This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cunningham-Cox-Johnston Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1728 Message Board Post: Pike County Republican May 2, 1945 Mrs. Clyde Cunningham Died Tuesday Mrs. Alta Clyde Cunningham, widow of the late Loren Cunningham, died very suddenly in Illini hospital shortly after 5:30 yesterday. She underwent an operation at the hospital two weeks ago yesterday and was planning to leave the hospital yesterday and go to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Maxine Bauer. Alta Clyde Cox was born south of Milton, Sept. 27, 1878, a daughter of Robert O. and Louisa Johnston Cox. She has always lived near the place of her birth, her late home being south of Time. Feb. 22, 1903 she married Loren Cunningham and of this marriage there are nine children namely; Lucille (Mrs. Edgar Butler ) of Kinderhook; Kathleen Cunningham; Keith who is the chaplin with the third army in Germany; Carl who is in Ketuckey; Mildred (Mrs. Raymond Hess) of Wichitia, Kansas; Maxine (Mrs. Estill Bauer) of Pittsfield; Loren L. who is in the military camp in Louisiana; and Ralph who is at home. There are also 11 grandchildren. There are three brothers and three sisters namely; Jesse of Milwaukee, Wis.; Harry of Stockton, Ill.; Hubert of Pittsfield; Sylvia (Mrs. Chas. Kingery) of Chicago; Mrs. Ruby Kingery of Pittsfield; and Mrs. Connie Robinson of Pittsfield. Mrs. Cunningham's husband, Loren died Oct. 7, 1932. She was a member of the Christian Church, and had a very active interest in all the activities of the community. She was faithful in her attendance of meetings of the PTA and other groups with whom she was associated. She was a Sunday school teacher a good many years. Funeral services will be held in the Pittsfield Christian Church at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, in charge of Rev. Cummins, the new minister at the church. Burial will be in West Cemetery, in charge of Walter M. Plattner.