Twila May (nee Blackwood) Cunningham of Jenison, Michigan, was called to her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 20, 2024. She died peacefully in her sleep. She was born December 5, 1933, in Quinter, Kansas, one of ten children born to Henry and Florence Wright Blackwood.
She grew up on a small farm in Kansas and graduated from Denison Rural High School at the age of 16. She attended Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh. After graduation, she worked in public health nursing and home care nursing and was an instructor in the School of Nursing at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. She became a TB consultant, visiting tuberculosis patients in their homes. On June 21, 1963, she was married to the love of her life, Charles Richard (Dick) Cunningham. She is also survived by her brother, Carl (Marcia) Blackwood of Indianapolis, IN. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers Junior, Dwayne, and Dale; and sisters Fern, Lois, Alta, Della, and Corajean. She is survived by their four children Laurel (Dan) Ralya, Craig (Lisa) Cunningham, Amy Cunningham, and Chad (Alissa) Cunningham; grandchildren Chelsea (Nate), Isaac (Tiffanie), Alyssa (Jake), Sophia (Casey), Olivia, Sara, Liliana (Seth), Ryan, Seth, Isaiah, Caleb; and 14 great-grandchildren whom she cherished.
A funeral service celebrating Twila’s life will be held 11 a.m. Monday, September 23, 2024 at Cook Memorial Chapel (East Building), 4235 Prairie St. SW, Grandville, MI 49418, with visitation from 10-10:45 a.m. prior to the service. The family welcomes memories and messages at www.cookcaresgrandville.com in Twila’s online guestbook.
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