Jay Alvin Cunningham age 76
Marine
Rifle Sharpshooter
Talented mechanic.
1930 Census View, Cassia, Idaho
Joshua Cunningham 45, farmer
Fannie B Cunningham 39
Lois A Cunningham 16
Afton T Cunningham 14
Merlin T Cunningham 13
Eldon R Cunningham 9
Jay A Cunningham 3 years 1 month
One of first radios in neighbood
Living next to Elmer and Cora Cunningham
1940 Census View, Cassia, Idaho
Joshua Cunningham* 55, farming, agriculture
Fannie Cunningham 49
Merlin Cunningham 22, farm labor
Afton Cunningahm 24, music teacher, pub sch
Eldon Cunningham 19, scholar, public school
Jay Cunningham 13
Own Farm
Living near Glenn and Pearl Woodbury
1945
Military Enlistment Date 1: 9 Jan 1945
U S Marine
1947
Military Release Date 1: 4 Jul 1947
1949 Married Idaho Falls, Idaho
Miss Donna Marie Stapley
March 15, 1949
2003 Grant Co., Washington
Obituary
Jay Alvin Cunningham, 75, longtime Grant County resident, returned to the Lord on Tuesday, April 1, 2003. Funeral services were held on Friday, April 4, 2003 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Nelson Road Chapel in Moses Lake with Bishop Ned Hirz officiating.
Arrangements were in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory with internment at Pioneer Memorial Gardens in Moses Lake. There was a viewing prior to services at Nelson Road Chapel.
Jay was born March 8, 1927 in Burley, Idaho. He was the youngest of six children of Joshua Alvin and Fannie (Tolman) Cunningham. He grew up on the family farm in View and graduated from Burley High School in 1944. Shortly after graduation he enlisted in the US Marine Corp, serving in the Asian Pacific theater during World War II. He was a championship swimmer, played on the Marine championship football team, and took third place in the Marine corps championship boxing tournament, earning him the nickname of "Superman."
He met Donna Marie Stapley at a beekeeper's conference where both of their fathers were attending. He was the nice tall blond boy that gave the cute little blond girl a ride on his new red trike. Jay met that cute little girl (Donna) at a dance some 15 years later and they were married a few months later on March 14, 1949 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They had four children: Paul, Carl, John, and Jannece.
Jay and Donna moved to the Columbia Basin in the late fifties, living in Warden and Othello before finally settling in Royal City, where they opened D&J, an auto/repair business. After attending Pullman and Moscow universities, he earned a vocational teaching degree. He designed a vocational welding program and taught at Lewis & Clark State College before moving back to the Columbia Basin and opening up his own welding school.
Jay loved music and loved to play the piano and organ, often composing his own music. He brought joy to many people around him as he shared his talent. He enjoyed gardening and planted fruit trees, raspberries, and vegetables. He read almost any book he could get his hands on--he had a thirst for learning and would share that knowledge with family and friends, encouraging his children and grandchildren to learn all they could and to develop their talents. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and flying.
Jay was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving in the Stake Sunday School and as a Stake Missionary. During his life he played the piano and organ for church services and other meetings. He read and studied his Bible and enjoyed attending temple with his wife.
He believed in working hard. He was a kind, loving, forgiving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved being around his family. During his long illness, he was sustained by his keen sense of humor, which helped him to endure to the end without much complaint. After suffering a stroke, he was not able to verbalize his thoughts and feelings, but was able to communicate his love through his strong spirit and sense of humor. He was always able to laugh and find pleasure in this life regardless of his circumstance. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Survivors include: his sister, Afton T Cunningham of Utah; four children, Paul and his wife Lynne Cunningham, Carl and his wife Carol Cunningham; John Cunningham, and Jannece and her husband Tom Brown; eighteen grandchildren, and eleven grant-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Donna Marie Stapley Cunningham; a granddaughter, Margaret Helen Cunningham, a grandson, Waylan Heath Cunningham; three brothers, Lloyd, Merlin, and Eldon Cunningham, and a sister, Lois Nelson.
Royal Review, April 16, 2003, page 3.
Siblings
Afton T Cunningham 1915-2004
Merlin T Cunningham 1917-1977
Eldon Rulon Cunningham 1920-1993
Marine
Rifle Sharpshooter
Talented mechanic.
1930 Census View, Cassia, Idaho
Joshua Cunningham 45, farmer
Fannie B Cunningham 39
Lois A Cunningham 16
Afton T Cunningham 14
Merlin T Cunningham 13
Eldon R Cunningham 9
Jay A Cunningham 3 years 1 month
One of first radios in neighbood
Living next to Elmer and Cora Cunningham
1940 Census View, Cassia, Idaho
Joshua Cunningham* 55, farming, agriculture
Fannie Cunningham 49
Merlin Cunningham 22, farm labor
Afton Cunningahm 24, music teacher, pub sch
Eldon Cunningham 19, scholar, public school
Jay Cunningham 13
Own Farm
Living near Glenn and Pearl Woodbury
1945
Military Enlistment Date 1: 9 Jan 1945
U S Marine
1947
Military Release Date 1: 4 Jul 1947
1949 Married Idaho Falls, Idaho
Miss Donna Marie Stapley
March 15, 1949
2003 Grant Co., Washington
Obituary
Jay Alvin Cunningham, 75, longtime Grant County resident, returned to the Lord on Tuesday, April 1, 2003. Funeral services were held on Friday, April 4, 2003 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Nelson Road Chapel in Moses Lake with Bishop Ned Hirz officiating.
Arrangements were in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory with internment at Pioneer Memorial Gardens in Moses Lake. There was a viewing prior to services at Nelson Road Chapel.
Jay was born March 8, 1927 in Burley, Idaho. He was the youngest of six children of Joshua Alvin and Fannie (Tolman) Cunningham. He grew up on the family farm in View and graduated from Burley High School in 1944. Shortly after graduation he enlisted in the US Marine Corp, serving in the Asian Pacific theater during World War II. He was a championship swimmer, played on the Marine championship football team, and took third place in the Marine corps championship boxing tournament, earning him the nickname of "Superman."
He met Donna Marie Stapley at a beekeeper's conference where both of their fathers were attending. He was the nice tall blond boy that gave the cute little blond girl a ride on his new red trike. Jay met that cute little girl (Donna) at a dance some 15 years later and they were married a few months later on March 14, 1949 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They had four children: Paul, Carl, John, and Jannece.
Jay and Donna moved to the Columbia Basin in the late fifties, living in Warden and Othello before finally settling in Royal City, where they opened D&J, an auto/repair business. After attending Pullman and Moscow universities, he earned a vocational teaching degree. He designed a vocational welding program and taught at Lewis & Clark State College before moving back to the Columbia Basin and opening up his own welding school.
Jay loved music and loved to play the piano and organ, often composing his own music. He brought joy to many people around him as he shared his talent. He enjoyed gardening and planted fruit trees, raspberries, and vegetables. He read almost any book he could get his hands on--he had a thirst for learning and would share that knowledge with family and friends, encouraging his children and grandchildren to learn all they could and to develop their talents. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and flying.
Jay was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving in the Stake Sunday School and as a Stake Missionary. During his life he played the piano and organ for church services and other meetings. He read and studied his Bible and enjoyed attending temple with his wife.
He believed in working hard. He was a kind, loving, forgiving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved being around his family. During his long illness, he was sustained by his keen sense of humor, which helped him to endure to the end without much complaint. After suffering a stroke, he was not able to verbalize his thoughts and feelings, but was able to communicate his love through his strong spirit and sense of humor. He was always able to laugh and find pleasure in this life regardless of his circumstance. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Survivors include: his sister, Afton T Cunningham of Utah; four children, Paul and his wife Lynne Cunningham, Carl and his wife Carol Cunningham; John Cunningham, and Jannece and her husband Tom Brown; eighteen grandchildren, and eleven grant-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Donna Marie Stapley Cunningham; a granddaughter, Margaret Helen Cunningham, a grandson, Waylan Heath Cunningham; three brothers, Lloyd, Merlin, and Eldon Cunningham, and a sister, Lois Nelson.
Royal Review, April 16, 2003, page 3.
Siblings
Afton T Cunningham 1915-2004
Merlin T Cunningham 1917-1977
Eldon Rulon Cunningham 1920-1993
Jay Alvin Cunningham age 76
Marine
Rifle Sharpshooter
Talented mechanic.
1930 Census View, Cassia, Idaho
Joshua Cunningham 45, farmer
Fannie B Cunningham 39
Lois A Cunningham 16
Afton T Cunningham 14
Merlin T Cunningham 13
Eldon R Cunningham 9
Jay A Cunningham 3 years 1 month
One of first radios in neighbood
Living next to Elmer and Cora Cunningham
1940 Census View, Cassia, Idaho
Joshua Cunningham* 55, farming, agriculture
Fannie Cunningham 49
Merlin Cunningham 22, farm labor
Afton Cunningahm 24, music teacher, pub sch
Eldon Cunningham 19, scholar, public school
Jay Cunningham 13
Own Farm
Living near Glenn and Pearl Woodbury
1945
Military Enlistment Date 1: 9 Jan 1945
U S Marine
1947
Military Release Date 1: 4 Jul 1947
1949 Married Idaho Falls, Idaho
Miss Donna Marie Stapley
March 15, 1949
2003 Grant Co., Washington
Obituary
Jay Alvin Cunningham, 75, longtime Grant County resident, returned to the Lord on Tuesday, April 1, 2003. Funeral services were held on Friday, April 4, 2003 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Nelson Road Chapel in Moses Lake with Bishop Ned Hirz officiating.
Arrangements were in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory with internment at Pioneer Memorial Gardens in Moses Lake. There was a viewing prior to services at Nelson Road Chapel.
Jay was born March 8, 1927 in Burley, Idaho. He was the youngest of six children of Joshua Alvin and Fannie (Tolman) Cunningham. He grew up on the family farm in View and graduated from Burley High School in 1944. Shortly after graduation he enlisted in the US Marine Corp, serving in the Asian Pacific theater during World War II. He was a championship swimmer, played on the Marine championship football team, and took third place in the Marine corps championship boxing tournament, earning him the nickname of "Superman."
He met Donna Marie Stapley at a beekeeper's conference where both of their fathers were attending. He was the nice tall blond boy that gave the cute little blond girl a ride on his new red trike. Jay met that cute little girl (Donna) at a dance some 15 years later and they were married a few months later on March 14, 1949 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They had four children: Paul, Carl, John, and Jannece.
Jay and Donna moved to the Columbia Basin in the late fifties, living in Warden and Othello before finally settling in Royal City, where they opened D&J, an auto/repair business. After attending Pullman and Moscow universities, he earned a vocational teaching degree. He designed a vocational welding program and taught at Lewis & Clark State College before moving back to the Columbia Basin and opening up his own welding school.
Jay loved music and loved to play the piano and organ, often composing his own music. He brought joy to many people around him as he shared his talent. He enjoyed gardening and planted fruit trees, raspberries, and vegetables. He read almost any book he could get his hands on--he had a thirst for learning and would share that knowledge with family and friends, encouraging his children and grandchildren to learn all they could and to develop their talents. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and flying.
Jay was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving in the Stake Sunday School and as a Stake Missionary. During his life he played the piano and organ for church services and other meetings. He read and studied his Bible and enjoyed attending temple with his wife.
He believed in working hard. He was a kind, loving, forgiving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved being around his family. During his long illness, he was sustained by his keen sense of humor, which helped him to endure to the end without much complaint. After suffering a stroke, he was not able to verbalize his thoughts and feelings, but was able to communicate his love through his strong spirit and sense of humor. He was always able to laugh and find pleasure in this life regardless of his circumstance. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Survivors include: his sister, Afton T Cunningham of Utah; four children, Paul and his wife Lynne Cunningham, Carl and his wife Carol Cunningham; John Cunningham, and Jannece and her husband Tom Brown; eighteen grandchildren, and eleven grant-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Donna Marie Stapley Cunningham; a granddaughter, Margaret Helen Cunningham, a grandson, Waylan Heath Cunningham; three brothers, Lloyd, Merlin, and Eldon Cunningham, and a sister, Lois Nelson.
Royal Review, April 16, 2003, page 3.
Siblings
Afton T Cunningham 1915-2004
Merlin T Cunningham 1917-1977
Eldon Rulon Cunningham 1920-1993
Marine
Rifle Sharpshooter
Talented mechanic.
1930 Census View, Cassia, Idaho
Joshua Cunningham 45, farmer
Fannie B Cunningham 39
Lois A Cunningham 16
Afton T Cunningham 14
Merlin T Cunningham 13
Eldon R Cunningham 9
Jay A Cunningham 3 years 1 month
One of first radios in neighbood
Living next to Elmer and Cora Cunningham
1940 Census View, Cassia, Idaho
Joshua Cunningham* 55, farming, agriculture
Fannie Cunningham 49
Merlin Cunningham 22, farm labor
Afton Cunningahm 24, music teacher, pub sch
Eldon Cunningham 19, scholar, public school
Jay Cunningham 13
Own Farm
Living near Glenn and Pearl Woodbury
1945
Military Enlistment Date 1: 9 Jan 1945
U S Marine
1947
Military Release Date 1: 4 Jul 1947
1949 Married Idaho Falls, Idaho
Miss Donna Marie Stapley
March 15, 1949
2003 Grant Co., Washington
Obituary
Jay Alvin Cunningham, 75, longtime Grant County resident, returned to the Lord on Tuesday, April 1, 2003. Funeral services were held on Friday, April 4, 2003 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Nelson Road Chapel in Moses Lake with Bishop Ned Hirz officiating.
Arrangements were in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory with internment at Pioneer Memorial Gardens in Moses Lake. There was a viewing prior to services at Nelson Road Chapel.
Jay was born March 8, 1927 in Burley, Idaho. He was the youngest of six children of Joshua Alvin and Fannie (Tolman) Cunningham. He grew up on the family farm in View and graduated from Burley High School in 1944. Shortly after graduation he enlisted in the US Marine Corp, serving in the Asian Pacific theater during World War II. He was a championship swimmer, played on the Marine championship football team, and took third place in the Marine corps championship boxing tournament, earning him the nickname of "Superman."
He met Donna Marie Stapley at a beekeeper's conference where both of their fathers were attending. He was the nice tall blond boy that gave the cute little blond girl a ride on his new red trike. Jay met that cute little girl (Donna) at a dance some 15 years later and they were married a few months later on March 14, 1949 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They had four children: Paul, Carl, John, and Jannece.
Jay and Donna moved to the Columbia Basin in the late fifties, living in Warden and Othello before finally settling in Royal City, where they opened D&J, an auto/repair business. After attending Pullman and Moscow universities, he earned a vocational teaching degree. He designed a vocational welding program and taught at Lewis & Clark State College before moving back to the Columbia Basin and opening up his own welding school.
Jay loved music and loved to play the piano and organ, often composing his own music. He brought joy to many people around him as he shared his talent. He enjoyed gardening and planted fruit trees, raspberries, and vegetables. He read almost any book he could get his hands on--he had a thirst for learning and would share that knowledge with family and friends, encouraging his children and grandchildren to learn all they could and to develop their talents. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and flying.
Jay was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving in the Stake Sunday School and as a Stake Missionary. During his life he played the piano and organ for church services and other meetings. He read and studied his Bible and enjoyed attending temple with his wife.
He believed in working hard. He was a kind, loving, forgiving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved being around his family. During his long illness, he was sustained by his keen sense of humor, which helped him to endure to the end without much complaint. After suffering a stroke, he was not able to verbalize his thoughts and feelings, but was able to communicate his love through his strong spirit and sense of humor. He was always able to laugh and find pleasure in this life regardless of his circumstance. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Survivors include: his sister, Afton T Cunningham of Utah; four children, Paul and his wife Lynne Cunningham, Carl and his wife Carol Cunningham; John Cunningham, and Jannece and her husband Tom Brown; eighteen grandchildren, and eleven grant-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Donna Marie Stapley Cunningham; a granddaughter, Margaret Helen Cunningham, a grandson, Waylan Heath Cunningham; three brothers, Lloyd, Merlin, and Eldon Cunningham, and a sister, Lois Nelson.
Royal Review, April 16, 2003, page 3.
Siblings
Afton T Cunningham 1915-2004
Merlin T Cunningham 1917-1977
Eldon Rulon Cunningham 1920-1993
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