Myra Jean Cunningham

1921 - 2007  (85 years)

• Name	Myra Jean Cunningham  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	16 Oct 1921	Kansas, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Race	White  [1, 2, 3]
  Residence	1930	Big Creek, Neosho, Kansas, USA   [3]
  	Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1935	Big Creek, Neosho, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Big Creek, Neosho, Kansas, USA   [1]
  	Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Died	24 May 2007	Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
  Buried	Find A Grave Memorial# 19658175
  Person ID	I2842	Clark Benscoter
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Oliver Crayton Cunningham,   b. Abt 1876, Kansas, USA ,   d. 1955  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Melissa May Simmons,   b. 11 Nov 1879, Grant City, Worth, Missouri, USA ,   d. 6 Jun 1961, Leanna, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	13 Apr 1898	Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elmer W Weitzel,   d. 1976
  Married	21 May 1944
  Children	1. Beverly Weitzel  [natural]   2. Gaynell Weitzel  [natural]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F43	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Oct 1921 - Kansas, USA Residence - Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Big Creek, Neosho, Kansas, USA Residence - 1935 - Big Creek, Neosho, Kansas, USA Residence - Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1 Apr 1940 - Big Creek, Neosho, Kansas, USA Died - 24 May 2007 - Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Chanute Tribune ~ Chanute, KS ~ May 25, 2006 Myra Jean Weitzel-Franklin, 85, Parsons, Kansas, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born Oct. 16, 1921, on a farm in the Big Creek area between Erie and Chanute, Kansas, to O.C. and Mellisa M. (Simmons) Cunningham. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1939, and Chanute Junior College in 1941, before teaching school in Neosho County for five years. On May 21, 1944, she married Elmer W. Weitzel in Erie, Kansas. He preceded her in death on March 31, 1976. She married Gene Franklin on April 18, 1987. He preceded her in death on March 17, 1989. She was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Parsons, KS, and several area bridge groups. Survivors include two daughters, Beverly Vick, Parsons, KS, and Gaynell Bowman, Monkey Island, OK; two grandchildren, Brandon Dean and Shawna Reininger, both of Broken Arrow, OK; two great-grandchildren, Brent and Anna Dean, both of Broken Arrow, OK; three stepsons, James Franklin, Leonardtown, MD, and John and Joel Franklin, both of Morris, IL; two stepdaughters, Jeanne Lobb, MT Sherman, KY, and Julie Leach, Morris, IL; seven step-grandchildren and several step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a 3-year-old son, Terry Lynn Weitzel, on April 8, 1952; three brothers; and six sisters. Funeral will be May 29, 2007, at the Wesley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Peggy Hillmon officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Parsons, Kansas, under the direction of Carson-Wall Funeral Home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Creek, Neosho, Kansas; Roll: T627_1249; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 67-1. Record for M May Cunningham [S49] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Creek, Neosho, Kansas; Roll: 713; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 110.0; FHL microfilm: 2340448. Record for May Cunningham [S778] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Creek, Neosho, Kansas; Roll: 713; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 110.0; FHL microfilm: 2340448. Record for May Cunningham [S149] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Humboldt, Allen, Kansas; Roll: 469; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240469. Record for May Cunningham