Florence was born on September 4, 1939 in Des Plaines, Illinois, to her parents Harry Walsh and Olga Grimm Walsh. Florence was baptized and raised in the Lutheran Church. She attended Immanuel Lutheran School until her family moved to Arizona when she was age twelve. After a short time in Phoenix, the family moved to Kingman, Arizona where she attended Kingman High School.
While living in Arizona she met and married David Charles Cunningham Sr. after moving several times in the eight years he served in the Air Force, they settled in Houston, Texas. She was a homemaker for many years, raising their four children. She served as both a Cub Scout den mother and a Girl Scout leader.
Florence loved the Lord and her children, and saw to it that they were exposed to the faith in God that sustained her through the peaks and valleys of her life.
She worked many years for Kroger Corporation, first as a checker and eventually transferring to the courtesy booth until she retired. After retirement, she remained active for many years with her quilting guild club and in her weekly Bible Studies at church.
She loved reading, travel, sewing, and spending time with her family.
Florence was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Olga Walsh; sister, Carol Thompson; brother, Thomas Walsh; son-in-law, Ron Mitchell; brothers-in-law, Verl Thompson, Ken Allmon, and Duane Donohoe.
She is survived by her siblings, Susan Olson, Kathleen Allmon, Timothy (Denise) Walsh, Lynn Donohoe, and Terry (Sherry) Walsh; her four children, David (Karen) Cunningham Jr., Michael (Billie) Cunningham, Patricia (John) Purcell, and Kim Mitchell; Grandchildren, Tommy (Shae) Drake, Hailey (Dean) Anver, Caitlin Cunningham, Holly Cunningham, Kyle (Asha) Cunningham, Austin Purcell, Travis (Savannah) Purcell; and great-grandchildren, Zain Anver, David Wesley Campbell, Sophia Anver, Taylor Drake, Blake Campbell, and Theodore Cunningham.
In lieu of flowers, and in keeping with Florence's passion for the Christian education of children, please consider donating in her name to Good Shepherd Learning Center, 9191 Cochran's Crossing Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77381.
Services will be held for Florence on Thursday, October 24, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home, 18000 Interstate 45 S, The Woodlands, TX 77384, followed by a graveside service from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
