She was the daughter of the late William Henry Reeves and Sadie Wagoner Reeves and was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Vann Cunningham, and son, Joe William Cunningham.
Joan was the librarian at John A. Patton Elementary School for several years. She was an accomplished and well regarded artist.
She was a member of Holly Avenue United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her three children, J. Vann Cunningham (Jerri), Ernest J. Cunningham, Lou Ann Hoodenpyle (David) and several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, October 18, 2018, in the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with Minister Darrin Hering officiating. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memory Gardens- West.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday and from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Holly Avenue United Methodist Church, 413 Holly Ave., South Pittsburg, TN 37380.
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Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, East Chapel, 404 S. Moore Road, Chattanooga, TN 37412.