Molly Lee Barnett Cuniff, 78, of China died January 28, 2006 at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth. A native of China and lifelong resident of the area, Molly was a 1946 graduate of China High School. She was the valedictorian of her class and a member of the 1946 All State China Clippers basketball team. She and her husband, Pete of fifty-nine years, traveled and visited the forty-eight continental United States in their motor home. She also enjoyed shopping garage sales, playing board games with her grandchildren, and watching her favorite teams, the Houston Astros and the Houston Rockets. In addition, she loved to arrange flowers, was a wonderful cook, and she was an inspiration to her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, C. C. “Pete” Cuniff of China; sons, Troy Clyde Cuniff and his wife Wanda of Nacogdoches, and Travis Kevin Cuniff of Beaumont; daughters, Vicki Elaine Bauer and her husband Tim of Winnie and Lois Ann Griffiths and her husband Ian of Beaumont; grandchildren, Joe Cuniff, Claire Ripper, TSgt Lance Bauer, Cody Bauer, 1st Lt. Brooke Bozarth, Nicole Reck, Michelle Smalley, Amanda Hale, Robin Jarriel, Devin Cuniff, Lauren Cuniff, and Heather Cuniff; great grandchildren, Will Smalley, Lilly Smalley, Allan Reck, Kylie Bauer, Rylie Bauer, Emerson Bauer, and Addison Bauer; niece, Dorothy McKinley; and numerous other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at Broussard’s, 1605 N. Major Drive, Beaumont, followed by burial at China Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be Monday evening, January 30, 2006 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P. O. Box 7015, Beaumont, Texas 77726; American Diabetes Association, P. O. Box 1132, Fairfax, Virginia 22038; or a church or charity of your choice.
