DIXON – J.R. Cunningham, 80, of Dixon, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at KSB Hospital in Dixon. He worked for Super Sweet Feeds in Dixon, before retiring.

J.R. was born Aug. 20, 1932, in Mayfield, Ky., the son of Blufford and Annie Pauline (Sullivan) Cunningham. He married Joyce L. Fisher on July 19, 1952, in Morrison.  She preceded him in death on Aug. 8, 2009.  

Survivors include two sons, Royce (LaChele) Cunningham of Lee Center and Randy Schroeder of Brainerd, Minn.; five daughters, Brenda (Robert) Goldie, Valerie Dayton, and Paula (Edward) Lane, all of Dixon, Debra (LeRoy) Dennis of Rockford, and Rhonda Wilkinson of St. Charles; one sister, Retta (John Underhile) Cunningham of Dixon; 17 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.