She was the daughter of Francis Marion and Nancy Bob "Bobbie" (Strong) Kelso and married Robert Lecky Cunningham - 17 May 1887 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee. Her marriage announcement and obituary follow:
"Of Interest Statewide" --
Cards of Invitation are out for the wedding on May 17 of Mr. Robert L. Cunningham, of Nashville, and Miss Mala Kelso, of Fayetteville, Tennessee. Both perspective bride and groom are well known over this section and have many warm friends. Miss Kelso is one of the most intelligent and charming ladies in the south, and is noted for her beauty and refinement. Mr. Cunningham is one of the rising young men of the Rock City, and is at present a commercial traveler for a Nashville house.
Source:
The Daily American
Nashville, Tennessee
Monday, May 16, 1887
Burial Service Held Here Last Friday For Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham --
Burial services were conducted here Friday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery by the Rev. Otis Welch, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, for Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham, who died at Jefferson Hospital in Birmingham, Thursday, September 16, 1948, following a long illness. Mrs. Cunningham, the widow of the late Robert Lecky Cunningham of Knoxville, was the daughter of the late F. M. and Bobbie Strong Kelso of Fayetteville.
Mrs. Cunningham was considered one of the most beautiful young women of this section, and was a noted belle, her home being the center of attractive social life and much gaiety. She was graduated from Ward's Seminary in Nashville with highest honors and was an accomplished musician.
Following her marriage, she lived in Knoxville, where as a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, she was prominent in all activities of the organization and was instrumental in improving conditions for the under-privileged, especially women and young children. She was identified with the Parent-Teachers Association, President of the Abner Baker Chapter UDC. director of Knox County Chapter UDC, and first president of League of Women Voters of Knoxville.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alfred Shook and Mrs. Prince De Bardeleben, both of Birmingham; two sons, Robert Douglas Cunningham and Dr. Henry Cunningham, of Knoxville, who accompanied the remains to Fayetteville; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. One brother, Dr. Henry Kelso of Knoxville, died several years ago.
Among the grandchildren here for the service were Miss Peggy De Barbeleben, Prince De Barbeleben, Jr., and Mr. B. N. Shook.
Source:
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, September 23, 1948
Mrs. Cunningham, Civic Leader, Dies --
Mrs. Robert L. Cunningham, widely-known church and civic leader, died yesterday at Jefferson Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama during an illness following a recent fall in which she fractured her hip.
Mrs. Cunningham, who lived at 3501 Kingston Pike, was the sister of the late Dr. Henry J. Kelso, mother of Dr. Henry K. Cunningham of 3499 Forest Glen Drive, and Robert D. Cunningham, of 202 Scenic Drive.
Mrs. Cunningham was visiting her two daughters, Mrs. A. M. Shook and Mrs. Price DeBardeleben, in Birmingham at the time of her death.
She was one time president of the Abner Baker Chapter of United Daughters of Confederacy and League of Women's Voters, and was a member of Second Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Cunningham was born at Fayetteville, Tennessee, and burial was to be there today. Survivors include the two daughters and the two sons.
Source:
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
Cunningham Funeral Set For Today --
Mrs. Male Kelso Cunningham, formerly of Knoxville, died yesterday morning in a Birmingham, Alabama hospital, where she had been confined for two years as a result of a hip fracture. She was 80 years old.
Mrs. Cunningham was the widow of Robert Lecky Cunningham, Knoxville businessman who died in 1928. She formerly lived at 3501 Kingston Pike but had made her home in Birmingham for the past several years.
A native of Fayetteville, Mrs. Cunningham was a daughter of Col. Francis M. Kelso and Nancy Strong Kelso, and was educated at Ward's Seminary, Nashville. In past years, she was active in women's organizations of Second Presbyterian Church, and was President of the Knoxville League of Women Voters and of the Abner Baker Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
She is survived by four children, Dr. Henry K. Cunningham and Douglas Cunningham, Knoxville; Mrs. Alfred M. Shook and Mrs. Prince DeBardeleben, Birmingham, Alabama; nine grandchildren, including Mrs. Joe Wallen and Mrs. Robert Allen, Jr., Knoxville.
Funeral service and burial will be at Fayetteville this afternoon.
Source:
The Knoxville Journal
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham, 80, died in Birmingham, Alabama, September 16, 1948. Her funeral will be in Fayetteville, Tennessee, September 17, 1948. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors include four children, Dr. Henry Kelso Cunningham, Robert Douglas Cunningham, both of Knoxville, Mrs. Alfred M. Shook and Mrs. Prince De Bardeleben, both of Birmingham.
Source:
The Knoxville Journal
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
"Of Interest Statewide" --
Cards of Invitation are out for the wedding on May 17 of Mr. Robert L. Cunningham, of Nashville, and Miss Mala Kelso, of Fayetteville, Tennessee. Both perspective bride and groom are well known over this section and have many warm friends. Miss Kelso is one of the most intelligent and charming ladies in the south, and is noted for her beauty and refinement. Mr. Cunningham is one of the rising young men of the Rock City, and is at present a commercial traveler for a Nashville house.
Source:
The Daily American
Nashville, Tennessee
Monday, May 16, 1887
Burial Service Held Here Last Friday For Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham --
Burial services were conducted here Friday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery by the Rev. Otis Welch, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, for Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham, who died at Jefferson Hospital in Birmingham, Thursday, September 16, 1948, following a long illness. Mrs. Cunningham, the widow of the late Robert Lecky Cunningham of Knoxville, was the daughter of the late F. M. and Bobbie Strong Kelso of Fayetteville.
Mrs. Cunningham was considered one of the most beautiful young women of this section, and was a noted belle, her home being the center of attractive social life and much gaiety. She was graduated from Ward's Seminary in Nashville with highest honors and was an accomplished musician.
Following her marriage, she lived in Knoxville, where as a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, she was prominent in all activities of the organization and was instrumental in improving conditions for the under-privileged, especially women and young children. She was identified with the Parent-Teachers Association, President of the Abner Baker Chapter UDC. director of Knox County Chapter UDC, and first president of League of Women Voters of Knoxville.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alfred Shook and Mrs. Prince De Bardeleben, both of Birmingham; two sons, Robert Douglas Cunningham and Dr. Henry Cunningham, of Knoxville, who accompanied the remains to Fayetteville; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. One brother, Dr. Henry Kelso of Knoxville, died several years ago.
Among the grandchildren here for the service were Miss Peggy De Barbeleben, Prince De Barbeleben, Jr., and Mr. B. N. Shook.
Source:
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, September 23, 1948
Mrs. Cunningham, Civic Leader, Dies --
Mrs. Robert L. Cunningham, widely-known church and civic leader, died yesterday at Jefferson Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama during an illness following a recent fall in which she fractured her hip.
Mrs. Cunningham, who lived at 3501 Kingston Pike, was the sister of the late Dr. Henry J. Kelso, mother of Dr. Henry K. Cunningham of 3499 Forest Glen Drive, and Robert D. Cunningham, of 202 Scenic Drive.
Mrs. Cunningham was visiting her two daughters, Mrs. A. M. Shook and Mrs. Price DeBardeleben, in Birmingham at the time of her death.
She was one time president of the Abner Baker Chapter of United Daughters of Confederacy and League of Women's Voters, and was a member of Second Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Cunningham was born at Fayetteville, Tennessee, and burial was to be there today. Survivors include the two daughters and the two sons.
Source:
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
Cunningham Funeral Set For Today --
Mrs. Male Kelso Cunningham, formerly of Knoxville, died yesterday morning in a Birmingham, Alabama hospital, where she had been confined for two years as a result of a hip fracture. She was 80 years old.
Mrs. Cunningham was the widow of Robert Lecky Cunningham, Knoxville businessman who died in 1928. She formerly lived at 3501 Kingston Pike but had made her home in Birmingham for the past several years.
A native of Fayetteville, Mrs. Cunningham was a daughter of Col. Francis M. Kelso and Nancy Strong Kelso, and was educated at Ward's Seminary, Nashville. In past years, she was active in women's organizations of Second Presbyterian Church, and was President of the Knoxville League of Women Voters and of the Abner Baker Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
She is survived by four children, Dr. Henry K. Cunningham and Douglas Cunningham, Knoxville; Mrs. Alfred M. Shook and Mrs. Prince DeBardeleben, Birmingham, Alabama; nine grandchildren, including Mrs. Joe Wallen and Mrs. Robert Allen, Jr., Knoxville.
Funeral service and burial will be at Fayetteville this afternoon.
Source:
The Knoxville Journal
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham, 80, died in Birmingham, Alabama, September 16, 1948. Her funeral will be in Fayetteville, Tennessee, September 17, 1948. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors include four children, Dr. Henry Kelso Cunningham, Robert Douglas Cunningham, both of Knoxville, Mrs. Alfred M. Shook and Mrs. Prince De Bardeleben, both of Birmingham.
Source:
The Knoxville Journal
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
She was the daughter of Francis Marion and Nancy Bob "Bobbie" (Strong) Kelso and married Robert Lecky Cunningham - 17 May 1887 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee. Her marriage announcement and obituary follow:
"Of Interest Statewide" --
Cards of Invitation are out for the wedding on May 17 of Mr. Robert L. Cunningham, of Nashville, and Miss Mala Kelso, of Fayetteville, Tennessee. Both perspective bride and groom are well known over this section and have many warm friends. Miss Kelso is one of the most intelligent and charming ladies in the south, and is noted for her beauty and refinement. Mr. Cunningham is one of the rising young men of the Rock City, and is at present a commercial traveler for a Nashville house.
Source:
The Daily American
Nashville, Tennessee
Monday, May 16, 1887
Burial Service Held Here Last Friday For Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham --
Burial services were conducted here Friday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery by the Rev. Otis Welch, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, for Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham, who died at Jefferson Hospital in Birmingham, Thursday, September 16, 1948, following a long illness. Mrs. Cunningham, the widow of the late Robert Lecky Cunningham of Knoxville, was the daughter of the late F. M. and Bobbie Strong Kelso of Fayetteville.
Mrs. Cunningham was considered one of the most beautiful young women of this section, and was a noted belle, her home being the center of attractive social life and much gaiety. She was graduated from Ward's Seminary in Nashville with highest honors and was an accomplished musician.
Following her marriage, she lived in Knoxville, where as a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, she was prominent in all activities of the organization and was instrumental in improving conditions for the under-privileged, especially women and young children. She was identified with the Parent-Teachers Association, President of the Abner Baker Chapter UDC. director of Knox County Chapter UDC, and first president of League of Women Voters of Knoxville.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alfred Shook and Mrs. Prince De Bardeleben, both of Birmingham; two sons, Robert Douglas Cunningham and Dr. Henry Cunningham, of Knoxville, who accompanied the remains to Fayetteville; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. One brother, Dr. Henry Kelso of Knoxville, died several years ago.
Among the grandchildren here for the service were Miss Peggy De Barbeleben, Prince De Barbeleben, Jr., and Mr. B. N. Shook.
Source:
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, September 23, 1948
Mrs. Cunningham, Civic Leader, Dies --
Mrs. Robert L. Cunningham, widely-known church and civic leader, died yesterday at Jefferson Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama during an illness following a recent fall in which she fractured her hip.
Mrs. Cunningham, who lived at 3501 Kingston Pike, was the sister of the late Dr. Henry J. Kelso, mother of Dr. Henry K. Cunningham of 3499 Forest Glen Drive, and Robert D. Cunningham, of 202 Scenic Drive.
Mrs. Cunningham was visiting her two daughters, Mrs. A. M. Shook and Mrs. Price DeBardeleben, in Birmingham at the time of her death.
She was one time president of the Abner Baker Chapter of United Daughters of Confederacy and League of Women's Voters, and was a member of Second Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Cunningham was born at Fayetteville, Tennessee, and burial was to be there today. Survivors include the two daughters and the two sons.
Source:
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
Cunningham Funeral Set For Today --
Mrs. Male Kelso Cunningham, formerly of Knoxville, died yesterday morning in a Birmingham, Alabama hospital, where she had been confined for two years as a result of a hip fracture. She was 80 years old.
Mrs. Cunningham was the widow of Robert Lecky Cunningham, Knoxville businessman who died in 1928. She formerly lived at 3501 Kingston Pike but had made her home in Birmingham for the past several years.
A native of Fayetteville, Mrs. Cunningham was a daughter of Col. Francis M. Kelso and Nancy Strong Kelso, and was educated at Ward's Seminary, Nashville. In past years, she was active in women's organizations of Second Presbyterian Church, and was President of the Knoxville League of Women Voters and of the Abner Baker Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
She is survived by four children, Dr. Henry K. Cunningham and Douglas Cunningham, Knoxville; Mrs. Alfred M. Shook and Mrs. Prince DeBardeleben, Birmingham, Alabama; nine grandchildren, including Mrs. Joe Wallen and Mrs. Robert Allen, Jr., Knoxville.
Funeral service and burial will be at Fayetteville this afternoon.
Source:
The Knoxville Journal
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham, 80, died in Birmingham, Alabama, September 16, 1948. Her funeral will be in Fayetteville, Tennessee, September 17, 1948. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors include four children, Dr. Henry Kelso Cunningham, Robert Douglas Cunningham, both of Knoxville, Mrs. Alfred M. Shook and Mrs. Prince De Bardeleben, both of Birmingham.
Source:
The Knoxville Journal
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
"Of Interest Statewide" --
Cards of Invitation are out for the wedding on May 17 of Mr. Robert L. Cunningham, of Nashville, and Miss Mala Kelso, of Fayetteville, Tennessee. Both perspective bride and groom are well known over this section and have many warm friends. Miss Kelso is one of the most intelligent and charming ladies in the south, and is noted for her beauty and refinement. Mr. Cunningham is one of the rising young men of the Rock City, and is at present a commercial traveler for a Nashville house.
Source:
The Daily American
Nashville, Tennessee
Monday, May 16, 1887
Burial Service Held Here Last Friday For Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham --
Burial services were conducted here Friday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery by the Rev. Otis Welch, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, for Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham, who died at Jefferson Hospital in Birmingham, Thursday, September 16, 1948, following a long illness. Mrs. Cunningham, the widow of the late Robert Lecky Cunningham of Knoxville, was the daughter of the late F. M. and Bobbie Strong Kelso of Fayetteville.
Mrs. Cunningham was considered one of the most beautiful young women of this section, and was a noted belle, her home being the center of attractive social life and much gaiety. She was graduated from Ward's Seminary in Nashville with highest honors and was an accomplished musician.
Following her marriage, she lived in Knoxville, where as a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, she was prominent in all activities of the organization and was instrumental in improving conditions for the under-privileged, especially women and young children. She was identified with the Parent-Teachers Association, President of the Abner Baker Chapter UDC. director of Knox County Chapter UDC, and first president of League of Women Voters of Knoxville.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alfred Shook and Mrs. Prince De Bardeleben, both of Birmingham; two sons, Robert Douglas Cunningham and Dr. Henry Cunningham, of Knoxville, who accompanied the remains to Fayetteville; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. One brother, Dr. Henry Kelso of Knoxville, died several years ago.
Among the grandchildren here for the service were Miss Peggy De Barbeleben, Prince De Barbeleben, Jr., and Mr. B. N. Shook.
Source:
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, September 23, 1948
Mrs. Cunningham, Civic Leader, Dies --
Mrs. Robert L. Cunningham, widely-known church and civic leader, died yesterday at Jefferson Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama during an illness following a recent fall in which she fractured her hip.
Mrs. Cunningham, who lived at 3501 Kingston Pike, was the sister of the late Dr. Henry J. Kelso, mother of Dr. Henry K. Cunningham of 3499 Forest Glen Drive, and Robert D. Cunningham, of 202 Scenic Drive.
Mrs. Cunningham was visiting her two daughters, Mrs. A. M. Shook and Mrs. Price DeBardeleben, in Birmingham at the time of her death.
She was one time president of the Abner Baker Chapter of United Daughters of Confederacy and League of Women's Voters, and was a member of Second Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Cunningham was born at Fayetteville, Tennessee, and burial was to be there today. Survivors include the two daughters and the two sons.
Source:
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
Cunningham Funeral Set For Today --
Mrs. Male Kelso Cunningham, formerly of Knoxville, died yesterday morning in a Birmingham, Alabama hospital, where she had been confined for two years as a result of a hip fracture. She was 80 years old.
Mrs. Cunningham was the widow of Robert Lecky Cunningham, Knoxville businessman who died in 1928. She formerly lived at 3501 Kingston Pike but had made her home in Birmingham for the past several years.
A native of Fayetteville, Mrs. Cunningham was a daughter of Col. Francis M. Kelso and Nancy Strong Kelso, and was educated at Ward's Seminary, Nashville. In past years, she was active in women's organizations of Second Presbyterian Church, and was President of the Knoxville League of Women Voters and of the Abner Baker Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
She is survived by four children, Dr. Henry K. Cunningham and Douglas Cunningham, Knoxville; Mrs. Alfred M. Shook and Mrs. Prince DeBardeleben, Birmingham, Alabama; nine grandchildren, including Mrs. Joe Wallen and Mrs. Robert Allen, Jr., Knoxville.
Funeral service and burial will be at Fayetteville this afternoon.
Source:
The Knoxville Journal
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
Mrs. Mala Kelso Cunningham, 80, died in Birmingham, Alabama, September 16, 1948. Her funeral will be in Fayetteville, Tennessee, September 17, 1948. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors include four children, Dr. Henry Kelso Cunningham, Robert Douglas Cunningham, both of Knoxville, Mrs. Alfred M. Shook and Mrs. Prince De Bardeleben, both of Birmingham.
Source:
The Knoxville Journal
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, September 17, 1948
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