Horace Clayton Cunningham, 78, of Atmore, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 at Sacred Heart Hospice in Pensacola.
Mr. Cunningham was a native of Monroeville who moved to Atmore and attend- ed Escambia County Training School. Employed with Terra International Paper Company for more than 30 years, he was a member of Jones Street True Pentecostal Holiness Church before he, by his wife's side, founded Glory Tabernacle Church in the Freemanville community, where he served as Deacon.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at Longmire-Jones Memorial Chapel of Turner Funeral Chapel in Atmore with Dr. Blanche Cunningham offici- ating. Burial followed at Fiarview Cemetery with Turner Funeral Chapel directing.
Mr. Cunningham is sur- vived by his wife of more than 50 years, Blanche James Cunningham; two daughters, Nadine Cunningham-Bey of Pensacola and Tunya James Cooper of Atmore; one broth- er, Alfred Ingram of Atmore; two sisters, Leslie (Murray) Hill and Frances St. George, both of Atmore; seven grand- children; two great-grandchil- dren; and numerous nephews, nieces, cousins, friends and other family members.
Mr. Cunningham was pre- ceded in death by his parents, Henry and Elizabeth Norman Cunningham; one brother, John Henry Cunningham; and one sister, Clara Stallworth Costic.
