Gerald Ray "Jed" Cunningham, 48, of Olney died Wednesday November 9, 2005 at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.

Services at Stasi-Grove Funeral Home in Olney with Rev. Paul Goss, pastor of First Assembly of God Church in Olney with burial in Crest Haven Memorial Garden in rural Claremont.

He was a wonderful son and brother and a joy to be around. He faced life's challenges with a courage few possess. He will be sadly missed by family and friends.

Mr. Cunningham is survived by his father; wife, Mary of Vincennes, Ind.; his mother, Sue Grove and her husband, Kenny of Olney; a brother, Randy Cunningham and his wife, Barbara of Parkersburg; a stepbrother, Kevin Grove of Claremont; two sisters, Tamela Hines and her husband, George of Wisconsin and Brenda McCullough and her husband, Mike of Indiana; and stepsisters, Sherry Cuttsinger and her husband, Eugene of Indiana and Regina Almegon and her husband, Hussein of Kuwait.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather and grandmother and maternal grandfather.

Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL)