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Mr. Willie Cunningham, age 91, of Raleigh, departed this life on Saturday, December 6, 2025.
Funeral, 12 Noon, Monday, December 15, 2025, at Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home, 1515 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh. The Rev. Damien Dowdy, Associate in Ministry at Revelation Missionary Baptist Church, Officiating. Visitation, 11:30 AM to 12 Noon, prior to the service. Interment, Carolina Biblical Gardens, Garner. Public viewing, 12 Noon to 8 PM, Sunday, December 14, 2025, at the funeral home.
Survivors; children, Sandra Harris and Lucille Muldrow; siblings, Walter Cunningham (Pinease), Robert Cunningham (Patricia), Sammy Cunningham (Flora Lee) and Johnella Makins (William); 6 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; 11 great-great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends at 830 Peyton Street, Raleigh.