Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-10-01
Death of Mr.. A. G. Cunningham.

On last Sunday morning, was shocked
to hear that my good. big-hearted
friend, lobe Cunningham. had died
that morning.
He was in Macon OIL the Monday pre-
vious to his death, seemingly in good
health, attending to his business as
usual, but he must have had a premo-
milton of his early death, for he sold
his cotton, paid all of his debts, and
made his will. He was taken sick on
Wednesday, but no one thought his
condition dangerous until Saturday
night, when they found that blood poi
son had set in and he died Sunday morn
ing about four o'clock.
A. G. Cunningham-Tobe, as we
called HIM, was born in Noxubee coun-
ty, March goth, 1s49: moved with his
family back to Alabama before the
war. Was too young to be Confed-
crate soldier, though he served awhile
with the home guards. He was mar
ried to Miss Sallie Rowen February
Oath, 1870, and that fall returned to
Noxnbee county, and with the excep-
ton of three years spent at his old
home in Alabama, he lived the balance
of his life in Noxubee county.
His wife was a help-meet, indeed.
and contributed no little to his success.
This union was blessed with nine chill
dred, two of them, Mrs. U. w. Mullins
and son, Louie, who did while off at
school, proceeded him to the better
land. Seven sons and two daughters
and beloved wife are left to mourn
his loss, and great loss, indeed. it is
to them, for he was at his best in his
family. All were devoted to each 9TH
err and the children were loyal and true
to lobe. and he a most loving and in
dulgent father.
He has living two sisters, Mrs. W.
Fl. May, of Louisville, KY, and Mrs
D. F. Shuford, OF Oxford, and one
brother, S. K. Cunningham, of this
county. OF the four Cunningham boys,
Sam is the only one left.
His brother John was like a father
to lobe, and lobe felt bis loss very
much, indeed. What one had it be-
longed to the other. and l remembered
when Johns riding horse gave out,
lobe sent his best one over to him.
He was one of the most generous men
l ever knew. When we had fish-fry,
he was never satisfied without furnish
ing the hands to draw the sein and
most of the provisions.
He and his good wife had nothing but
their energy and industry as their cap
ital when they started in life, but ToDe
was fine manager, and she was in
dustrious and economical, and although
like most of US after the surrender, he
met with great difficulties and disap-
pointments, still by persevering, they
finally succeeded in raising and educat-
ing their children so as to be an honor
to the state and county, and at the
time of his death, he was out of debt,
and had splendid plantation unencum-
bered.
He loved Will Cunningham as broth
er, and after Will became grown and |
developed into such business man
that made him the pride and wonder of |
his friends, he was of great assistance
to lobe as well as all of his family and
lobe repaid this with loyal devotion.
and the day we buried lobe, Will said
to me, that there was one man who
never saw anything wrong in what l
said or did,"
On Monday morning a goodly num-
Der of his friends, from all over the
county, gathered at the dear old church
at Deerbrook and held the burial sery-
ices within followed walls. Rev. Mr..
Sasser, pestor of the Baptist church,
Of which lobe had been for long time
a member, conducted the services, and
paid most beautiful tribute to the
noble character of his dear friend
Miss Dell Madison presided with her
Usual grace at the organ, and the Bap-
list choir, lead by the pastor of the
Methodist church, Rev. Mr.. Baird,
sang the beautiful songs that he loved
30 while in life.
After Mr.. Sasser had finished his re-
marks, he asked if any of his friends
would like to pay tribnte TO his men,
Try, and John Gaines, John Poindexter,
Tom Heard and myself were glad of
his opportunity to tell how much we
owed this generous man.
had known lobe when he was
voung man, just starting out in life,
md had known him afterwards when
We use to meet and have those precious
Meeting at New Bethel, where he and
lis brother John gave their hearts to
iod, long years ago.
My good wife was organist of this
title church, and she had no better
riends than John and Toha Cunpipp