I think WVU should have stayed in the Big East. They seem to have bitten off more than they can chew. Bill Mc Afee -----Original Message----- From: hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dave Kuhl Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 11:28 AM To: hcgs Subject: [HCGS] WVU football WVU ranked No. 13 is playing No. 4 Kansas State at 7 EDT in Morgantown.   On my TV it will be on the local Fox station.        Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

They occasionally show flashes of talent.  Of course playing a top 10 rated or even a top 25 rated team is a world of difference from playing most of the teams they were use to playing.   Smith has already been intercepted a couple times this game where as he had not been intercepted all season.  That says that his defenders are not protecting him long enough and that his receivers are not where they need to be.   If you watch our defense during pass defense, they are playing well back sometimes 5 or 10 yards giving way too much cushion.  They seem to just watch the defender and are not sensing when the ball is in the air.  That would appear to be a coaching problem.  The better pass defenders key off of the position of the receivers and the quarterback’s eyes to know where the ball will be thrown.  Then they go after the ball.  Our defenders seem to be a fraction of a second behind and are only looking at the receiver where they risk getting called for pass interference or letting the receiver catch the ball.  As soon as that ball is in the air, they need to be getting in position to intercept.  That may be instinctive with the best players or it may be something that can be coached into them.    Whatever the problem is the solution is not working.   With this “whupen” tonight, they will be lucky to stay in the top 25.      Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ________________________________ From: William McAfee <thistleis@sprynet.com> To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, October 20, 2012 7:13:16 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] WVU football I think WVU should have stayed in the Big East. They seem to have bitten off more than they can chew. Bill Mc Afee -----Original Message----- From: hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dave Kuhl Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 11:28 AM To: hcgs Subject: [HCGS] WVU football WVU ranked No. 13 is playing No. 4 Kansas State at 7 EDT in Morgantown.   On my TV it will be on the local Fox station.        Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

WVU ranked No. 13 is playing No. 4 Kansas State at 7 EDT in Morgantown.   On my TV it will be on the local Fox station.        Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net

Most of the Farm/Gas Company maps that I have are not from the same company as those on the HCGS site. I do have two that appear to be the same as on the site. Mine are J-22 and P-18. These two maps and what I see on HCGS do not seem to match with a Geological Survey Map. My Farm/Gas maps from Clarksburg Blue Print have the following names and can be matched with the Geological Survey Maps by their name: Clarksburg Rosemont Philippi Brownton Shinnston Salem Weston West Milford Thorton Mount Clare Berlin Nestorville Century Fairmont Tanner Grafton Big Isaac Belington Audra The maps listed above were produced by Hutchinson and McCrary, Marietta, Ohio and are dated 1911. As examples: the Clarksburg Farm/Gas Map listed above shows, Clarksburg, half of Bridgeport, Grassella (Anmoore), Meadowbrook, Hepzibah, Farnum, Glen Falls, Gypsy and Saltwell. The Rosemont Farm/Gas Map shows, the other half of Bridgeport, Flemington, Tyrconne Mines, Meadland, another Hepzibah, Oreide, McAlpin, Oral, Santiago and McGee. Remember, these are farm maps and DO NOT show where people lived in a towns like Clarksburg and Bridgeport. I hope I haven't confused everyone. These are great maps and all show where people lived on farms in 1911. Some years ago I gave a set of maps for Barbour County to the Assessor's office of that county. I think they have proved to be of some value to them. Lyle Corder

Another option to copy large items manually instead of digitally is to go to a copy shop that has a blueprint copier. These produce black and white copies on a blueprint-sized sheet of paper. Might want to check with Kinkos or Staples first. Steve R. --- dbkuhl@bellsouth.net wrote: From: Dave Kuhl <dbkuhl@bellsouth.net> To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Subject: [HCGS] Finding farms on the farm line maps Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:00:22 -0700 (PDT) Lyle   Thanks for the vote of confidence.   Don’t we all wish there were genealogical survey maps!  I’m sure that you meant geological survey.   My dad and I bought a couple topographical maps at James and Law back in the 1950s.  They were multicolor well printed maps maybe 30 inches square.  I’m sure that they were the United States Geological Survey (USGS) maps vintage about 1905.  They had little black squares representing houses and barns.  There were cross symbols indicating cemeteries.  I think a black square with a cross on it indicated a church and a black square with a flag on the top was a school house.  There were various symbols indicating Jeep trails on up to paved roads of varying degrees of complexity.  We used the maps to locate the highest hills in various locations.  Then on a Sunday afternoon we would hike to that hill top and stick a pole in the ground with a white piece of cloth tied to it.  The crowning event for the days hike was then to get back to the car and be able to see the flag from a long distance away.   I have never seen an actual farm line map, only electronic copies.  I suspect they are too big to be scanned easily.    A friend of mine bought a portable scanner which will copy a continuous strip about 8 inches wide.  It had software with it to “stitch” together the strips to form a seamless larger image.  I have never used them or seen the results.    It sounds like that is what is needed to copy the maps you have and larger maps at the library.   If no one locally has that equipment and software program, that might be a good investment for the HCGS.   We should all focus on making the maximum amount of information available to the maximum number of people.   This is particularly important to those of us like me who live out of the area and can’t visit our genealogy buddies in person or get to the library.        Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ________________________________ From: "Wvlyle@aol.com" <Wvlyle@aol.com> To: hcgs@rootsweb.com; HCGS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, October 12, 2012 4:41:11 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] Finding farms on the farm line maps Good job David:  Also, the maps I have match exactly with the  genealogical survey maps for the area.  I think they even have the same  name.  The survey maps usually show cemeteries.  So, take both maps,  put them side by side and you may find the location of a cemetery for which you  have been looking.  Lyle Corder In a message dated 10/12/2012 14:44:23 Eastern Daylight Time,  dbkuhl@bellsouth.net writes: conduct  a systematic search to find the  location ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need.

David: Again, you are providing good information. And, yes, I guess I can't get the word genealogy out of my mind. They are Geological Survey Maps from the U. S. Depart. of Interior. You can go on line and buy these maps from USGS or buy them from Clarksburg Blue Print Company. I have purchased some from James and Law Company in Clarksburg. Most towns of any size should have a store that can get them for you. The on line site is: _http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/maps.html_ (http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/maps.html) You can even take a look at the maps if you know the map name you are seeking. I tried the survey map Rosemont, WV and it worked perfectly. Clarksburg Blue Print Company sells them for $10. The farm maps sell at Clarksburg Blue Print for $12. So, you take a look at the USGS site and find your location on a map. Find the name of the survey map, purchase the map, Rosemont for instance, and then get the Rosemont farm map from Clarksburg Blue Print and the areas match. The survey maps I use and the maps carried by Clarksburg Blue Print are dated 1960 and are revised in 1976. I like these maps. The survey maps are approx. 22"x27" and the farm maps are approx. 18"x23". On the farm maps it depends on how much border they have around them when they print them. Like everything else in family research, it takes a little effort to get what you want. I do not know what Clarksburg Blue Print would charge for mailing, etc. Their number is 304 623-5702. An example of how these maps can make research more interesting. In the History of Barbour County, WV, it is said that my ancestor William Corder owned about 1400 acres on Hacker Creek in Barbour County (not the Hacker in Lewis Co.). Using the survey and farm maps, side by side, I now know the location of this 1400 acres. I found the land in the survey map named PHILIPPI, WV (dated 1960/1977) and the farm map named PHILIPPI (dated 1911). The deed records at the courthouse are a must see of course, but, the old deeds often don't give enough information to spot the exact location. For the record, I have no financial interest in the Clarksburg Blue Print Company. Can you tell I love maps? Lyle Corder In a message dated 10/16/2012 11:00:41 Eastern Daylight Time, dbkuhl@bellsouth.net writes: Don’t we all wish there were genealogical survey maps! I’m sure that you meant geological survey

to  helen.thompson@frontier.com  the correct address. thanks helen ________________________________ From: Ruby Casto <recasto47@frontier.com> To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 8:04 AM Subject: [HCGS] HELEN THOMPSON Helen,   This is only for Helen Thompson.  Let me know which address this message comes to you. Ruby ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Helen, This is only for Helen Thompson. Let me know which address this message comes to you. Ruby

Lyle   Thanks for the vote of confidence.   Don’t we all wish there were genealogical survey maps!  I’m sure that you meant geological survey.   My dad and I bought a couple topographical maps at James and Law back in the 1950s.  They were multicolor well printed maps maybe 30 inches square.  I’m sure that they were the United States Geological Survey (USGS) maps vintage about 1905.  They had little black squares representing houses and barns.  There were cross symbols indicating cemeteries.  I think a black square with a cross on it indicated a church and a black square with a flag on the top was a school house.  There were various symbols indicating Jeep trails on up to paved roads of varying degrees of complexity.  We used the maps to locate the highest hills in various locations.  Then on a Sunday afternoon we would hike to that hill top and stick a pole in the ground with a white piece of cloth tied to it.  The crowning event for the days hike was then to get back to the car and be able to see the flag from a long distance away.   I have never seen an actual farm line map, only electronic copies.  I suspect they are too big to be scanned easily.    A friend of mine bought a portable scanner which will copy a continuous strip about 8 inches wide.  It had software with it to “stitch” together the strips to form a seamless larger image.  I have never used them or seen the results.    It sounds like that is what is needed to copy the maps you have and larger maps at the library.   If no one locally has that equipment and software program, that might be a good investment for the HCGS.   We should all focus on making the maximum amount of information available to the maximum number of people.   This is particularly important to those of us like me who live out of the area and can’t visit our genealogy buddies in person or get to the library.        Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ________________________________ From: "Wvlyle@aol.com" <Wvlyle@aol.com> To: hcgs@rootsweb.com; HCGS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, October 12, 2012 4:41:11 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] Finding farms on the farm line maps Good job David:  Also, the maps I have match exactly with the  genealogical survey maps for the area.  I think they even have the same  name.  The survey maps usually show cemeteries.  So, take both maps,  put them side by side and you may find the location of a cemetery for which you  have been looking.  Lyle Corder In a message dated 10/12/2012 14:44:23 Eastern Daylight Time,  dbkuhl@bellsouth.net writes: conduct  a systematic search to find the  location ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Barb, Look on the main page just above the Feature Story :"Farm Maps" -----Original Message----- From: barbplatt221 <barbplatt221@ma.rr.com> To: hcgs <hcgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 6:37 pm Subject: Re: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site I missed the link to the farm maps--would someone be kind enough to post it again? Thanks- Barb -----Original Message----- From: Larry Francis Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 12:21 PM To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site Dick, Happy Halloween to you. Interesting letters. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: <cn8ff@aol.com> To: <hcgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 1:54 AM Subject: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site > > The West Virginia Harrison County Genealogical Society Web Site > has been updated for October 15, 2012. > Want to wish you all a Happy Halloween. > Dick > Web Master > http://www.wvhcgs.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

OK Dave, Will do, I didn't use a string and tin can, I used drums, smoke, and flags, and every now and then a canon or such, remember I was in the navy Dick -----Original Message----- From: Dave Kuhl <dbkuhl@bellsouth.net> To: hcgs <hcgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 4:37 pm Subject: [HCGS] clarification Hello Dick Wilt I just cleaned my glasses and looked at Harrison County Farm Maps link again. It says “Compiled and submitted by…”. You should drop “Compiled and …” Dave Kuhl is clearly not old enough to have compiled maps in 1910. Now, Dick Wilt on the other hand … … has five fingers. I want to inform all of the members that there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that Dick Wilt was the radio man in Washington’s boat crossing the Delaware. After extensive research we have determined that they did not have radios. However, if you look real close in the famous painting with Washington standing up in the front of the boat, there is a guy in the back of the boat with a tin can and a string. Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A GOOD LAUGH AND A LONG  NIGHTS SLEEP ARE THE TWO BEST CURES FOR ANYTHING. Irish Proverb ________________________________ From: "cn8ff@aol.com" <cn8ff@aol.com> To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] clarification OK Dave, Will do, I didn't use a string and tin can, I used drums, smoke, and flags, and every now and then a canon or such, remember I was in the navy Dick -----Original Message----- From: Dave Kuhl <dbkuhl@bellsouth.net> To: hcgs <hcgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 4:37 pm Subject: [HCGS] clarification Hello Dick Wilt I just cleaned my glasses and looked at Harrison County Farm Maps link again.  It says “Compiled and submitted by…”. You should drop “Compiled and …” Dave Kuhl is clearly not old enough to have compiled maps in 1910. Now, Dick Wilt on the other hand … … has five fingers. I want to inform all of the members that there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that Dick Wilt was the radio man in Washington’s boat crossing the Delaware. After extensive research we have determined that they did not have radios.  However, if you look real close in the famous painting with Washington standing up in the front of the boat, there is a guy in the back of the boat with a tin can and a string.  Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks, Ruby!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: Ruby Casto Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 12:55 PM To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site They are on the webpage right above the feature story. Just click on farm maps. Ruby -----Original Message----- From: hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of barbplatt221@ma.rr.com Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 12:49 PM To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site I missed the link to the farm maps--would someone be kind enough to post it again? Thanks- Barb -----Original Message----- From: Larry Francis Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 12:21 PM To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site Dick, Happy Halloween to you. Interesting letters. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: <cn8ff@aol.com> To: <hcgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 1:54 AM Subject: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site > > The West Virginia Harrison County Genealogical Society Web Site > has been updated for October 15, 2012. > Want to wish you all a Happy Halloween. > Dick > Web Master > http://www.wvhcgs.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

They are on the webpage right above the feature story. Just click on farm maps. Ruby -----Original Message----- From: hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of barbplatt221@ma.rr.com Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 12:49 PM To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site I missed the link to the farm maps--would someone be kind enough to post it again? Thanks- Barb -----Original Message----- From: Larry Francis Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 12:21 PM To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site Dick, Happy Halloween to you. Interesting letters. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: <cn8ff@aol.com> To: <hcgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 1:54 AM Subject: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site > > The West Virginia Harrison County Genealogical Society Web Site > has been updated for October 15, 2012. > Want to wish you all a Happy Halloween. > Dick > Web Master > http://www.wvhcgs.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I missed the link to the farm maps--would someone be kind enough to post it again? Thanks- Barb -----Original Message----- From: Larry Francis Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 12:21 PM To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site Dick, Happy Halloween to you. Interesting letters. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: <cn8ff@aol.com> To: <hcgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 1:54 AM Subject: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site > > The West Virginia Harrison County Genealogical Society Web Site > has been updated for October 15, 2012. > Want to wish you all a Happy Halloween. > Dick > Web Master > http://www.wvhcgs.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dick, Happy Halloween to you. Interesting letters. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: <cn8ff@aol.com> To: <hcgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 1:54 AM Subject: [HCGS] WVHCGS Web Site > > The West Virginia Harrison County Genealogical Society Web Site > has been updated for October 15, 2012. > Want to wish you all a Happy Halloween. > Dick > Web Master > http://www.wvhcgs.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

my stats have changed: Helen V. Thompson 406 Edgemont Terrace Martinsburg, WV 25401 304-267-0587 helen.thompson@frontier.com helensings@ma.rr.com is still opperational Thanks Helen ---- Ruby Casto <recasto47@frontier.com> wrote: > I received an e-mail from Ted Wolfe, president, of HCGS and he said he > stopped at the Parkette and reserved the back room for our Christmas dinner. > It will be on December 15th and we can be in the room from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. > > > > Mark your calendars and hopefully we can have a good turnout. We usually > do. > > > > Thanks, > > Ruby > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Where is the like button to click?   Hello Dick Wilt   I just cleaned my glasses and looked at Harrison County Farm Maps link again.  It says “Compiled and submitted by…”.   You should drop “Compiled and …”   Dave Kuhl is clearly not old enough to have compiled maps in 1910.   Now, Dick Wilt on the other hand …   … has five fingers.   I want to inform all of the members that there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that Dick Wilt was the radio man in Washington’s boat crossing the Delaware. After extensive research we have determined that they did not have radios.  However, if you look real close in the famous painting with Washington standing up in the front of the boat, there is a guy in the back of the boat with a tin can and a string.     Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Dick Wilt   I just cleaned my glasses and looked at Harrison County Farm Maps link again.  It says “Compiled and submitted by…”.   You should drop “Compiled and …”   Dave Kuhl is clearly not old enough to have compiled maps in 1910.   Now, Dick Wilt on the other hand …   … has five fingers.   I want to inform all of the members that there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that Dick Wilt was the radio man in Washington’s boat crossing the Delaware. After extensive research we have determined that they did not have radios.  However, if you look real close in the famous painting with Washington standing up in the front of the boat, there is a guy in the back of the boat with a tin can and a string.     Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net

Found this in the Prescott (AZ) Courier. Although he was born in PA I know there are a lot of Cunninghams in WV Robert (Bob) Joseph Cunningham, 81, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at Odyssey Hospice in Las Vegas, Nev. Bob was born Oct. 27, 1930, to Thomas Joseph and Sarah Ann (Boyle) Cunningham in Pittsburgh, Pa., the youngest of seven children. Bob proudly served in the Marines from 1951 to 1954 during the Korean War as a sergeant. After his service, he met and married his wife of 57 years, Sarah Mae Doran. Bob went on to earn a degree in accounting at Duquesne University. He then began a long career mostly in the mining/oil and gas industries until his retirement in 1993 from Cyprus Amax as manager of administration in Bagdad, Ariz. During his retirement years, he resided in Prescott Valley, Ariz., where he enjoyed golfing, reading, watching Notre Dame and Pittsburgh Steelers football, bartering tax preparation services, watching Westerns and visiting his family. Bob is survived by his wife, Sarah; daughter Deborah Cunningham of Las Vegas; sons Robert (Julie) Cunningham of Charleston, S.C., Thomas (Sherri) Cunningham of Billings, Mont., and Michael (Michelle) Cunningham of Folsom, Calif.; and eight grandchildren, Blair, Bret, Geoffrey, Connor, Jordan, Kyle, Drew and Clare. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Sarah, and siblings Thomas, John, Vincent and Martin Cunningham, Clare Klemm and Patricia Binder. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Buchanan Blvd., Boulder City, Nev. Memorials may be made to www.semperfifund.org. Those wishing to sign the guestbook may do so online at www.forevermissed.com/robert-joseph-cunningham/#about.