Graveside service with military honors for Robert Keith Cunningham will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 3, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Oklahoma.

Robert Keith Cunningham, 71, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Robert was born to Ned and Elsie Cunningham on August 24, 1953, in Lawton, Oklahoma. He joined the U.S. Army at the age of 17 and was trained as a crewman on the M-60 tank. During his time in service he spent a year stationed in Germany. After serving for three years in the Army, he went to work for Cunningham Aviation and found that his true interest was in aviation.

He moved to Dallas and went to work for Braniff Airlines and became an aircraft mechanic specializing in flight control rigging of large jets. After Braniff went out of business, he transferred to Associated Air, and several other companies working on large jets and traveling to many countries to repair aircraft.

He was an animal lover and adopted several dogs from the Dallas Animal Shelter. His hobbies were antique cars, antique aircraft and riding his Harley Davidson Motorcycle to Sturgis, South Dakota yearly.

Robert is survived by his brother, Ray Cunningham.

He was preceded in death by his parents and older brother, Donald Cunningham.