Anne Cundle

A memorial service for Anne Cundle will be held in Thomasville, Georgia, at All Saints Episcopal Church on Thursday 20th October 2011 @ 4pm and a reception will follow at Foshalee Plantation. She will be buried at Harrington Cemetery, Pemaquid, Maine next to her long time friend, Kate Ireland. Anne passed away peacefully at her home at Foshalee Plantation on October 16th 2011 after her long illness. Anne was born in Liverpool, England, on October 26th, 1929. Her parents were Leslie Frank and Marjorie Anna Chapman Cundle. She graduated from the Liverpool Royal Infirmary as a registered nurse and gained experience in the burn unit of Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, Sussex. She furthered her education in Edinburgh, Scotland with midwifery training. After passing her exams in Liverpool, she graduated as a nurse/midwife and made the decision to go abroad. In 1956 she arrived in Wendover, Kentucky to pursue a career with Frontier Nursing Service. After almost 20 years of service with Frontier, she worked as a visiting nurse for Leslie County, Kentucky. While in Kentucky, Anne opened and operated a book store in Hyden. She made Foshalee Plantation her home in 1991 and started up The Bookshelf in Thomasville, GA and operated it for many years. Anne had a great love for animals! She was instrumental in organizing the Leslie County Humane Society while in Kentucky. She took a lead role in the Thomasville Thomas County Humane Society when she moved to Foshalee, where she remained an active member. Anne was also a member of the Oleander Garden Club of Tallahassee. She took great pleasure in the planning and care of the gardens of Foshalee. Anne is survived by her sister, Judy Perry, of St. Georges, Bermuda, and her nieces and nephews, Christine Jones, Tim Pretty, Robin Pretty, Cathy Geddes, Anna Perry-Smith, James Perry and Brian Perry. In lieu of flowers you are invited to donate to either the Thomasville Thomas County Humane Society in Thomasville, 180 Big Star Dr, Thomasville, Ga 31757 or the Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center, 919 S. Broad St, Thomasville, Ga 31792. Guests may sign the online register at www.allenfh.com