Obituary
Joseph Taylor Cunningham
(June 6, 1931 - April
24, 2014)
Joseph Taylor Cunningham,
82, of Huntington, WV, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014, in the Emogene
Dolin Jones Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 PM
Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, with Pastors
David Cartwright and Bill DeMoss officiating. Burial will be in Suncrest
Memorial Park, Point Pleasant, WV. He was born June 6, 1931, in Huntington,
WV, a son of the late Bine J. and Helen Roush Cunningham. A sister, Flora
Ann Beahrs; a brother Bine J. Cunningham, Jr.; a nephew, Stephen Beahrs; and
a son-in-law, Keith Dowdy, also preceded him in death. Joe was retired from
the Ohio River Company; was a U.S. Air Force veteran; a graduate of
Huntington East High School; and a member of Cross Roads United Methodist
Church. Survivors include two daughters, Carrie Dowdy of Charlottesville,
VA, and Julie Cunningham of Tobaccoville, NC; a grandson, John Dowdy of
Charlottesville, VA and Columbia, SC; a sister, Bernice Moses and a
sister-in-law, Nancy Cunningham, both of Florida; and a nephew, Paul Beahrs
and his children, Jessica and Jacob, and their mother, Rachel, along with
several nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff of the
Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House for the loving care they provided for Joe.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Emogene
Dolin Jones Hospice House or Cross Roads United Methodist Church Visitation
will be from 6:00 to 7:30 PM Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Chapman’s
Mortuary.
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