Funeral services for Marva "Leigh: Cunningham will be held at the Grapeland United Methodist Church.
Leigh Cunningham, 84, was born to Marvin and Josephine Willis. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1953 and married John Cunningham in 1955. She and John moved to Freeport, Texas where she worked for the Dow Chemical Corporation until the birth of their first child, Julie in 1962. Her second child, Chris, was born in 1964, and Leigh led the rest of her life as beloved wife, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. For 30 years, she was an active antiquer, maintaining a booth at several local antique malls, most recently at the Treasure Cove in Jacksonville, Texas.
Leigh was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband John and her sister, Lorene Barkley and Jean Pinkerton.
She is survived by her sisters, Wanda Musick and Brenda Elam; as well as her children, Chris Cunningham of New York City and Julie Cunningham of Palestine, Texas and three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
(Bailey & Foster Funeral Home 12/10/2019)
Leigh Cunningham, 84, was born to Marvin and Josephine Willis. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1953 and married John Cunningham in 1955. She and John moved to Freeport, Texas where she worked for the Dow Chemical Corporation until the birth of their first child, Julie in 1962. Her second child, Chris, was born in 1964, and Leigh led the rest of her life as beloved wife, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. For 30 years, she was an active antiquer, maintaining a booth at several local antique malls, most recently at the Treasure Cove in Jacksonville, Texas.
Leigh was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband John and her sister, Lorene Barkley and Jean Pinkerton.
She is survived by her sisters, Wanda Musick and Brenda Elam; as well as her children, Chris Cunningham of New York City and Julie Cunningham of Palestine, Texas and three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
(Bailey & Foster Funeral Home 12/10/2019)
Funeral services for Marva "Leigh: Cunningham will be held at the Grapeland United Methodist Church.
Leigh Cunningham, 84, was born to Marvin and Josephine Willis. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1953 and married John Cunningham in 1955. She and John moved to Freeport, Texas where she worked for the Dow Chemical Corporation until the birth of their first child, Julie in 1962. Her second child, Chris, was born in 1964, and Leigh led the rest of her life as beloved wife, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. For 30 years, she was an active antiquer, maintaining a booth at several local antique malls, most recently at the Treasure Cove in Jacksonville, Texas.
Leigh was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband John and her sister, Lorene Barkley and Jean Pinkerton.
She is survived by her sisters, Wanda Musick and Brenda Elam; as well as her children, Chris Cunningham of New York City and Julie Cunningham of Palestine, Texas and three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
(Bailey & Foster Funeral Home 12/10/2019)
Leigh Cunningham, 84, was born to Marvin and Josephine Willis. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1953 and married John Cunningham in 1955. She and John moved to Freeport, Texas where she worked for the Dow Chemical Corporation until the birth of their first child, Julie in 1962. Her second child, Chris, was born in 1964, and Leigh led the rest of her life as beloved wife, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. For 30 years, she was an active antiquer, maintaining a booth at several local antique malls, most recently at the Treasure Cove in Jacksonville, Texas.
Leigh was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband John and her sister, Lorene Barkley and Jean Pinkerton.
She is survived by her sisters, Wanda Musick and Brenda Elam; as well as her children, Chris Cunningham of New York City and Julie Cunningham of Palestine, Texas and three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
(Bailey & Foster Funeral Home 12/10/2019)
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