Marilyn Wade

Marilyn Cunningham Wade was born April 25, 1960, to Odie Bell Cunningham in Eldorado,Arkansas. Zack Mosley raised her as a child. She was educated in Eldorado Schools and graduated in 1978. After graduation, she enlisted in the United States Army and served for a short period of time. She married James Clark in Milwaukee for a period of 25 years until his death. After moving to Eldorado, she later married Casey Wade for a short period of time and divorced. She later entered a very special friendship with someone who loved her dearly until her death. She succumbed on October 9, 2025, at home with her family at her bedside.

Preceding her in death are her parents, five sisters: Betty Ellis, Adalee Ellis, and Lula People, and Ouella Washington; five brothers: Willie (Sonny) Cunningham, Otis Donnell, Lonnie Cunningham and Isaiah Burr.

She leaves to cherish her memory: two siblings, Rev. Robert Cunningham, and her sister. Christine Chalk of Big Sandy, TX.