Walter Dennis “D.D.” Cunningham, age 61, of Wharton, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at his residence in Burr following an extended illness. He was born on Oct. 24, 1951, in Palacios, a son of the late Gerald and Clara Jean Armstrong Cunningham.
Funeral services were held at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at Wharton Funeral Home with Nathan Muhlhausen officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Susie Cunningham of Wharton; son, Brian Cunningham of El Toro; daughter, Dayna Wharton of Nacogodoches; step-children, Morgan Muhlhausen of Wharton, Miranda Mendoza of Wharton and America Star Hill of Sugar Land, Sgt. Simon Paul Mendoza of Vicenza, Italy, Isreal Mendoza of Wharton and Michael Mendoza of Burr; 11 grandchildren; sister Susan Price of Lake Charles, La.; and brothers Freddie Cunningham and James “Bubba” Cunningham of Wharton.
Funeral services were under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home.