Iva Ruth Taylor Cianciola, 88, resident of Ava Maria Home for the last seven years, passed away on November 16, 2015 of natural causes. She was a retired librarian at Memphis State and a communicant of St. Ann''s Catholic Church - Bartlett. Mrs. Cianciola was preceded in death by her husband, Pete J. Cianciola. She is survived by her children, Mark Cianciola, Vanessa Cianciola Elliott, Daniel (Kathey) Cianciola; three grandchildren, Tim Cianciola, Rachael Elliott, Sabrina Elliott; and great grandchildren. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, November 18 and service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, November 19 at Forest Hill East Funeral Home with interment following. Family request memorials be sent to the Alzheimer''s Association.

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