JONESVILLE — James Mack Cunningham Sr., 71, of 205 Fairbanks St., Jonesville, widower of Yvonne Stevens Cunningham died Monday, Nov. 13, 2006 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Cunningham was born in Jonesville, June 28, 1935, a son of the late William Carl "Buck" Cunningham and Annie Bell Barnette Cunningham.
He was owner and operator of Union Bonded Warehouse and was a member of the Jonesville Town Council, having first being elected in 1964. He was in his 39th year in office. Mr. Cunningham was a 1953 graduate of Jonesville High School where he was named most valuable player of the 1953 baseball team. As an avid sportsman, he enjoyed rabbit and dove hunting along with fishing; he also had played Textile League Baseball and American Legion Baseball with the Buffalo Post. He was a member of the Jonesville Baptist Church where he was a former Sunday School teacher and a member of the Happy Hearts Club. Mr. Cunningham's service to his community included serving on the board of the Union County Recreation Department, the Board of the Union County Council on Aging, a member of the Union County Chamber of Commerce and a former member and chairman of the board of Union Academy. He was a member and past Master of Prudence Masonic Lodge # 139, a Shriner and a former member of the South Carolina National Guard - Jonesville Unit.
Surviving are two daughters, Renee Cunningham Browder and husband Len of Aiken, and Rise Cunningham Brown and husband Steve, of Greenville; a son, James M. "Jamy" Cunningham Jr. and wife Susan of Union; two grandsons, Thomas Browder of Aiken and James M. "Jay" Cunningham III of Union; and a special friend, Brenda Turner Brown of Jonesville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 at Jonesville Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Ralph Brown and the Rev. Daniel Johnston. Burial will be in Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery with Masonic Rites.
Active pallbearers will be John Adams, Kip Petty, Tim Stevens, Jimmy Roberson, Scott Garrett, Wesley Lane and Brad Stevens. The following are asked to assemble at the church at 1:45 PM to form the honorary escort: Bogan Fowler, Jimmy Wayne Gallman Sr., James Fowler, Jimmy Brock, Jimmy Burgess, John Ray Fowler, Jimmy Fowler, Bill West, Ben Thompson and Bo Ham. The mayor of Jonesville, the Jonesville Town Council and the staff of the Jonesville Town Hall are asked to sit in a group.
The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Holcombe's Jonesville Chapel.
Memorials may be made to the Jonesville Baptist Church, 301 Church St., Jonesville, S.C. 29353.
The family is at the home, 205 Fairbanks St., Jonesville, S.C.
S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home
Mr. Cunningham was born in Jonesville, June 28, 1935, a son of the late William Carl "Buck" Cunningham and Annie Bell Barnette Cunningham.
He was owner and operator of Union Bonded Warehouse and was a member of the Jonesville Town Council, having first being elected in 1964. He was in his 39th year in office. Mr. Cunningham was a 1953 graduate of Jonesville High School where he was named most valuable player of the 1953 baseball team. As an avid sportsman, he enjoyed rabbit and dove hunting along with fishing; he also had played Textile League Baseball and American Legion Baseball with the Buffalo Post. He was a member of the Jonesville Baptist Church where he was a former Sunday School teacher and a member of the Happy Hearts Club. Mr. Cunningham's service to his community included serving on the board of the Union County Recreation Department, the Board of the Union County Council on Aging, a member of the Union County Chamber of Commerce and a former member and chairman of the board of Union Academy. He was a member and past Master of Prudence Masonic Lodge # 139, a Shriner and a former member of the South Carolina National Guard - Jonesville Unit.
Surviving are two daughters, Renee Cunningham Browder and husband Len of Aiken, and Rise Cunningham Brown and husband Steve, of Greenville; a son, James M. "Jamy" Cunningham Jr. and wife Susan of Union; two grandsons, Thomas Browder of Aiken and James M. "Jay" Cunningham III of Union; and a special friend, Brenda Turner Brown of Jonesville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 at Jonesville Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Ralph Brown and the Rev. Daniel Johnston. Burial will be in Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery with Masonic Rites.
Active pallbearers will be John Adams, Kip Petty, Tim Stevens, Jimmy Roberson, Scott Garrett, Wesley Lane and Brad Stevens. The following are asked to assemble at the church at 1:45 PM to form the honorary escort: Bogan Fowler, Jimmy Wayne Gallman Sr., James Fowler, Jimmy Brock, Jimmy Burgess, John Ray Fowler, Jimmy Fowler, Bill West, Ben Thompson and Bo Ham. The mayor of Jonesville, the Jonesville Town Council and the staff of the Jonesville Town Hall are asked to sit in a group.
The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Holcombe's Jonesville Chapel.
Memorials may be made to the Jonesville Baptist Church, 301 Church St., Jonesville, S.C. 29353.
The family is at the home, 205 Fairbanks St., Jonesville, S.C.
S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home
JONESVILLE — James Mack Cunningham Sr., 71, of 205 Fairbanks St., Jonesville, widower of Yvonne Stevens Cunningham died Monday, Nov. 13, 2006 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Cunningham was born in Jonesville, June 28, 1935, a son of the late William Carl "Buck" Cunningham and Annie Bell Barnette Cunningham.
He was owner and operator of Union Bonded Warehouse and was a member of the Jonesville Town Council, having first being elected in 1964. He was in his 39th year in office. Mr. Cunningham was a 1953 graduate of Jonesville High School where he was named most valuable player of the 1953 baseball team. As an avid sportsman, he enjoyed rabbit and dove hunting along with fishing; he also had played Textile League Baseball and American Legion Baseball with the Buffalo Post. He was a member of the Jonesville Baptist Church where he was a former Sunday School teacher and a member of the Happy Hearts Club. Mr. Cunningham's service to his community included serving on the board of the Union County Recreation Department, the Board of the Union County Council on Aging, a member of the Union County Chamber of Commerce and a former member and chairman of the board of Union Academy. He was a member and past Master of Prudence Masonic Lodge # 139, a Shriner and a former member of the South Carolina National Guard - Jonesville Unit.
Surviving are two daughters, Renee Cunningham Browder and husband Len of Aiken, and Rise Cunningham Brown and husband Steve, of Greenville; a son, James M. "Jamy" Cunningham Jr. and wife Susan of Union; two grandsons, Thomas Browder of Aiken and James M. "Jay" Cunningham III of Union; and a special friend, Brenda Turner Brown of Jonesville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 at Jonesville Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Ralph Brown and the Rev. Daniel Johnston. Burial will be in Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery with Masonic Rites.
Active pallbearers will be John Adams, Kip Petty, Tim Stevens, Jimmy Roberson, Scott Garrett, Wesley Lane and Brad Stevens. The following are asked to assemble at the church at 1:45 PM to form the honorary escort: Bogan Fowler, Jimmy Wayne Gallman Sr., James Fowler, Jimmy Brock, Jimmy Burgess, John Ray Fowler, Jimmy Fowler, Bill West, Ben Thompson and Bo Ham. The mayor of Jonesville, the Jonesville Town Council and the staff of the Jonesville Town Hall are asked to sit in a group.
The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Holcombe's Jonesville Chapel.
Memorials may be made to the Jonesville Baptist Church, 301 Church St., Jonesville, S.C. 29353.
The family is at the home, 205 Fairbanks St., Jonesville, S.C.
S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home
Mr. Cunningham was born in Jonesville, June 28, 1935, a son of the late William Carl "Buck" Cunningham and Annie Bell Barnette Cunningham.
He was owner and operator of Union Bonded Warehouse and was a member of the Jonesville Town Council, having first being elected in 1964. He was in his 39th year in office. Mr. Cunningham was a 1953 graduate of Jonesville High School where he was named most valuable player of the 1953 baseball team. As an avid sportsman, he enjoyed rabbit and dove hunting along with fishing; he also had played Textile League Baseball and American Legion Baseball with the Buffalo Post. He was a member of the Jonesville Baptist Church where he was a former Sunday School teacher and a member of the Happy Hearts Club. Mr. Cunningham's service to his community included serving on the board of the Union County Recreation Department, the Board of the Union County Council on Aging, a member of the Union County Chamber of Commerce and a former member and chairman of the board of Union Academy. He was a member and past Master of Prudence Masonic Lodge # 139, a Shriner and a former member of the South Carolina National Guard - Jonesville Unit.
Surviving are two daughters, Renee Cunningham Browder and husband Len of Aiken, and Rise Cunningham Brown and husband Steve, of Greenville; a son, James M. "Jamy" Cunningham Jr. and wife Susan of Union; two grandsons, Thomas Browder of Aiken and James M. "Jay" Cunningham III of Union; and a special friend, Brenda Turner Brown of Jonesville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 at Jonesville Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Ralph Brown and the Rev. Daniel Johnston. Burial will be in Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery with Masonic Rites.
Active pallbearers will be John Adams, Kip Petty, Tim Stevens, Jimmy Roberson, Scott Garrett, Wesley Lane and Brad Stevens. The following are asked to assemble at the church at 1:45 PM to form the honorary escort: Bogan Fowler, Jimmy Wayne Gallman Sr., James Fowler, Jimmy Brock, Jimmy Burgess, John Ray Fowler, Jimmy Fowler, Bill West, Ben Thompson and Bo Ham. The mayor of Jonesville, the Jonesville Town Council and the staff of the Jonesville Town Hall are asked to sit in a group.
The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Holcombe's Jonesville Chapel.
Memorials may be made to the Jonesville Baptist Church, 301 Church St., Jonesville, S.C. 29353.
The family is at the home, 205 Fairbanks St., Jonesville, S.C.
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