Class of 1959

We, the Class of 1959, celebrated our 50th reunion on April 24 and 25, 2009. This blog is about sharing memories of our class reunions and a long-ago life at our Alma Mater, S.F.X.A. and S.A.H.S. Good memories of days gone by but not forgotten! A gift to my classmates. ~Marian Ann Love ~







Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Ivan H. Cunningham Dies

 

Ivan H. Cunningham Jr. Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ivan H. Cunningham Jr. in Jackson, Mississippi, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, who passed away on December 24, 2021, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. 

He was predeceased by: his parents, Ivan H. Cunningham, Sr, and Mary Katherine Herbert Cunningham; his former wife Dorothy Blough "Dot" Cunningham; and his brother John Cunningham. He is survived by: his wife Dorothy Ann Blough (Dot); and his sister Fran C. Bernard (Robert) of Vicksburg. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM at the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery (127 Church Rd, Madison, MS 39110). A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 at 3:30 PM at the same location.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Ivan H. Cunningham, Jr. (Vicksburg Post, Wednesday, December 29, 2021)

Ivan Hamilton Cunningham Jr. died on Friday, December 24 at St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital.  He was 80.

A native of Vicksburg and born on August 27, 1941, he was the son of the late Ivan H. Sr. and Mary Katherine Herbert Cunningham.

A Class of 1959 graduate of St. Aloysius High School in Vicksburg, he attended Hinds Jr. College.  After moving to Jackson in 1961, he worked for Vickers Aerospace Corporation and Deposit Guaranty National Bank while finishing his undergraduate degree at Mississippi College.  There he met Dorothy Ann Blough (Dot) whom he married on July 7, 1962.  Cunningham began a long, dedicated 38-year career with Mississippi Valley Gas Company (Atmos Energy) in Jackson where he retired as Director of Purchasing in 2005.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy.

Ivan and Dot were longtime residents of Madison and were active members of their beloved Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Gluckstadt.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 56 years, Dorothy Blough "Dot" Cunningham, and his brother, John Cunningham.

He is survived by his sister, Fran C. Bernard (Robert) of Vickburg, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Visitation was held on Tuesday, December 28 from 2:20 p.m. until the hour of the graveside service at 3:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, 127 Church Rd., in Gluckstadt.  Interment followed.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Thursday, December 23, 2021

Merry Christmas Classmates


 God's greatest gift was given to us at Christmas.  

May his gifts of Love, Peace, & Happiness be yours.

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

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