much

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  2. Sharon Whitlock Williams
    Sharon Whitlock Williams on May 27, 2019 at 11:39 PM

    Rest In Peace Sweet Ava, we are going to miss you❤️

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  3. Brandy Wilson (Metcalf)
    Brandy Wilson (Metcalf) on May 29, 2019 at 3:41 AM

    Prayers for the Family. She will definitely be missed in Ambrose

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  4. Gary D Pittman
    Gary D Pittman on May 29, 2019 at 3:30 PM

    I’m sorry for your loss

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  5. James
    James on May 29, 2019 at 5:25 PM

    My deepest sympathy for your loss. May you find comfort in Jehovah God’s promise to swallow up death forever and soon end all our suffering. (Rev. 21:3-5; Isa. 25:8) Peace to you during this difficult time.

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  6. Michael and Cathy Henshaw
    Michael and Cathy Henshaw on May 31, 2019 at 3:03 AM

    Our deepest condolences.

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  7. Orpha Crain
    Orpha Crain on July 3, 2019 at 3:17 PM

    Did not know this until now. So very sorry. Ava May was such a sweet lady. My condolences to her family.

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