January 29, 2021 at 4:16 p.m.
Wanda Cunnington
Obituaries
Wanda L. Cunnington, “the butterfly lady,” formerly of Walkerton, passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 at Northwest Health – LaPorte.
Wanda was born Nov. 2, 1952, in Wells County, Indiana.
On April 22, 1972, in Hartford City, she married Steven W. Cunnington; he survives.
She retired in December 2018 after 13 years of service from Wal-Mart Corporation.
Wanda enjoyed her work, especially assisting customers and also many of the employees, becoming close friends with several of them. She loved butterflies, having many of them in her home, wearing clothes with butterflies, wearing pins and always wearing them in her hair. Wanda used her love for Jesus, using the butterflies as a tool to share as opportunity arose.
Upon retiring from serving in pastoral ministry with her husband for almost 40 years, both became active members of Plymouth Wesleyan Church, and Wanda continued sewing for missions, making clothes for children, sewing robes for area nursing homes and many other sewing projects with her two sewing machines.
Wanda loved assorted crafts, assisting with Vacation Bible School for many years. She made a number of quilts with the ladies at several churches where they pastored, Christmas plays and various children’s ministries. Her hands were always busy at something. Wanda loved to get others involved in ministry opportunities, whether it was helping after a house fire in the community, assisting those in need of essentials to live, assisting with finances or getting a business to donate for a needy family in a desperate situation. Opportunities were endless as she served her Lord and she wanted Him to get credit for what she could accomplish with His help. Wanda’s life made a real difference in her family and in the lives of so many others. She will be sadly missed.
Surviving with her husband, Stevern, are two daughters, Lydia (Thomas) Frazier of LaPorte and Liza (Bryan) McDaniels of Englewood, Florida. Also surviving are her four grandchildren, Lillian, Naomi, Eli and Luke; two sisters, Peggy (Josh) Howell of Dunkirk and Judy Rice of Bluffton; and two brothers, Gay (Doris) Barr of Hartford City and Gaylon Barr of Lynn Grove.
Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; daughter Lillian Ruth Cunnington; sister Beverly Barr; and two brothers, Tom R. Barr and Raymeth Barr.
Graveside services were held Nov. 20 at the Pennville I.O.O.F Cemetery in Pennville, Indiana. Pastor Ed Friberg officiated.
Wanda was born Nov. 2, 1952, in Wells County, Indiana.
On April 22, 1972, in Hartford City, she married Steven W. Cunnington; he survives.
She retired in December 2018 after 13 years of service from Wal-Mart Corporation.
Wanda enjoyed her work, especially assisting customers and also many of the employees, becoming close friends with several of them. She loved butterflies, having many of them in her home, wearing clothes with butterflies, wearing pins and always wearing them in her hair. Wanda used her love for Jesus, using the butterflies as a tool to share as opportunity arose.
Upon retiring from serving in pastoral ministry with her husband for almost 40 years, both became active members of Plymouth Wesleyan Church, and Wanda continued sewing for missions, making clothes for children, sewing robes for area nursing homes and many other sewing projects with her two sewing machines.
Wanda loved assorted crafts, assisting with Vacation Bible School for many years. She made a number of quilts with the ladies at several churches where they pastored, Christmas plays and various children’s ministries. Her hands were always busy at something. Wanda loved to get others involved in ministry opportunities, whether it was helping after a house fire in the community, assisting those in need of essentials to live, assisting with finances or getting a business to donate for a needy family in a desperate situation. Opportunities were endless as she served her Lord and she wanted Him to get credit for what she could accomplish with His help. Wanda’s life made a real difference in her family and in the lives of so many others. She will be sadly missed.
Surviving with her husband, Stevern, are two daughters, Lydia (Thomas) Frazier of LaPorte and Liza (Bryan) McDaniels of Englewood, Florida. Also surviving are her four grandchildren, Lillian, Naomi, Eli and Luke; two sisters, Peggy (Josh) Howell of Dunkirk and Judy Rice of Bluffton; and two brothers, Gay (Doris) Barr of Hartford City and Gaylon Barr of Lynn Grove.
Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; daughter Lillian Ruth Cunnington; sister Beverly Barr; and two brothers, Tom R. Barr and Raymeth Barr.
Graveside services were held Nov. 20 at the Pennville I.O.O.F Cemetery in Pennville, Indiana. Pastor Ed Friberg officiated.
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