John Arthur Cunningham

Male 1918 - 2005  (87 years)


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  • Name John Arthur Cunningham 
    Birth 9 Jun 1918  Brownsboro, Henderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Aug 2005  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I30264  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2015 

    Father John Archie Cunningham,   b. 3 Jan 1890, (Kaufman County) Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1959, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Dora Adeline Hennessee,   b. 4 Jul 1900, (Tarrant County) Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1971, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F9520  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Geneva Helen Lawrence,   b. 8 Jan 1922, Belcherville,TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 2010, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 16 Dec 1938  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Ronald L. Cunningham,   b. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John R. Cunningham,   b. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F11069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Jun 1918 - Brownsboro, Henderson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Dec 1938 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Aug 2005 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 5 Mar 2011

      findagrave.com

      Birth: Jun. 9, 1918
      Death: Aug. 6, 2005

      John Arthur Cunningham, age 87, passed away on Saturday, 6 August 2005 in the Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born 9 June 1918 in Brownsboro, TX to John Archie and Dora Adeline (Hennessee) Cunningham. John was married to Geneva Helen Lawrence on 16 December 1938 in Lawton, OK. He worked a number of years for Oklahoma Transportation Company, then later worked in automobile sales. John retired in 1985 from Mack Truck, of Oklahoma City, OK, as their Used Truck Manager. John had been a long time member of the Village Baptist Church, where he was an active member of the church choirs. John loved music and was also an avid fisherman for most of his life. John is survived by his wife of 66 years, Geneva; two sons, John R. and wife Judy and Ronald L. and wife Patti, all of Oklahoma City; three grandchildren, John Lee and Julie M. Cunningham of Oklahoma City, OK and Cari L. Cunningham of Denver, CO; a sister Eva Nell Paul of Lawton, OK; two nieces Donna Gay Bozarth and Nelda Kay Watson; and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter.

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Geneva Helen Lawrence Cunningham (1922 - 2010)*

      *Point here for explanation


      Burial:
      Memorial Park Cemetery
      Oklahoma City
      Oklahoma County
      Oklahoma, USA
      Plot: section #46a

      Created by: shirley tauer
      Record added: Jul 14, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 54955784

  • Sources 
    1. [S37677] "Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6GK-VWB : acces.

    2. [S167] findagrave.com.

    3. [S35805] Elam,Sybil Hennessee:Pedigree;telephone interview 28 Aug 2000;.