Melody Jean Cunningham

Melody Jean Workman Cunningham, 53, of Washington, died on July 24, 2021, in the Grove at Washington. She was born on September 5, 1967, in Washington, a daughter of the late Harry “Cecil” Workman and Mary Harps-Clark. A 1986 graduate of McGuffey High School, Melody also earned her certification as a nurse’s aid from Western Area Career and Technology Center. Mrs. Cunningham worked for eighteen years at the Washington Hospital, on Floors 5S and 6E. Her greatest joy in life was being a Mal-Mal to her 26 grandchildren. On April 5, 2014, she married Donnie Cunningham, who survives. Also surviving are a son, Eddie (Andrea) Clark; two daughters, Christina (William) Smith and Tiffanie (Justin) Connor; four stepdaughters; two sisters, Lisa Hennick and Darla Sue Johnson; five grandchildren, Caleb, Preston, Peyton, Elliott and Harper; 19 step grandchildren; and four nieces and nephews. Deceased is a sister, Carol Deyell. Friends will be received on Thursday, July 29, 2021, from 2 until 4 p.m., and 6 until 7 p.m., the time of services, in the William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., 925 Allison Ave., Washington, PA, with Pastor Rick Bruckner officiating.