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Margaret Alice Beal Cunningham

Birth	:	21 Apr 1918 Swanville, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Death	:	11 Jul 2021 Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Burial	:	Greenlawn Cemetery, Swanville, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.5210991, -69.0044022
Description	:	Margaret B. Cunningham, 103, passed away July 11, 2021. She was born in Swanville April 21, 1918 to Walter and Dorothy (Nickerson) Beal. Margaret started studying at Gorham Normal School in southern Maine to become a teacher. When she was getting ready to go back for her second year, a local school superintendent begged her to take a job teaching at the one-room schoolhouse in East Thorndike. Money was tight, so she accepted the job. There she taught 20 students from kindergarten through eighth grade — some as old as she was, and bigger too... Read More	Margaret B. Cunningham, 103, passed away July 11, 2021. She was born in Swanville April 21, 1918 to Walter and Dorothy (Nickerson) Beal. Margaret started studying at Gorham Normal School in southern Maine to become a teacher. When she was getting ready to go back for her second year, a local school superintendent begged her to take a job teaching at the one-room schoolhouse in East Thorndike. Money was tight, so she accepted the job. There she taught 20 students from kindergarten through eighth grade — some as old as she was, and bigger too — by herself. She hauled water, stoked the fire and boarded with a local family. The next year she taught in Swanville so she could live with her parents. There she met her husband, Devereux. They married in March and had five children, including one who died as a toddler. During World War II, Devereux supported the war effort by loading ammunition in Searsport and also hauling box boards in Patten that would be used to make coffins for soldiers who died overseas. After the war, they moved to Swanville and built a home on land from Margaret's parents. They worked the next years raising a family and improving the house they had built. Margaret was teaching in the Belfast school district during the '40s through the '70s while attending college classes until 1961, when she received her degree from the University of Maine. This was a crowning achievement for Margaret because the district had to double her salary for the degree. She retired from teaching in 1973. They began six months wintering in Florida and six months in Maine. They enjoyed camping and visiting friends and family. After Devereux's passing in 2006, Margaret continued the Florida winters until it became too much for her. She chose to spend her remaining years in Belfast tending her flowers, her garden and making jams and jellies. She was able to continue living independently, driving and making her delicious jams. It can be said she led a long and fruitful life. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Devereux, in 2006, her son Donald in 1946 and her granddaughter Judy Black in 1993. Margaret is survived by her children, Jeanne Hibbard and husband Edward of Tacoma, Wash.; James Cunningham and wife Faye of Searsport; Dorothy Black Field and husband Frank of Northport; and David Cunningham and wife Barbara of Portland, Ore.; nine grandchildren, Andrew Hibbard, David Hibbard, Ricky Black, Angela Black Garard, Jennifer Black Parrott, Jamia Cunningham Korth, Jeffery Cunningham, Jill Cunningham and Amy Cunningham Freeman; nine great-grandchildren, Samantha Hibbard, Ella Hibbard, Justin Smith, Austin McDevitt, Brooke Pinkham, Zachary Ziobron, Vincent Garad, Alex Parrott and Nicholas Bailey; and three great-great-grandchildren, Madyson and Macy Pinkham and Baby Ziobron.

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Margaret Alice Beal Cunningham's memorial is located at: Greenlawn Cemetery, Swanville, Waldo County, USA.
When did Margaret Alice Beal Cunningham death?
Margaret Alice Beal Cunningham death on 11 Jul 2021 in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA
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Latitude: 44.5210991
Longitude: -69.0044022

Family Members:

Parent

Walter Thomas Beal

(1881 - 1949)

Dorothy Eliza Nickerson Beal

(1895 - 1995)

Spouse

Devereux Dee Cunningham

(1912 - 2006)

Siblings

Bethania Beal Harvey

(1916 - 1996)

Edward Nickerson Beal Sr.

(1919 - 1997)

Katherine Ruth Beal Reynolds

(1935 - 2018)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Greenlawn Cemetery
Swanville, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5210991, -69.0044022

2. Nickerson Cemetery
Swanville, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5200005, -68.9899979

3. Land of Rest Cemetery
Swanville, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5321500, -69.0175800

4. Webster-Knowlton Cemetery
Swanville, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5099983, -69.0325012

5. Tripp
Swanville, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5229546, -68.9723535

6. Mount Ephraim Cemetery
Searsport, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5089912, -68.9574890

7. Smart Cemetery
Swanville, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4854500, -68.9948400

8. Seekens Cemetery
Swanville, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4831009, -69.0363998

9. Harvey Cemetery
Belfast, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4808006, -69.0342026

10. Evergreen Cemetery
North Searsport, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5515900, -68.9549332

11. Bailey Cemetery
Swanville, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5711120, -68.9920570

12. Robertson Yard Cemetery
Monroe, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5710983, -69.0317001

13. Mount Solitude Cemetery
Monroe, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5752983, -69.0231018

14. Reynolds Cemetery
Brooks, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5205994, -69.0914001

15. Larrabee Burial Ground
Prospect, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5242930, -68.9172070

16. Piper Cemetery
Waldo, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4686012, -69.0519028

17. Gray Family Burial Ground
Stockton Springs, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5161220, -68.9149970

18. Roberts Cemetery
Waldo, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4997000, -69.0897000

19. Mount Hope Cemetery
Searsport, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4655991, -68.9516983

20. Mount Rest Cemetery
Monroe, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5800018, -69.0522003

21. Dickey Roberts Cemetery
Stockton Springs, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5093860, -68.9073550

22. City Point Cemetery
Belfast, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4536220, -69.0348320

23. Wentworth Cemetery
Brooks, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5054430, -69.1024590

24. Clark Cemetery
Prospect, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5567520, -68.9144660