Husband: James Harrison Cunningham, Jr.
Born: Aug- 9-1921 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Feb-13-2017 3
Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3
Resided: in Jacksonville, Duval Co, FL 3,4,5
Resided: 1943 in Salem, WV 2
Census: 1930 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
Military: 1940 - 1960 U.S. Navy, World War II (Pacific Theater, Purple Heart) (see note 2)
Father: James Harrison "Harry" Cunningham (1888 - 1964)
Mother: Lena Ruth Cutright (1905 - 1987)
Wife: Gladys Lenora Nutter 5 Married: Nov-13-1943 in Salem, WV 2
Born: Jan- 1-1924 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 3,2,6 Died: Jul-23-2003 in Brunswick, Glynn Co, GA 7,6 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3 Resided: in Jacksonville, Duval Co, FL 3,6 Resided: since 1961 in Florida 3 Resided: 1943 in Salem, WV 2 Father: Stephen L. Nutter (1902 - 1976) Mother: Lura D. Nicholson (1903 - 1990)
M Child 1: Living Wife: Living
M Child 2: Living Wife: Living
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (3) Obituary. (4) Obituary of mother. (5) Obituary of wife. (6) Social Security Death Index. (7) Obituary - Hospice. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Salem, Harrison County, but birth record shows it a s Wallace, Doddridge County. Note (2) James H. Cunningham, Jr., was awarded a Purple Heart for injuries suffered when his ship, the U.S. Navy destroyer Hammann ( DD-412) was sunk on June 6, 1942, while aiding the Yorktown at the Battle of Midway. In 2003, he was the keynote speaker at the Midway Battle Commemoration.