Rita Cunningham

Ryan Hergert
March 12, 2020
Councilman Changes Vote, Changes Rec Districts’ fates
March 12, 2020
Ryan Hergert
March 12, 2020
Councilman Changes Vote, Changes Rec Districts’ fates
March 12, 2020

July 15, 1930 – March 11, 2020

Rita Rawlins Cunningham, age 89, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 2:12 a.m. She was a native of Louisa and a resident of Houma, LA.


Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation at Holy Rosary Catholic Church on Monday, March 16, 2020 beginning at 9:00 am until a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. with burial following in church cemetery.

Rita is survived by her sons, Lenwood J. (Brenda Brunet) Cunningham, and Barry C. (Chris Comeaux) Cunningham; daughters, Debra A. (Claude) LeBouef, and Cindy S. Malbrough; half-sister, Genevieve Toups; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Rita was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert Joseph Cunningham; parents, Jessie and Rose Ewing Rawlins; numerous brothers and sisters.


Rita was a parishioner of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She will be greatly missed by all whose hearts she touched.

Chauvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Cunningham family.