William Lewis Cunningham (1918)

CUNNINGHAM, REEDER, DUNCAN

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Date: 1/8/2012 at 09:45:08

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
August 22, 1918, page 1

Death of W. L. CUNNINGHAM

On Thursday, August 15th, Wm. L. Cunningham died at his home near St. Charles. For two years, he had been in poor health, and his last illness covered a period of six months.

Mr. Cunningham's early life, from the age of two years until his marriage, was spent in this county and Winterset. Surviving are his mother and step father, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Reeder of Winterset; his widow, one daughter, Mrs. S. E. Duncan of Des Moines, and one son, Charles, of the Teasdale Clothing Co.

Funeral services were held at Blair Chapel Saturday afternoon conducted by J. G. Vannatta.
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Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa

August 21, 1918, page 7

WILLIAM L. CUNNINGHAM

William L. Cunningham was born in Indiana, Sept. 10, 1858, and died at his home 2 ½ miles northwest of St. Charles, Aug. 15, 1918 at the age of 61 years, 11 months and 5 days.

He was married to Alice M. Trester on Sept. 10, 1879. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. E. W. Reeder of this city, his widow and two children, Charles Cunningham of Winterset and Mrs. S. E. Duncan of Des Moines.

Funeral services were held at Blair Chapel church on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 2 p.m., conducted by J. G. Vannatta.