Mr. Joseph "Joe" Delmar Cunningham, age 72, of Eatonton, Georgia, died, Monday, April 3, 2023, at his residence.

Mr. Cunningham was born on March 12, 1951, in Ottawa, IL, to the late Robert F. "Pork" Cunningham, and the late Elizabeth McDougal Cunningham.  In addition to his parents he is preceded in death his step-mother, Jo Ann Cunningham; and brother, Bob Cunningham.  He served in the Army JAG Corps in Germany during the Vietnam War.  In his early career he worked as a newspaper publisher in Albany, GA before moving to the Atlanta area to work for The Gwinnett Daily News, The Rockdale Citizen and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.  He worked as a women's basketball official for 40 years, umpired men's college baseball, and women's college volleyball. He was a very proud, life long, die-hard Cubs fan.

Survivors include his wife, Kristy Kilgore Cunningham; daughters, Stephanie Ranae (Scott) Cunningham Hall, and  Kelsi Elizabeth Cunningham; sisters, Carol (Mike) Monterastelli, Diane (Pat) Whalen, Cathy Wisnienwski, and Laurie (Mark) Teter; brothers, Bill (Rene) Cunningham, Mark (Nora) Wisniewski, and Jim "Jimmy" (Therese Friedemann) Cunningham; grandchildren, Taylor (Chris) Jordan, Mackenzie "Rae" (Chris) Crans, Karlie (Kyle) Wojton, Dylan Hall, and Teresa Hall; great-grandchildren, Paislee Dean Jordan, and Zev Wojton; several nieces and nephews also survive.

A celebration of life service will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. at Heartwood Acres, 333 Harmony Rd, Eatonton, GA. 31024.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.  Lunch will follow immediately after the service, where sandwiches, lunch trays, sides and drinks will be served.  The family as requested that the dress attire be "Cubs Casual". To honor Joe the family will be wearing their Cubs gear, red, blue, white, or your favorite sports/baseball team gear.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to the Steven Teal Accessible Van, Go Fund Me Account, at https://gofund.me/7304d12e.