Mr. J.E. Cunningham, Jr. Obituary (1938

Mr. J.E. Cunningham, Jr., 76, passed away on February 7, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Mr. Cunningham was born April 27, 1938, in Clay County the son of the late J.E. and Bertha Hicks Cunningham, Sr. He was a Line Foreman with the City of West Point Electric Department, retiring after 30 years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in West Point. He was an accomplished pedal steel guitar player. Also, he was an avid outdoorsman, who loved to hunt and fish. He was a "Picker" who enjoyed collecting. He served the Mississippi National Guard and became "active duty" during the Berlin Crisis. He married Margaret Green on January 6, 1958, in Columbus and they were married for 57 years. Mr. Cunningham was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Funeral services will be February 10, 2015, at 2:00 P.M. from First United Methodist Church in West Point with the Reverend Jeff Shannon officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include His Wife Margaret G. Cunningham of West Point; His Two Sons, Glen Cunningham (Tracie) of Mathiston and John Cunningham (Heather) of West Point; Six Grandsons: Hunter Cunningham, Austin Cunningham, James Peavy, Seth Cunningham, Boston Cunningham, and Hatcher Cunningham. Pallbearers will be James Watson, Hubert Watson, Laymon Watson, Myron Foster, Frank Portera, Gene Swindol, William Malone, and Scottie Brewer. Honorary Pallbearers will be Johnny Hamblin, Jimmy Bryan, Mack Banks, Raymond Griffin, Bart Owens, Buddy Baker, Jim Swoope, Rob Wilbourne, Paul Young, Jr., Bill Haughton and Devon Allday. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P. O. Box 1818, Memphis, TN 38101 or to First United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 293, West Point, MS 39773. Visitation will be Monday 5:00-8:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home and also will be held at First United Methodist Church on Tuesday from 1:00-2:00 P.M. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com