Larry LaMont Cunningham was born on June 10, 1945 in Louisville, MS, the county seat of government of Winston County, to Robert LaMont Cunningham and Mary Ava Merle Boyles Cunningham. He grew up in a happy household, with three siblings, Carol Mitchell Cunningham, Margaret Lynne Cunningham, and Donna Ellen Cunningham. Growing up he attended Louisville High School, graduating in 1963. He would later enroll in the University of Mississippi, where he would graduate in 1967. There Ssgt. Cunningham would continue to apply the same conviction and structure to his life that his Presbyterian upbringing had instilled in him by joining the university's local ROTC chapter.
The geographical location of Louisville, MS (Winston County). Courtesy of: https://www.bestplaces.net/city/mississippi/louisville