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Shirley M. (Stearman) Cunningham

Posted 2021-11-04 by mhenderson
Published by The Miner on Oct. 30, 2021 -
Kingman, Arizona -

Shirley M. Cunningham, passed away at home in Kingman, Arizona on Oct.
23, 2021. She was 92.

Shirley is survived by her sister Marie Sadjewicz, of Griffith, Indiana;
five children, Mikki Sampson (John), Wendy Cunningham, Jean Dahl (Gary)
David Cunningham (Cindy), all of Kingman, and Thomas Cunningham, of
Goodson, Missouri; eight grandchildren; thirteen great- grandchildren;
and five great- great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her
parents, James and Berniece Stearman; brother, James (Jimmy) Stearman;
and husbands, Gene Cunningham and Ted Hildreth.

Shirley was born April 17, 1929, in Kankakee, Illinois, to James and
Berniece Stearman. She married Gene Cunningham, Dec. 1, 1947, where they
built a home in Chicago Heights, Illinois. They later moved to Kingman
July 1, 1964, where Gene started his construction company a year later.
Shirley worked by his side for many years.

She enjoyed bowling, reading, water skiing, playing cards, and spending
time with family and friends who she loved with all her heart. She was
so easy to love. She will be missed but never forgotten.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Mountain
View Cemetery in Kingman, Arizona, and then gather at Centennial Park
directly after the service to visit with family and friends. In lieu of
flowers, please plant a memory tree at your desired location or donate a
tree to Mountain View Cemetery.

Thoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietz-
frazefunerlhome.com or mailed to 1716 Davis Ave, Kingman, Arizona 86401.

Arrangements were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and
Crematory.

Thoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietz-
frazefuneralhome.com. To send a FREE card to the family, go to
www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze.





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