Wilma J. Cunningham, of Aberdeen, passed away Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, just six days shy of her 108th birthday.
She was born Jan. 18, 1907, to Walter Baker James and Lizzie Rosela Faggart, in Concord.
She had two sisters, Helen Berry and Clara Barnes, and two half-sisters, Elizabeth Ann Binns and Patsy Jarrell.
Wilma was married to Riley Carr Cunningham, and they had two children, Thomas and Jeanette. Thomas and wife, Marion, died in a plane crash in South America in 1960, and she raised their two children, Thomas and Tamara, from a young age.
When Tom and Tamara grew up, Wilma lived with her daughter, Jeanette and they had a grand old time. Together they owned and ran multiple restaurants in Ohio and in Southern Pines.
At the age of 80, Wilma completed a book titled “Fillis, The Black Angel,” a historical novel based on a letter she found in her grandfather’s attic. She was known far and wide for her snake oil and was featured on WRAL multiple times along with having a chapter in the Tar Heel Traveler book. One of the WRAL snake oil stories were picked up on Yahoo, and she received calls from all over the world.
Wilma was full of love and kindness and always believed in the best of everyone. Preceded in death by nearly everyone, since she lived to almost 108, those of us still remaining will miss her dearly.
A visitation will be held on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Southern Pines United Methodist Church with services following at 10:30 a.m.
Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord.
Published by The Pilot January 13, 2015
Wilma J. Cunningham, of Aberdeen, passed away Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, just six days shy of her 108th birthday.
She was born Jan. 18, 1907, to Walter Baker James and Lizzie Rosela Faggart, in Concord.
She had two sisters, Helen Berry and Clara Barnes, and two half-sisters, Elizabeth Ann Binns and Patsy Jarrell.
Wilma was married to Riley Carr Cunningham, and they had two children, Thomas and Jeanette. Thomas and wife, Marion, died in a plane crash in South America in 1960, and she raised their two children, Thomas and Tamara, from a young age.
When Tom and Tamara grew up, Wilma lived with her daughter, Jeanette and they had a grand old time. Together they owned and ran multiple restaurants in Ohio and in Southern Pines.
At the age of 80, Wilma completed a book titled “Fillis, The Black Angel,” a historical novel based on a letter she found in her grandfather’s attic. She was known far and wide for her snake oil and was featured on WRAL multiple times along with having a chapter in the Tar Heel Traveler book. One of the WRAL snake oil stories were picked up on Yahoo, and she received calls from all over the world.
Wilma was full of love and kindness and always believed in the best of everyone. Preceded in death by nearly everyone, since she lived to almost 108, those of us still remaining will miss her dearly.
A visitation will be held on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Southern Pines United Methodist Church with services following at 10:30 a.m.
Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord.
Published by The Pilot January 13, 2015
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