Erie Dale Cunningham

1922 - 2016  (94 years)

• Name	Erie Dale Cunningham  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	14 Apr 1922	Calloway County, Kentucky, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  	Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [9]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	23 Nov 1942  [3, 4, 5]
  	US Army - WWII; European Theater
  Census	1950	Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Betty
  Military Award	Purple Heart and European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal  [3]
  Obituary	May 2016	Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Obituary of Erie 'Dale' Cunningham • The Paducah Sun • Paducah, Kentucky • 24 May 2016, Tue • Page A9
  		Obituary-CUNNINGHAM Erie D Obituary of ERIE DALE CUNNINGHAM • The Paducah Sun • Paducah, Kentucky • Tue, May 24, 2016 • Page A9
  Death	22 May 2016	Henry County Healthcare Center, Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	Murray Memorial Gardens, Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I18405	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Erie Dalton Cunningham,   b. 16 Jan 1891, Kentucky, USA d. 12 Jul 1977 (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Beatrice Eulalah Thomas,   b. 16 Jul 1894, Kentucky, USA d. 3 Sep 1966 (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Aug 1910  [1]
  Family ID	F6914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Armella Lillian Burnett,   b. 24 Nov 1924, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA d. 14 Sep 1994, Volusia County, Florida, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Bef May 1956  [10]
  Family ID	F6854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Betty Lou Sledd,   b. 25 May 1930, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA d. 24 Mar 1987, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1950  [7]
  Family ID	F6855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Geraldine Darnall,   b. 31 Dec 1926, Kirksey, Calloway, Kentucky, USA d. 16 Jul 2017, Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1995	Calloway County, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F6856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Apr 1922 - Calloway County, Kentucky, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Betty - 1950 - Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA Marriage - 12 Jun 1995 - Calloway County, Kentucky, USA Obituary - Obituary of Erie 'Dale' Cunningham • The Paducah Sun • Paducah, Kentucky • 24 May 2016, Tue • Page A9 - May 2016 - Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given…

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-CUNNINGHAM Erie D Obituary of ERIE DALE CUNNINGHAM • The Paducah Sun • Paducah, Kentucky • Tue, May 24, 2016 • Page A9

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), WFT - Vol 18, Ed 1, Tree #2096. [S9989] Find a Grave: CUNNINGHAM Erie D 1922-2016, Erie Dale Cunningham (Veteran). Mr. Erie “Dale” Cunningham, age 94, of Murray, KY died Sunday, May 22, 2016 at the Henry County Healthcare Center in Paris, TN. He was born to the late Erie Dalton Cunningham and Beatrice Thomas Cunningham, April 14, 1922, in Hamlin, KY. Dale was a disabled veteran, serving with distinction in the World War II European Theatre, where he earned several medals, including the Purple Heart and an EAME Ribbon with Bronze Star. He was a retired steel worker from National Steel Company and a 3rd Degree Master Mason with the Masonic Lodge of Dearborn, MI. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Glendale Road Church of Christ. Preceding him in death were his wife of forty years, Armella Dallas Cunningham; his parents; his brothers, Rudy Eugene Cunningham, Lloyd Thomas Cunningham, and Alfred Cullen Cunningham; his sister, Mable Cunningham Blalock; his stepson, Gerald R. Dallas; one grandson, Sean Michael Thomas; and one great grandson, Hubert Lanny Thomas. Survivors include his wife of twenty years, Geraldine Darnall Thomas Cunningham; one daughter Linda Dallas Cunningham Erhart and husband, Bill, DeBary, FL; a daughter in law, SoSun Dallas, Puyallup, WA; three stepsons, Edward Thomas and wife, Anita, Greensboro, NC, Kenneth Thomas and wife, Dianne, Summerville, SC, Michael Thomas and wife, Phyllis, Rolling Hills Estates, CA; one stepdaughter, Sherri Thomas Austin, Chesapeake, VA; 13 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. The funeral service will be at 12 Noon Thursday at the Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home with John Dale officiating. Burial will follow in the Murray Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit the family from 10:00am to 12:00 Noon Thursday at the Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163136854/erie_cunningham [S1845] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Erie Cunningham • Paducah Sun - May 2016, (Name: The Paducah Sun; Location: Paducah KY; Date: 24 May 2016;), Erie "Dale" Cunningham Obituary. Erie “Dale” Cunningham, 94, of Murray died Sunday, May 22, 2016, at the Henry County Healthcare Center in Paris TN. He was a US veteran, serving with distinction in the World War II, European Theater, where he earned several medals, including the Purple Heart and an EAME Ribbon with Bronze Star. He was a retired steel worker from National Steel Company and a 3rd Degree Master Mason with the Masonic Lodge of Dearborn, Michigan. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Glendale Road Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Geraldine Darnall Thomas Cunningham; one daughter, Linda Dallas Cunningham Erhart of DeBary, Florida; three stepsons, Edward Thomas of Greensboro NC, Kenneth Thomas of Summerville SC, Michael Thomas of Rolling Hills Estates CA; one stepdaughter, Sherri Thomas Austin of Chesapeake VA; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Armella Dallas Cunningham; three brothers; one sister; one stepson, Gerald R Dallas; one grandson; and one great-grandson. His parents were Erie Dalton Cunningham and Beatrice Thomas Cunningham. Services will be at noon on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at Blalock-Coleman and York Funeral Home with John Dale officiating. Entombment will follow in Murray Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 10 am until noon on Thursday at the funeral home. • The Paducah Sun • Paducah, Kentucky • 24 May 2016, Tue • Page A9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/414149385/?article=fc0c0d10-1bc9-43a8-8a16-b02c979ec25c&focus=0.025325384,0.5476491,0.33265886,0.84035385&xid=3355 Obituary-CUNNINGHAM Erie D Obituary of ERIE DALE CUNNINGHAM • The Paducah Sun • Paducah, Kentucky • Tue, May 24, 2016 • Page A9 [S254] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2019;), National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112. 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