Dear Friends,

Velma Belle Miller Cundiff was born to Margaret and Ralph Miller on June 5, 1920 in Ava

county Missouri.  Her family moved to Long Beach, California when she was three.  It was

there that she met and married on March 30, 1941.

She loved art and has chalk pictures in many homes where her husband ministered:

Roanoke, and Salem, VA., Beaver City, and Arapahoe, NE., Spokane and Wapato

Washington, and Albany, Oregon. 

Her life was wrapped around the church.  She began teaching Sunday School at the

age of 16 and continued as long as she was able to do so.

She had a Bachelors Degree in Art from Whitworth College in Spokane,

Washington where she was an Associate Professor.  She also earned a teaching certificate

from The Bible Institute of Los Angeles.

She was an elementary school teacher and retired after 30 years of teaching.

She had 2 daughters: Marlene Byers of Pierceton, Indiana, and Margaret Gatherum

from Lynchburg, Virginia.

She passed away on September 28, 2002 at Miller's Merry Manor at the age of 82

years, 3 months and 23 days.  The viewing is to be at McHatton Sadler Funeral Home in

Warsaw, Indiana.  Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 3, 2002

at the Funeral Home.  Pastor Dale Jenks of Lakeland Conservative Grace Brethren will

hold services at the funeral home and graveside.  Annette Burns of Winona Lake will sing

"Jesus is the Sweetest Name I Know" and an original song written by Velma named "I

Have an Appointment with my Lord."  Pallbearers that have been contacted are Gilert

Hawkins, Craig Byers, Glenn Byers, Marvin Small, Billy Farrington, Rod

Yoder, and Allen Cass.

Velma was always active in children's ministry,

including Vacation Bible School, as well as women's ministry and

playing the piano, and chalk drawings.  Dayton Cundiff was WHGBC pastor 1967-1971.

After ministry in other churches, they semi-retired to Roanoke in

the 1980s and attended WHGBC. Velma resumed many of her former ministries,

and Dayton taught adult Sunday School. In the 1990s, they moved to Winona Lake, IN,

where Velma's failing health required her to live at Grace Village. Dayton

visited Velma daily to assist in her care. They are survived by two

daughters, Margaret and Marlene, and three grandsons.