Joseph Henry Cunningham

Joseph Henry Cunningham, 66, of Carlisle died May 22, 2014. He was born on Oct. 23, 1947 in Little Rock, Ark. to the late Bill and Marie Cunningham. He is survived by his amazing wife of 47 years, Chloe Cunningham; son, Wally Cunningham of Conway and his wife, Nid; daughters, D.J. Duckworth of New York City and Jo'el Cunningham of Little Rock; and his grandchildren, Corbin Duckworth of New York City, Tro, Keeta, and Henry Cunningham of Conway, Ark; his brothers, Bill (Charlene) Cunningham of Lonoke, Thomas (Janie) Cunningham of Beebe, Richard (Susan) Cunningham of Carlisle; and his sister, Jeanne (Larry) Percefull of Carlisle; and 13 nieces and nephews; 12 great-nieces and nephews. He spent most of his career working in construction. He recently retired from Wood Grain Mill Works. He was a farmer. He served as a Carlisle city councilman for several terms, was a volunteer fireman for 25 years and fire chief. He was a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. He was a member of the Army National Guard. A rosary service will be held Monday at 6 p.m. at Boyd Funeral Home in Lonoke, Ark. The visitation will follow at 6:30 p.m. A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Rose Catholic Church on Tuesday, May 27 at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Carlisle Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital or St. Rose Catholic Church. www.boydfuneralhome.net.