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Grace Lee “Gracie” Wilson Cunningham

Birth
Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
Death
31 May 1966 (aged 68)
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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The Cadiz Record obit posted 02 Jun 1966 reads as follows:

MRS. CUNNINGHAM DIES IN LEXINGTON HOSPITAL MAY 31
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SERVICES HELD HERE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR TRIGG NATIVE
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Mrs. Gracie Lee Cunningham, 69, died at 9 am Tuesday, May 31, at the University Hospital in Lexington, Ky., where she was admitted May 24. She had undergone surgery there Friday morning, May 27.

A native of Trigg County, Mrs. Cunningham was born June 10, 1897, the daughter of Richard and Amanda Stewart Wilson. Her husband, Jim Cunningham, preceded her in death 20 years ago.

She was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. Funeral services were conducted at Goodwin Funeral Home, Wednesday, June 1, at 2 pm by the Rev. M M Hampton. The choir of New Hope Baptist Church and Mrs. Barbara Jean Futrell, pianist, had charge of the music service.

Burial was in the Wilson Cemetery in Trigg County.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Leroy Dawson, Herndon, Ky., with whom she made her home; Mrs. Thomas L Fuller, Trigg County; and Mrs. Robert Lee Dawson, Herndon; two brothers, Harry Wilson, Cadiz; Dick Wilson, Trigg County; two sisters, Mrs. Verna Boren, Princeton; and Mrs. Harry Ward, Hopkinsville; and 21 grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Thomas Futrell, Robert Dawson, Henry Fuller, Jimmy Williams, and Homer Wilson.
The Cadiz Record obit posted 02 Jun 1966 reads as follows:

MRS. CUNNINGHAM DIES IN LEXINGTON HOSPITAL MAY 31
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SERVICES HELD HERE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR TRIGG NATIVE
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Mrs. Gracie Lee Cunningham, 69, died at 9 am Tuesday, May 31, at the University Hospital in Lexington, Ky., where she was admitted May 24. She had undergone surgery there Friday morning, May 27.

A native of Trigg County, Mrs. Cunningham was born June 10, 1897, the daughter of Richard and Amanda Stewart Wilson. Her husband, Jim Cunningham, preceded her in death 20 years ago.

She was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. Funeral services were conducted at Goodwin Funeral Home, Wednesday, June 1, at 2 pm by the Rev. M M Hampton. The choir of New Hope Baptist Church and Mrs. Barbara Jean Futrell, pianist, had charge of the music service.

Burial was in the Wilson Cemetery in Trigg County.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Leroy Dawson, Herndon, Ky., with whom she made her home; Mrs. Thomas L Fuller, Trigg County; and Mrs. Robert Lee Dawson, Herndon; two brothers, Harry Wilson, Cadiz; Dick Wilson, Trigg County; two sisters, Mrs. Verna Boren, Princeton; and Mrs. Harry Ward, Hopkinsville; and 21 grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Thomas Futrell, Robert Dawson, Henry Fuller, Jimmy Williams, and Homer Wilson.


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  • Maintained by: Brandy Wells
  • Originally Created by: dkb
  • Added: Apr 5, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50673624/grace_lee-cunningham: accessed ), memorial page for Grace Lee “Gracie” Wilson Cunningham (10 Jun 1897–31 May 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50673624, citing Wilson Cemetery #6, Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Brandy Wells (contributor 47722656).