Betty A. Cunningham, age 90 of Bridgeport, passed away at her home Friday, April 17, 2015. She was born in Chicago, IL on April 5, 1925 to Clarence G. Cook and his wife Beatrice M. (Hansmann) Cook.
She was married to James Leland Glidewell, and he preceded her in death. Betty then married Jack Cunningham, and he preceded her in death in 1971.
Betty was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport, a member of the Bridgeport Senior Citizens, and really enjoyed playing cards with her “card club”. She was a loving homemaker to her family and had worked at Cannon’s Furniture, Brian Lumber Company, and did secretarial work at the Pentagon.
Surviving family includes: two sons- James Leland “ Butch” Cunningham and his wife Jane of Bridgeport and Kent Newton Cunningham and wife Lauren of Sumter, SC: three daughters-Teresa Marie “Sue” Holtz and husband Chuck of Bridgeport, Jaclyn Kay Whelen and husband Chris of Hawaii, and Barbara Ann “Bobbie” Shuppert and husband Mike of Lawrenceville: one sister- Mary Lou Potts of Decatur, IL: seven grandchildren- Tona Ambrose, Sonya Nash, Monica Gaither, Joe Kent Cunningham, Katie, Caroline, and Betsy Cunningham: her dear friend- Lou Boatman of Bridgeport, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: her parents- Clarence and Beatrice Cook: her first husband- James Leland Glidewell: her second husband- Jack Cunningham: one daughter- Beth Ann Cunningham: and one brother- James “Jim” Cook.
A funeral service for Betty A. Cunningham will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday evening at the Cunningham Funeral Home in Bridgeport. A private burial will be held at Crest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery near Claremont.
She was married to James Leland Glidewell, and he preceded her in death. Betty then married Jack Cunningham, and he preceded her in death in 1971.
Betty was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport, a member of the Bridgeport Senior Citizens, and really enjoyed playing cards with her “card club”. She was a loving homemaker to her family and had worked at Cannon’s Furniture, Brian Lumber Company, and did secretarial work at the Pentagon.
Surviving family includes: two sons- James Leland “ Butch” Cunningham and his wife Jane of Bridgeport and Kent Newton Cunningham and wife Lauren of Sumter, SC: three daughters-Teresa Marie “Sue” Holtz and husband Chuck of Bridgeport, Jaclyn Kay Whelen and husband Chris of Hawaii, and Barbara Ann “Bobbie” Shuppert and husband Mike of Lawrenceville: one sister- Mary Lou Potts of Decatur, IL: seven grandchildren- Tona Ambrose, Sonya Nash, Monica Gaither, Joe Kent Cunningham, Katie, Caroline, and Betsy Cunningham: her dear friend- Lou Boatman of Bridgeport, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: her parents- Clarence and Beatrice Cook: her first husband- James Leland Glidewell: her second husband- Jack Cunningham: one daughter- Beth Ann Cunningham: and one brother- James “Jim” Cook.
A funeral service for Betty A. Cunningham will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday evening at the Cunningham Funeral Home in Bridgeport. A private burial will be held at Crest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery near Claremont.
Betty A. Cunningham, age 90 of Bridgeport, passed away at her home Friday, April 17, 2015. She was born in Chicago, IL on April 5, 1925 to Clarence G. Cook and his wife Beatrice M. (Hansmann) Cook.
She was married to James Leland Glidewell, and he preceded her in death. Betty then married Jack Cunningham, and he preceded her in death in 1971.
Betty was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport, a member of the Bridgeport Senior Citizens, and really enjoyed playing cards with her “card club”. She was a loving homemaker to her family and had worked at Cannon’s Furniture, Brian Lumber Company, and did secretarial work at the Pentagon.
Surviving family includes: two sons- James Leland “ Butch” Cunningham and his wife Jane of Bridgeport and Kent Newton Cunningham and wife Lauren of Sumter, SC: three daughters-Teresa Marie “Sue” Holtz and husband Chuck of Bridgeport, Jaclyn Kay Whelen and husband Chris of Hawaii, and Barbara Ann “Bobbie” Shuppert and husband Mike of Lawrenceville: one sister- Mary Lou Potts of Decatur, IL: seven grandchildren- Tona Ambrose, Sonya Nash, Monica Gaither, Joe Kent Cunningham, Katie, Caroline, and Betsy Cunningham: her dear friend- Lou Boatman of Bridgeport, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: her parents- Clarence and Beatrice Cook: her first husband- James Leland Glidewell: her second husband- Jack Cunningham: one daughter- Beth Ann Cunningham: and one brother- James “Jim” Cook.
A funeral service for Betty A. Cunningham will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday evening at the Cunningham Funeral Home in Bridgeport. A private burial will be held at Crest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery near Claremont.
She was married to James Leland Glidewell, and he preceded her in death. Betty then married Jack Cunningham, and he preceded her in death in 1971.
Betty was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport, a member of the Bridgeport Senior Citizens, and really enjoyed playing cards with her “card club”. She was a loving homemaker to her family and had worked at Cannon’s Furniture, Brian Lumber Company, and did secretarial work at the Pentagon.
Surviving family includes: two sons- James Leland “ Butch” Cunningham and his wife Jane of Bridgeport and Kent Newton Cunningham and wife Lauren of Sumter, SC: three daughters-Teresa Marie “Sue” Holtz and husband Chuck of Bridgeport, Jaclyn Kay Whelen and husband Chris of Hawaii, and Barbara Ann “Bobbie” Shuppert and husband Mike of Lawrenceville: one sister- Mary Lou Potts of Decatur, IL: seven grandchildren- Tona Ambrose, Sonya Nash, Monica Gaither, Joe Kent Cunningham, Katie, Caroline, and Betsy Cunningham: her dear friend- Lou Boatman of Bridgeport, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: her parents- Clarence and Beatrice Cook: her first husband- James Leland Glidewell: her second husband- Jack Cunningham: one daughter- Beth Ann Cunningham: and one brother- James “Jim” Cook.
A funeral service for Betty A. Cunningham will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday evening at the Cunningham Funeral Home in Bridgeport. A private burial will be held at Crest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery near Claremont.
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