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Roosevelt Cunningham

1950 - 2025

BORN

1950

DIED

2025

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Williams Memorial Funeral Home Inc Okolona

208 Prairie St

Okolona, Mississippi

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Aug. 1, 2025

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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Roosevelt Cunningham Obituary

75, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 in St. Louis, MO.

Roosevelt Cunningham was born to late, Agusta Cunningham and Memphis Carter-Cunningham on May 15, 1950 in Prairie, MS.

Roosevelt Cunningham is survived by one son; Eric Cunningham Sykes of West Point, MS. Six sisters; Sally Bell (Leroy) of Round Rock, TX, Anne Mabry of Colorado Springs, CO, Mary Spratt (Larry) of Amory, MS, Lois Cox of South Haven, MS, Caroline Cunningham of Oxford, MS, and Cassandra Cunningham of Colorado Springs, CO. Four brothers; Calvin Cunningham of Colorado Springs, CO, Alonza Cunningham of St. Louis, MO, Corey Cunningham (Toni) of Houston, TX, Tony Cunningham (Charlotte) of Austin, TX and one grandchild.

The visitation will be Friday, August 1, 2025 from 4 - 6 p.m. at Williams Memorial. The service will be Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at Baptist Grove in Prairie, MS. The officiant will be Rev. James Cook. The burial will follow at the Baptist Grove church cemetery.

Williams Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Daily Journal from Jul. 26 to Aug. 2, 2025.

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4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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Baptist Grove

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6 Sisters

July 28, 2025

To our beloved Cunningham Family
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; Do not depend on your own understanding, seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.--Proverbs 3:5-6
Family of the "late" Walter and Manervia (Cunningham) Wilson - 6 Sisters!

Wilson (Cunningham) 6 Sisters

July 28, 2025

To Our Cunningham Family (love always) and Sallie (keep your head up!)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take--Proverbs 3:5-6
Family of the Late Walter and Manervia (Cunningham) Wilson

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