Shirley Cunningham

Shirley Stephens “Steve” Cunningham, age 84, of Martin died Saturday, July 8, 2023, at West Tennessee Volunteer Hospital. Murphy Funeral Home is in charge of the cremation arrangements. Mr. Cunningham is survived by his daughter, Tammy Damron of Paris, TN; four grandchildren, Natasha Ellison, Travis Davidson, Westley Davidson and Samantha Fourman; one sister, Patricia Parnell of Martin and six great-grandchildren. He was retired but formerly worked as a deputy for the Lake County Sherriff’s Department. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Louise Ivy; his parents, James Paul Cunningham and Linnie Stephens Cunningham; brothers, Leonard “Red” Cunningham, Lew Cunningham, Joseph Paul Cunningham, Omar Cunningham, Cheak Roseman Cunningham and Bertran Cunningham; sisters, Irene Burt and Evelyn Sharon. As he would say daily, “Have a good day and an even better tomorrow “.