Martha Williams

Kerrville Martha Marti Ellen Williams was born April 17, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri to Mark Scott Cunningham and Marjorie Lorrane Klausen Cunningham. She passed away April 5, 2010 in Kerrville, Texas at the age of 57.

Marti graduated from Belleville Township High School in 1970.

Martis career included working as a Nurses Aide at St. Elizabeths Hospital for many years and as a Pharmacy Tech with Home Pharmacy Services in Belleville, Illinois for the past 12 years. Due to illness, she left her employment and moved to Kerrville, Texas in September 2009 to live with her brother and sisterinlaw, Rick and Sherry Cunningham

Marti had an eclectic personality. She could engage you in conversation about numerous topics and especially those from the 60s and 70s. She knew all of the old movies like the back of her hand and could give you the bio of most movie stars from that era. Marti was an avid Chicago Cubs fan, had a soft heart for animals of all kinds and was earning about football and the NBA, especially the San Antonio Spurs. On arriving in Kerrville she immediately fell in love with Bruce, a 19 lb. lovable yellow cat who spent as many hours as he could on her lap. He loved her too.

After a lifetime of living in different states, the opportunity for Marti to move to Kerrville was one that allowed her to reacquaint her life with that of her brother and sisterinlaw, Rick and Sherry Cunningham. Marti was constantly amazed at how nice it was to live in Kerrville because people were nice to her and genuinely cared for her.

Recent discussions between Marti and her brother were about her relationship with God. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior and was looking forward to seeing Him. She died peacefully in her sleep.

Those left to honor and cherish her memory are her brother Richard Cunningham, Sr. and his wife Sherry of Kerrville, Texas her sisters, Carolyn and husband, Jerry Metze of Belleville, Illinois and Susan Scott Cunningham of Florida Cat brothers Bruce and Bobby Very good friends: Linda Duke and Charlie Schnyder, both of Belleville, Illinois: three nephews: David Metze, Rick Cunningham, Jr. and Craig Cunningham, Sr. and their families extended family members and many friends.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 6, 4 p.m. in the Hilltop Village Chapel, 1400 Hilltop Road, Kerrville, Texas.

The family suggests donations to Peterson Regional Medical Center.

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