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Marvin Paul CUNNINGHAM

Male 1922 - 1996  (74 years)


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  • Name Marvin Paul CUNNINGHAM 
    Birth 22 May 1922  Boone, Boone, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Sep 1996  Veterans Hospital, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 23 Sep 1996  Panther Creek Cemetery, Panther, Colfax, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I5162  bmds
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2020 

    Family Mary Ellen MESSAMER,   b. 30 May 1924, Dallas Co., Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 2012, Johnston, Polk, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 22 Nov 1945  Adel, Dallas, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Marvin : 23 years old | Mary : 21 years old. 
    Children 2 sons and 2 daughters 
    +1Female. Regina Ellen CUNNINGHAM,   b. Abt 1946 (Age 78 years)
    +2Female. Gail Patricia CUNNINGHAM,   b. Abt 1947 (Age 77 years)
    +3Male. Daniel Paul CUNNINGHAM,   b. Abt 1949 (Age 75 years)
    +4Male. Kenneth Jay CUNNINGHAM,   b. Abt 1951 (Age 73 years)
     
    Family ID F2027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 May 1922 - Boone, Boone, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Nov 1945 - Adel, Dallas, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Sep 1996 - Veterans Hospital, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 23 Sep 1996 - Panther Creek Cemetery, Panther, Colfax, Iowa
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Obituary.
      Marvin Paul Cunningham, 74, of Perry died Sept. 19, 1996 at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Des Moines.
       Mr. Cunningham was born May 22, 1922 in Boone County near Ogden. He attended schools at Berkley, Grand Junction and Dana. He farmed in the Redfield area before entering the U.S. Army and serving with the Army Tank Corp. He returned to Redfield and farmed another year before his marriage to Mary Ellen Messamer On Nov. 22, 1945 at the Panther Creek Church of the Brethren parsonage.
       They lived on a farm near Adel for three years before moving to a farm near Perry in 1949. Mr. Cunningham had been employed as a maintenance worker for the Perry Schools and for Des Moines Area Community College’s Boone Campus before retiring in 1984 and moving into Perry.
       Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Elmer and Harry and one sister, Ruby Erickson. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Perry; two sons, Dan of Polk City and Ken of Perry; two daughters, Regina "Jeannie" Richardson of Des Moines and Gail "Pat" Benki of Baton Rouge, La.; one sister, Vi Gorman of Des Moines; seven grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

    2. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 14348836.