Alene Mathis Cunningham

Alene Mathis Cunningham, 76, of Huffman, died Sunday, April 20, 2014, at the Icon Hospital in Humble. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Huffman Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Alene was born December 24, 1937, in El Centro, California, to parents; W. L. “Buck” and Georgie Brown Mathis, a former resident of New Mexico, and has resided in the Huffman area for the past 48 years. She was a homemaker, former cafeteria worker for Huffman ISD, and Baptist by faith. She also enjoyed painting, ceramics, and was an avid reader. Mrs. Cunningham was preceded in death by her parents, son: Carle Cunningham, brothers: Walter, Jerry, Bobby, and Melvin Mathis, and sister: Thurzia Corker. She is survived by her husband of 61 years: Billy J., Cunningham of Huffman, sons: Jim Cunningham and wife Elizabeth of Huffman, Allen Cunningham and wife Karen of Wimberley, Don Cunningham and wife Pat of Florida, and Jeff Cunningham and wife Angela of Austin, sister: Linda Smith of Redrock, brother: Glen Mathis of California, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.