Patricia Ann Paul, age 75, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2017 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, VA.
She was born on June 16, 1941 in St. Albans, West Virginia to the late Earl E. Cundiff, Sr. and Macil Emma (Pring) Cundiff. Patricia enjoyed the simple things in life; playing BINGO and going to the Charlestown Casinos. She also enjoyed cooking, reading books, puzzles, flowers, tending to her bird feeders, watching her Humming birds and gardening. Her day wasn’t complete if she hadn’t watched “The Wheel” or fed “one eyed Pete” her special squirrel.
She is predeceased by her parents and her sister: Earla Elaine Cundiff and her husband, Clifford L. Paul Sr.
Survivors include her son: Clifford Paul, Jr. of Fredericksburg, VA; daughter: Christina Jarrett; two brothers: Mickey Cundiff of Fredericksburg, VA and Earl Cundiff, Jr. of Manassas, VA; two sisters: Gloria Walker and husband Quinton of Front Royal, VA and Sue Paulson of Manassas, VA; a special niece Valerie Luevano and husband Javier,who was more of a daughter, her beloved GrandPups: LuLu and Sugar; and numerous other special nieces, nephews and extended family who simply called her “Mom or Nana Pat.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA with the family receiving friends from 11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon. Entombment will follow at Stonewall Memory Gardens, Manassas, VA.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 in loving memory of Patricia A. Paul. Condolences may be sent to: www.piercefh.com
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