Harriett Eloise Cunningham

Lancaster, SC Harriett Eloise Cunningham, age 93, passed away, Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Eloise was married to the late Robert Eugene “Gene” Cunningham and was the daughter of the late John Vertis Knight and Flonnie Sistare Knight. Eloise was retired from Belk’s Department Store in downtown Lancaster as a retail clerk in the fabric department. She was a long time member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where she was a former Sunday school teacher and an Acteen Director. She enjoyed work around the farm, was a wonderful cook, seamstress, crocheter, cross-stitcher, and mother to not only Norma Jean but all of her “second children” Mrs. Cunningham is survived by her brother, H.N. “Cob” Knight of Lancaster, SC; and a sister, Mrs. Doris Wilson of Lancaster, SC. and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Cunningham; daughter, Norma Jean Cunningham; brother, J.L. Knight, Pete Knight and sister, Mrs. Johnnie Carnes and Mrs. Syble Carnes. Funeral for Mrs. Cunningham will be conducted by the Rev. Patrick Blackmon at 2 pm Friday October 23, 2020 at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the church fellowship hall. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1841 Rocky River Rd., #8925, Lancaster, SC 29720, or to the Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, 810 Maxwell Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646 or The Schleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Dr. Suite 105 Danvers, MA 01923-1389. Condolence messages may be sent online at www.asimpleservice.com. A Simple Service Burial and Cremation of Lancaster is serving the family of Harriett Eloise Cunningham.