Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-08
DR.. CUNNINGHAM
BURIED SUNDAY
At MEADOW CITY
Funeral Held From st.
PauI's Memorial Episco-
pal Church; CaSket Bur-
led in Floral Pieces.
Especial Correspondence to The Journal,

Especial Correspondence to The Journai.)
Las Vegas, N. NJ. May 1.-THE
funeral of DIR. j. M. Cunningham,
president of the First National
bank, was held Sunday afternoon
at 2.30 o'clock from st. Paul's
Memorial Episcopal church. Rev.
!. s. Moore had charge of the
services, which were attended by
a large number of people from Las
Vegas and from all parts of New
Mexico. The casket was buried in
floral pieces.
Interment was in Masonic ceme-
terry. The pail bearers were all
employees of the First National
bank and were Richard Devine.
Frank Strass. Sketchley Moore. h.
b. Schoonmaker. Lawrence Tamme
and Jay Palmer.
DR., Cunningham was born in
Newton Hamilton. Pa. June IL,
1S46. He was a graduate of Hahne-
name Medical college. Chicago,
and after leaving college practiced
his profession in Council Bluffs,
| Iowa.
In the year 1873 he came to New
Mexico and located in the town of
Cimarron in Colfax county, where
he practiced his profession and be-
came Interested with the late w. Il.
Morley. at that time locating engi-
neer for the Santa Fe Railway
company, and with Hon. Frank
Springer and Charles Springer IN
the development OF the Maxweil
| lind grant, and other real estate
enterprises in northern New Mex
| leo. ,y
In 1875 he moved to Las Vegas,
N. NJ, and has been q resident OF
This community ever since tnat
time. He continued the practice
of medicine until 1905. In 1882
he was elected president Of the
san Miguel National bank and de-
voted the greater part OF his Tune
IN the management of that imam
cial institution, which BANK pc
came one of the strongest IN lhe
territory and state Of New MEXICO
Two wears ago when the First Ma
tionai bank of Las Vegas and the
san Miguel National BANK consul.
dated, taking the name OIL the ~
mer institution, DR.. cunningham
was elected president OF tue Gun
solidated corporations.
For many years he was also en-
gagged in the cattle business VIII
Il M. Porter, then resident OF
Cirnarron. n. NJ, but now resi-
dent of Denver. Colo. their com,
nanv being known as the Reu
River Cattle company and thelr
inches and grazing lands being
Iocated in western Socorro county,
This cattle business was disposed
of more than ten years aso' -,
4 cunninpham was also for many
vears the owner and Interested II,
\ the development of the Mouel
sorrr living east of the town Oh
Gnrinqer and his son Charles op,
oratoG this ranch until it was sofa
few years ago. ha Yas n
,,ar1her Of the board of trustees VI
the Maxwell Land Grant con UNI an.
which company controileu an t- op
Grated the vast estates OF tne nth /.
we'll Land Grant company ~ NJ al
ern New Mexico and southern w
orado. ho yas an
nointed by Governor LlnaseS ,n,y
man of the San higuel cood
council of defense ana ne .;atic
This work with his charaele .;,,,e
energy, giving Literally Oh nis and
and funds during that lons anu
difficult struggle. ovor of
He served one term as hayos
the CITY of Las Vegas. he was airo
a member of the constitutions .Vn
vention that framed the cois. .,a
lion for the state of New MeAiro,
which was signed on the zls' u"'
Of November, A. d. 1917.
He was a Mason, being memnedi
NJ chairman lodge of this CITY, anu n,
was also a Knight Templar. ~
; Mu IL of this year the Masonic
Iodpe OF this city paid MIN IN.
hieb tribute Of presenting TO mn,
gold medal as one of the olueo'
ana most faithful of Its mempers.
Thirty-nine years ago ne wa
~ erried in Kansas City, MO. !.
: Miss Relle Burri5. To this unioI
: were horn four children, Charle ~
Marpnerise (now Mrs. John n
| Ciarv of Ell Paso, Tex.), Helen Gun
: ningham of the home address am
; o,,jse (now Mrs. Rossner GranaI'
D 20 Rerkeley, Calif). The son
) CbarIes Cunningham, died IN sep
D tnnnber. 1921. DR.. Cunningham !
e survived by his widow, his children
Mrs. John Clary Of FL Paso,, Tex,
: Miss Helen of Las vegas, anu a M
t Dnssnar Graham, and four granu
r cons namely. John Clary. Jr., an an
e lanes CIary Of Ell Paso, ana ~
seph M. Cunningham ana d,I Su gs,
}. Cunningham, residents OF spri n1s, :,
J. N. NJ, and sons of Charles ~ yuf y
J. bingham; also by a brother "; =
|. Cunningham, who lives at 1 hlnS
J. fisher. Okla. and a nephew, 'osep y
r M Cunningham, Of Carlsbad N ~