Feb 8, 2018

Hope Rebecca Cunningham, 16, of Avella, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018.

She was born April 14, 2001, a daughter of Jeremy D. Cunningham and Natalie A. Barth Cunningham, both of Avella.

Hope was a sophomore at Avella High School, where she was a member of the Art Club and had won numerous awards and gold keys for her photography. Outside of school, she enjoyed going to Steam and Tractor Society shows in Bentleyville.

She was a member of Christian Assembly Church, Burgettstown.

Hope was very dedicated to her photography. She loved the outdoors, including horseback riding with her favorite horse, Hawk.

She was a lifelong resident of Avella.

Surviving, in addition to her parents, are three sisters, Faith and Grace Cunningham and Anna Mae Hukill, all of Avella, and a fourth sister who is due in March; her stepfather, Jason Hukill of Avella; maternal grandparents, Donald and Joanne Barth of Cross Creek; paternal grandparents, Diann Hill and Howard “Stoney” Hill of Lexington, Texas; aunts and uncles, Nadine (Jeremy) Steele, Joshua and Jonathan Cunningham, Joshua Hill, Valerie Gibson and Cindy Riley; and several cousins.

Friends and family will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Jerome A. Stefkovich Funeral Home Inc., 18 Campbell Street, Avella, PA 15312, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, with Pastor Michael Browning officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Prospect Cemetery, Hickory.

Condolences may be expressed at www.stefkovichfuneralhome.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to the funeral home at www.stefkovichfuneralhome.com or P.O. Box 65, Avella, PA 15312-0065.