Joe Cunningham

Raleigh, NC - - Joe Peden Cunningham, 91, of 9220 Dawnshire Road, formerly of Cowpens, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at UNC Health Rex in Raleigh, NC.

Born in Fountain Inn, he was the husband of the late Irene Sparks Cunningham and son of the late Joseph Fleet Cunningham and Anne Peden Cunningham. He was a graduate of Fountain Inn High School where he played football and baseball, retired from John H. Montgomery, and was a U. S. Army veteran. Joe was a very active member of Mountain View Baptist Church in Cowpens where he was a deacon, Sunday School teacher, served as Sunday School Superintendent and Church Treasurer. Everyone that knew Joe was aware of his great love for Jesus. Joe loved his family and was an avid Clemson Tiger and University of Georgia fan.

Surviving is a daughter, Joanna Cole of Raleigh, NC; a stepson, Alan Blanton of Atlanta, GA; step-grandchildren, Nichole Huber (Cole) and Natalie Southard; four step-great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 10:00AM until 11:00AM on Friday, June 26, 2026 at Mountain View Baptist Church in Cowpens. Funeral services will immediately follow at 11:00AM at the Church with Dr. Steven Griffith officiating. Interment will be in the Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Mountain View Baptist Church, 650 Battleground Road, Cowpens, SC 29330 or Neuse Baptist Church “Building Fund”, 4444 Louisbury Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587.

The family will be at their respective homes.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC