Arthur Earl McCullough (1908-2006)

MCCULLOUGH, BAKER, KNUTHS, DYAS, BREUER, TAEGER, SCHAAD, SCHLEIFER, DETL, BABCOOK, CAMERON, SMITH

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 12/29/2006 at 16:53:39

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Friday, December 29, 2006.

Arthur Earl McCullough
Aug. 11, 1908-Dec. 20, 2006

Arthur Earl McCullough, 98, of New London Nursing and Rehab Center and formerly of Burlington and Keokuk, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, at the Care Center. A memorial funeral service will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at First United Methodist Church in Burlington, with the Rev. Dr. Dennis Tevis officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Aspen Grove Cemetery.

Arthur Earl McCullough was born Aug. 11, 1908, in Missouri Valley, the son of William Edgar and Isabelle Baker McCullough. He married Carita Nettie Knuths Aug. 23, 1936, in Madison, Wis. She died April 14, 2006.

McCullough graduated from Missouri Valley High School and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial arts at Iowa State University where he also was a member of the ISU wrestling team. He taught mechanical drawing, woodshop, metal shop and auto mechanics from 1932 until 1970. He taught in Hot Springs, S.D., Woodward State Hospital/School, Webster City and Keokuk, was the vocational director at Burlington Community College from 1965 until 1970 and was activity director at Hope Haven Area Development Corp. from 1970 until he retired in 1980.

He was a 25-year member of Keokuk Trinity Methodist Church, Boy Scout Leader of Keokuk Troop 43, Campmaster at Camp Eastman for many years, a 41-year member of First United Methodist Church in Burlington, Retired Teachers Association, KeenAgers, Burlington Writers Club and Hawkeye Wood Carvers. He rode his bicycle in RAGBRAI at the ages of 76 and 78.

He is survived by two sons, John Arthur (Karen) McCullough, of Cave Junction, Ore., and Michael Edward (Becky) McCullough, of Burlington; three daughters, Carita "Cherry" Dyas, of Davenport, Barbara Joan (Alvin) Breuer, of Danville, and Mary Karen (Don) Taeger, of West Burlington; 14 grandchildren, Mike, Kevin and Christine McCullough, Gwendolyn Schaad, Nick, Andy, Meredith and Kate Breuer, Lori Cameron-Schleifer, Diana Detl, Lisa Babcook, Greg Cameron, Heather Smith and Nate McCullough; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, one grandson, one granddaughter, three brothers and one sister.

Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, and the family also will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at First United Methodist Church.

Memorials have been established for Hope Haven and First United Methodist Church.

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