Obituary of Peter Stokes Cunningham

Peter Stokes Cunningham, 86, widower of Marilyn Ann Love Cunningham, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in Memorial Hermann Community Hospital in Tomball, Texas.

 

Born in Marion, SC, he was a son of the late Joseph Whitney Cunningham and Elizabeth Stokes Cunningham.

 

Mr. Cunningham was a member of Friendswood United Methodist Church and a retired electrical engineer.  He attended Clemson University and the University of South Carolina.  He was a U.S. Army veteran. 

 

Surviving are two daughters, Ann Elizabeth Manchester and Dr. Alexia McLeod Fields (Dr. Ted Fields); a son, Peter Stokes Cunningham, II; two brothers, Dr. Calhoun Dove Cunningham (Sheila) and William Temple Cunningham (Jeannie); a sister-in-law, Norma Cunningham and five grandchildren.

 

Graveside services will be held at 2 P.M. Tuesday in the Sumter Cemetery with Rev. Joseph James officiating.

 

Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty Street, Sumter, SC 29150.

 

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com

 

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.