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Wyatt Cunningham

Birth	:	15 Sep 1902 Chauncey, Athens County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	13 Mar 1938 Chauncey, Athens County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Athens County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.3297400, -82.1108300
Plot	:	Section 7
Description	:	Shot By State Liquor Agent Athens Man Wounded in Back; Enforcement Officer Lodged in Jail as Probe Is Started. ATHENS, Nov. 12. (AP) - Wyatt Cunningham, 37, of Athens, was shot and seriously wounded early today by a state liquor enforcement agent. Maurice Schapiro of Portsmouth, the agent, told Sheriff Charles Stratton that Cunningham started to run when he attempted to arrest him. Alfred Humphrey, state liquor enforcement chief said at Columbus that he would begin an immediate investigation. Schapiro was held in the county jail on an open charge. Prosecutor Harold Rose of Athens county, and Sheriff Stratton also started an inquiry. Cunningham was shot... Read More	Shot By State Liquor Agent Athens Man Wounded in Back; Enforcement Officer Lodged in Jail as Probe Is Started. ATHENS, Nov. 12. (AP) - Wyatt Cunningham, 37, of Athens, was shot and seriously wounded early today by a state liquor enforcement agent. Maurice Schapiro of Portsmouth, the agent, told Sheriff Charles Stratton that Cunningham started to run when he attempted to arrest him. Alfred Humphrey, state liquor enforcement chief said at Columbus that he would begin an immediate investigation. Schapiro was held in the county jail on an open charge. Prosecutor Harold Rose of Athens county, and Sheriff Stratton also started an inquiry. Cunningham was shot in the back. Schapiro asserted that he was about 10 feet away when he fired. The Liquor agent told Stratton he arrested Cunningham Saturday night for illegal possession of untaxed whisky, but that Cunningham broke away. Schapiro said he saw Cunningham on the street early today and apprehended him, but that Cunningham again broke away. Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio), November 12, 1935, p. 1, cols 6,7; p. 7, col. 1 CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL TO BE HELD TUESDAY Funeral services for Wyatt Cunningham, age 35, Athens, who died Sunday, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the home of his brother, Hugh, 31 Morgan St., Glouster. Friends may call at the home from 6 p.m. today until 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be made in the W. Union St. cemetery, Athens. Surviving Mr. Cunningham are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cunningham, Athens, three brothers, Hugh, Glouster; Belford, Marion; and Frank, Athens, and a sister, Mrs. Ralph Kasson, Columbus. Athens Messenger, March 15, 1938

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Wyatt Cunningham's memorial is located at: West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Athens County, USA.
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Wyatt Cunningham death on 13 Mar 1938 in Chauncey, Athens County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 39.3297400
Longitude: -82.1108300

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Harry Cunningham

(1875 - 1941)

Mary Beebe Cunningham

(1872 - 1914)

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