February 12, 1925 – January 9, 2021
Betty Jeane Cunningham, 95, Tipton, passed away on January 9, 2021 at Tipton Hospital. She was born on February 12, 1925 in Tipton to Lawrence and Ella (Miller) Shupperd.
She graduated from Tipton High School then completed two years of college taking business administration courses.
She married Paul Griesel in 1946. He preceded her in death in 1974. In 1978, she married Wilbert A. Cunningham, who preceded her in death in 2013.
She enjoyed her role as a homemaker, which included being a wife, mother and grandmother. Betty was an active member of Cicero Christian Church, the Indianapolis Art League and a volunteer for Channel 20. She was an artist whose medium was water color and acrylic landscapes. One of the art classes in which she was enrolled required a self portrait that she found was a difficult task. Gaining confidence, she later painted a portrait of her grandson. Leisure time would find her reading, knitting or sewing.
She is survived by a son, Scott (Donna) Griesel, Windfall, Ind.; sisters, Linda Burkhardt and Gwen Morris, both of Tipton; a grandson, Todd (Vicki) Griesel, Tipton; and great-grandchildren, Jessica Griesel and Cole Griesel, both of Tipton.
In addition to her parents and her husbands, she was also preceded in death by a son, Jay Martin Griesel.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Cicero Christian Church, 1715 Stringtown Pike, Cicero, with visitation from 1 p.m. until time of the services. Burial will occur at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, Processing Center, P.O. Box 1510, Ranson, WV 25438-4510.
Arrangements are entrusted to Hartley Funeral Home Cicero Chapel, where you may send condolences at hartleyfuneralhomes.com.