Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Nancy Cunningham

Nancy Cunningham

Nancy Cunningham passed away at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, January 22, 2012 at her home in Camby, Indiana with her daughter by her side.

She was born August 26, 1941 in Indianapolis to Perry L. and Nora M. Bixler and resided both in the Eaton, Muncie, Yorktown area and in Ft. Myers, Florida.

Nancy graduated from Eaton High School in 1959. She worked for Applegate Advertising Agency and Ball Corporation for many years before moving to southwest Florida where she started her own graphic arts business, type etc.

Survivors include her son, Steve (Eloise) Michaels, Anderson, daughter Jana (David) Chirico, Mooresville; one sister, Janna (Fred) Hollowell, Eaton; four grandsons: D.J. and Marc Chirico, Mooresville, and Seth and Austin Michaels, Anderson; three nieces and several great nieces and nephews.

Nancy was an avid reader and lexiconist. She had an artists’ love of nature but mainly loved spending time with her grandsons and family.

Nancy continued to give beyond the end of her life, by donating her body to the IU School of Medicine for Teaching and Research.

A dinner will be held for family and friends on Sunday, January 29 at In Christ Community Church, 9701 N. CR 450 W, Muncie at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the IU Simon Cancer Center for lung cancer research. P.O. Box 660245, Indianapolis, IN 46266 in memory of Nancy Cunningham.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watersfuneralhomes.com