Billy Joe (Bill) Cunningham, 69, of Brazil, passed away in his home on July 16, 2023 while being
lovingly and gently taken care of by his wife Kathy, his sister Bonnie Hiatt and very special Niece Tiffany
Fitzek.
Bill was born in Terre Haute, Indiana to Darrell and Eloise Cunningham on April 7, 1954. He graduated
from North Vigo High School in 1972 going on to work at Columbia House for several years and
Rose-Hulman Institute for Technology until his retirement.
In the fall of 1984, after many months of working up the courage, Bill asked out his co-worker Kathy
Morris. Kathy would quickly become the one and only love of his life and on January 19, 1985 Bill took
Kathy as his beautiful and always devoted bride of 39 years.
Bill loved to go fishing and care for his garden, he would also watch any sports he could on tv but was an
especially avid fan of the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit tigers. He was also exceptionally skilled at
cheating at Monopoly.
Bill is Survived by his wife Kathy, His sister and childhood protector Bonnie (Steve) Hiatt, sister Sandy
Little,sister-in-laws Lena, and Judy (Fred) , nieces and nephews Tiffany, Leslie, Butch, Stephanie, Trey,
Tanner, Marty, Lori (Noel) and Ricky, great nieces and nephews Davon, Seth, Tristain, Brady, Maddie,
Avery, Zoey, Micah (Becca) and Mahalie (Devon) and several great-great nieces and nephews.
Bill Was preceded in death by his parents, Brothers Darrell (Guy) Cunningham II and Brian Lee
Cunningham and brother-in-law Marty Harris
At Bill’s request there will be no formal services and a Celebration of Life is being planned for a future
date.

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