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Robert Daniel “Bob” Cunningham

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Robert Daniel “Bob” Cunningham

Birth
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Death
3 Nov 1942 (aged 59)
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
S/27/L5-2
Memorial ID
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excerpt from obit found on newspapers.com, appearing in:
Herald and News
Klamath Falls, Oregon
03 Nov 1942, Tue • Page 2

Murphy Resident Dies in Accident

Grants Pass, Nov. 3 (AP)--Robert Daniel Cunningham, 59, of Murphy, Ore., was killed Monday morning when his truck and wood-sawing outfit overturned and pinned him beneath the car.

Cunningham had spent the past 10 days building an extension on the back of his truck on which was placed a cross-cut saw with a motor. As he attempted to make a sharp turn on a steep incline, the truck overturned. No one saw the accident.

Family list -
Parents:
Samuel M. and Caroline (Young) Cunningham

Siblings:
Frank Bartley Cunningham
Bessie Ann (Cunningham) Cox
Marguerite May (Cunningham) Huntzinger Chance
Grace Edith (Cunningham) Carey
Guy Theobald Cunningham
Morris Wayne Cunningham
William Sylvester Cunningham
Infant Son Cunningham (unknown dates, died in infancy)

Spouse(s):
Nancy Clarinda (Gilliland) Keller Cunningham

Children:
Robert Wayne Cunningham

Notes:

Last updated on: March 12, 2023
transcribed obit
added notes - family listing
deleted notes - seeking obit
attached parents
Feb. 15, 2023 - took over management of memorial
added birth and death locations
attached wife, Nancy Clarinda (Gilliland) Keller Cunningham
added notes - obit
ZT

*obits are not always transcribed in there entirety and may be shortened, edited and/or contain notes. If the source would aid you in your search for family history, I encourage you to seek out the source yourself so that you can gather all of the pertinent information.
excerpt from obit found on newspapers.com, appearing in:
Herald and News
Klamath Falls, Oregon
03 Nov 1942, Tue • Page 2

Murphy Resident Dies in Accident

Grants Pass, Nov. 3 (AP)--Robert Daniel Cunningham, 59, of Murphy, Ore., was killed Monday morning when his truck and wood-sawing outfit overturned and pinned him beneath the car.

Cunningham had spent the past 10 days building an extension on the back of his truck on which was placed a cross-cut saw with a motor. As he attempted to make a sharp turn on a steep incline, the truck overturned. No one saw the accident.

Family list -
Parents:
Samuel M. and Caroline (Young) Cunningham

Siblings:
Frank Bartley Cunningham
Bessie Ann (Cunningham) Cox
Marguerite May (Cunningham) Huntzinger Chance
Grace Edith (Cunningham) Carey
Guy Theobald Cunningham
Morris Wayne Cunningham
William Sylvester Cunningham
Infant Son Cunningham (unknown dates, died in infancy)

Spouse(s):
Nancy Clarinda (Gilliland) Keller Cunningham

Children:
Robert Wayne Cunningham

Notes:

Last updated on: March 12, 2023
transcribed obit
added notes - family listing
deleted notes - seeking obit
attached parents
Feb. 15, 2023 - took over management of memorial
added birth and death locations
attached wife, Nancy Clarinda (Gilliland) Keller Cunningham
added notes - obit
ZT

*obits are not always transcribed in there entirety and may be shortened, edited and/or contain notes. If the source would aid you in your search for family history, I encourage you to seek out the source yourself so that you can gather all of the pertinent information.

Gravesite Details

Burial: November 4, 1942



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