Ruby Ward-Cuneen

SERVICES: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 201710:00 A.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 20175:00-7:00 P.M. INTERMENT: BETHSAIDA CEMETERYOFFICIATING:REV. JAMES RICKLES  Mrs. Cunneen, 99, of Seattle, WA, died Friday, November 3, 2017, at SwedishFirst Hill Campus Hospital in Seattle. A native of Neshoba County, she moved to California where she worked as amedical transcriber until her retirement. She then moved to Aurora, Colorado, where sheshe lived until recently moving to Seattle, Washington. Mrs. Cunneen was an active memberof the Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church while living in Meridian, Mississippi. Survivors include daughter, Barbara Joyner of Seattle, WA; son, Gerald Ward (Hildred) ofLittle Rock, MS; eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren;sisters, Pauline Wright of Colonial Heights, VA, Joyce Stevens of Bailey, MS, Ramona Sneedof Meridian, MS, Elizabeth Anderson of Clinton, MS; and a host of nieces and nephews. Mrs. Cunneen was preceded in death by her husbands, Lacy Ward and Frances Cunneen; sons,Harry and Robert Ward; two brothers; and four sisters. Pallbearers are Richard Ward, Cory Wilhite, Michael Wilhite, Rusty Ward and Marc Walters.