My friends, Rhonda and Scott, lost their mother to cancer on Tuesday. I didn't know her well, but she asked about my well-being for the past 40 years. She and Rhonda were particularly close, and I worry about how she will hold up in the days to come. From the Olean Times Herald:
GREAT VALLEY - Sunny A. Hope, 72, of Sugartown Road passed away Tuesday (June 4, 2013) at the Olean General Hospital.
She was born Jan. 24, 1941, in Minard Run, Pa., a daughter of the late
Curtis and Bernice McCauley Showers. Mrs. Hope was married to Harry R.
Hope, who predeceased her.
She had a strong faith and was a very
active member and prayer warrior at the Great Valley United Methodist
Church. She was sweet and kind, and was a mother to many. She also
volunteered at the Great Valley Regatta and many firemen's dinners. She
also was an avid bingo player.
She is survived by two sons, Scott
Hope of Friendship and Randy (Sandy) Hope of Spencerport; two daughters,
Cheryl Dominick-Farnham of Salamanca and Rhonda S. (James R.) Ashdown
of Randolph; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She is also
survived by five brothers, Kurt (Becky) Showers of Great Valley, Merle
(Carolyn) Showers of Buffalo, David (Choon) Showers of New Jersey,
Donald (Gert) Showers of Tennessee and Larry (Carolyn) Showers of
Rochester; and four sisters, Bertha Gregg of Wyoming, Linda Shepard of
Great Valley, Carol Ellis of Texas and Marieta Showers of Great Valley;
and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, she was
predeceased by a son, Robert M. Hope; and a granddaughter, Bobbie Jo.
