Beverly Annette Cundiff

To my sister Beverly nicknamed "Bevo" by her nephew, Lawrence. We were closer than sisters. You were more like the daughter that I never had. From the first day you came home from the hospital, after a lengthy stay, I carried you around the house like you were my own baby doll. From beginning we had a very close bond, I got you up to go to school every day until you graduated from high school at the age of twenty one. I could never comb your hair without you crying! We enjoyed going to the movies where we ate popcorn and drank soda. What you like most was our stop at McDonalds where you ordered your standard fare: cheeseburger, fries, and a vanilla milkshake. Mom had the daily newspaper delivered especially for you. You couldn't read but every morning you sat down and went through the paper page by page. You loved to play your version of cards that only you understood. You kept your room clean. Your drawers were neat and the clothes in your cupboard were kept on hangers and arranged in your order. You loved to watch television and knew when your favorite programs would be on: The Wheel of Fortune, the soap operas, the cooking shows, and especially the news. After the 11:00 o'clock news you would turn off the television and announce, "it's time for bed." You wouldn't go to sleep but would sit up with your legs crossed like an indian with a box in front of you. Sometimes that is how you would sleep. You slowed down when you turned sixty. Your vision, hearing and comprehension declined. To the family you were a miracle child. The doctors told us that you would not live past your teens. You fooled everyone by outliving our parents, your sisters: Estelle, Lois, and Marion and brother, Richard. Your strong will and stubbornness kept you here! Bev, you were four days short of your sixty-second birthday and just like I held you as a baby, I held you in my arms when you took your last breath. You will be sadly missed by me, and your brother Raymond; 12 nieces, 1 nephew, 19 great nieces and nephews, 20 great great nieces and nephews and other family and friends who are saddened at your passing. Rest in peace dear little sister. You are with family again. Always in my heart Love Mildred

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Beverly Annette Cundiff

March 15, 1955 - March 11, 2017