| Harry A. Cunningham age 91 of Glenville, West Virginia, departed this life Wednesday October 22, 2014 at the Genesis Health Care Center, Glenville, following an extended illness.
Born September 7, 1923 in Gilmer County, son of the late Dee and Nettie Westfall Cunningham.
Harry was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Harry walked 4 miles each way to Tanner High School, where he graduated in 1941. He was an Army Veteran from World War II. He was a successful business owner for over forty years of Carbeau Custom Kitchens, Inc. a premiere custom kitchen and design business in the Boston MA area.
Harry was a member of the Lions Club, and enjoyed watching sports on TV, golfing, playing cards, and loved to travel the world. He was also a member, usher, and in the choir of the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church , Everett MA.
Harry was united in marriage to Mary Bagnell for over 50 years, who preceded him in death on November 18, 2002. On August 26, 2006 he was united in marriage to Rosa Belle Ellyson-Gainer who survives at their Route 5 West, Glenville home.
Surviving are 2 children, Stephen Cunningham and wife Denise of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and Maureen Baxter and husband Richard of Bow, New Hampshire; 1 step-son, Robert Jackson "Jack" Gainer and wife Joyce of Amity, Pennsylvania; and a granddaughter, Maura Baxter of Bow, New Hampshire.
Along with his first wife and parents, Harry was preceded in death by his beloved grandson, Sean Cunningham; 3 brothers, Perry Cunningham, Gerald "Cap" Cunningham, and Kenneth Cunningham; and 3 sisters, Erma Hardman, Ruby Brown, and Pearl Shellhorn.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 701 Mineral Rd, Glenville, WV 26351 with Father George Manjadi as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Meadow Lane Cemetery, on Route 5 West of Glenville, with Full Military Honors provided by the Lewis County Honor Guard.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday evening, October 28, 2014 at the Ellyson Mortuary Inc, 2 Vanhorn Drive, Glenville, WV, 26351, and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday morning also at the mortuary.
Ellyson Mortuary Inc. is assisting the family of Harry A. Cunningham with arrangements.
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