Cunningham-Young Funeral Home

Iva Winifred "Winnie" Rice Grove, 96, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022. She was born October 29, 1926, on Route 1, in St. Francisville, IL, to James A. and Angelia (Edgell) Rice. Growing up, she was a member of Zion Church and attended Fillmore School. In 1945, she graduated from Bridgeport Township High School. On March 18, 1946, she married the love of her life, Harold W. Grove. They were married for 70 years until he passed away on November 3, 2016. Winnie worked at Johnson Hardware and B&J Hardware for several years, volunteered at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital as a Gray Lady, and was a member of the Home Extension. She was a member of New...

Alexander Ray Graham, of Lawrenceville, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022. He was two years old and would have been 3 in a few weeks. Alex was born on July 22, 2019 in Olney to Tanner Graham and Christina (Collins) Graham. Alex was so good at everything he did and never gave up until he figured out how to do something. He had the best imagination and could play for hours pretending to be anything you can think of. He loved to play outside and go for walks. He loved monsters, ghosts, dinosaurs, and anything that was scary or made scary noises. He also enjoyed playing with his Mario and Bowser. Favorite things for him to watch were: Scooby-Doo, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Spider Man, and...

Billy Ray "DUSTER" Gher, age 79 of Evansville, IN and formerly of Denver, CO, passed away at St. Vincent Hospital on Monday, May 2, 2022. He was born in St. Francisville, IL on March 24, 1943 to Paul R. and Irma Jean (Keen) Gher. Bill met Sharon L. "Sherry" Brian Gher when he was quite young. He gave her a ring when he was 13. They were married for 50 years. She preceded him in death on July 29, 2012. He was also preceded in death by his youngest son Joseph Flint Gher on March 18, 1985 and his grandson, Justin Lee Gher on September 6, 2006. Sherry and he moved to Colorado after they were married and he worked for the Denver Public School Corp for 17 years. He and his family moved back to...

James Wilbur Blevins, age 96 of Bridgeport and formerly of Lawrenceville, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 1, 1925 in Lawrenceville to John William Blevins and his wife Gertrude Marcella (Hudspeth) Blevins. On November 2, 1943 in Lawrenceville, Jim married Swan Campbell. In their 69 years of marriage, they raised a beautiful family and made many memories. Swan preceded him in death on October 4, 2013. As a young man, Jim served his country in World War II as a member of the United States Marine Corps. He then enrolled in the National Guard before he was enlisted the serve again as a member of the United States Army. Jim was very proud of his...