Obituary of Evelyn Cunningham

Cunningham, Evelyn (nee Correll) age 89 of Wayne at rest in Wayne on May 8, 2014. She was born on March 24, 1925 to Raymond P. and Grace (nee Woolwine) Correll of Christiansburg, Va. She was a 1942 graduate of Christiansburg High School and received her BS degree from VaTech in 1949 and a Master of Religious Education from Faith Theological Seminary (PA) in 1958. She was employed as a bookkeeper at St. Albans Sanatorium (Radford, VA) 1944-46 and was Bible teacher in the Released Time Religion Education classes in Christiansburg Elementary schools from 1953-55. In 1958 Evelyn was appointed by the Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions (PA) to serve in Taiwan. In 1977 she married Ralph T. Cunningham, a missionary having served in India for 40 years. He joined Evelyn in Taiwan and served there for another 20 years. They officially retired in March 1999. Evelyn was predeceased by her husband, Ralph; parents; brother, Harold and wife, Roberta; brothers-in-law Professor Horst Moehring and Professor Maynard Hale. She is survived by her sister, Constance Moehring of Blacksburg, Va; a nephew, Raymond E. Correll of Ohio, a niece, Rebekah Frisk and husband, Martin; their two children, Samuel Frisk and wife Natalie and Joy Kaut and husband, Shane, also three great grand nieces and one great grand nephew. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Paterson on Monday at 11:00 AM. Entombment to follow at Laurel Grove Cemetery Mausoleum, Totowa. Friends may visit Sunday 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd, Totowa. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Madison Avenue Baptist Church for their Missions Program, 900 Madison Ave. Paterson, NJ 07501 would be appreciated. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com.