--With regret we announce the death of Rev. William Newton Cunningham, March 9, at Bakersfield, Cal., in his eighty-first year, after a long and useful life in the service of the Master. Three years ago Mr. Cunningham sustained serious injury from a fall from the street car, and about a year ago was thrown from his buggy, from which injuries he never fully recovered. He leaves an invalid wife and one son.
[Source: The Cumberland Presbyterian, March 22, 1906, page 370]

CUNNINGHAM.--William Newton Cunningham was born near Huntsville, Ala., May 20, 1825, and died in Bakersfield, Cal., March 9, 1906, aged eighty-one years, lacking one month. He was educated in Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn. He was sent by the Board of Missions to Stockton, Cal., in 1859, where he founded a church. In a few years he was called to the presidency of Cumberland College in Sonoma City, Cal., where he remained twelve years. The school was in one of the old adobe buildings, but during his administration he superintended the erection of a large concrete building., 50x90 feet, two stories high, with a mansard roof, used at present as the high school building. From there he went to Merced, Cal., where he devoted the most of his time to preaching and building up churches. The churches at Merced, Plainsburg, Fresno, Hanford and Lemore own their origin chiefly to his efforts. In the meantime he was called to Visalia, and preached to the church there until the building was burned. In 1891 he came to Bakersfield, Cal., and finding the church at a very low ebb, he preached for them a year or two without salary. Three years ago he had a fall from the street car, which rendered him lame; and about a year ago his horse ran away with him, throwing him out of his buggy and injuring him so that he has enver since had his reason. He died peacefully, like one going to sleep. He is survived by an invalid wife and son.--Angus Matheson.
[Source: The Cumberland Presbyterian, April 5, 1906, page 413]

Name: Cunningham, W. N.
Presbytery: Tulare
Occupation: retired
Place of Residence: Bakersfield, Cal.
Date: March 9, 1906
Age: 81
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1906, page 133a]