Melissa Renee Cline

Obituary Melissa Renee Cline, age 32 of Tacoma, WA was called home to be with her Lord and Savior unexpectedly on October 28, 2018. She was born September 12, 1986 in Tacoma, WA to Sandi (Willoughby) Ryder and Richard Cline. Missy graduated from Stadium High School in 2005 and received her Gene Juarez Academy degree in 2007. She continued her education at Tacoma Community College. Missy loved life, especially spending time with her family. She was a sensitive, caring person, blessed by God with exceptional artistic skills, drawing the inner depths and radiance of the hearts and souls of people in her world. She experienced numerous medical challenges but her perseverance and determination for a good life prevailed, until the Lord took her home for everlasting peace. Missy is survived by her best friend - her companion dog Penny Lane, her mother Sandi Ryder and RJ Ryder, father Richard Cline and Martina Cline, sister Sarah (Cline) Stephens and husband Marcus, loving nephew Theodore Stephens, grandmother Dorothy Cline, and numerous loving aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by grandparents Freda and Willy Willoughby, Rev. Carroll F. Cline, and cousin, Jaime Lieurance. Missy's Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 10th, at 11:00 am at Northwest Church, located at 34800 21st Ave SW, Federal Way, WA. A Celebration of Life reception will follow. Private Family Interment will be at the Gethsemane Cemetery in Federal Way. Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home