Carita Nettie McCullough
Born: August 27th, 1913
Died: April 14th, 2006
Obituary
Carita Nettie McCullough, 92, of Burlington, died Friday, April 14, 2006 at New London Nursing and Rehab Center. Born August 27, 1913 in Story City, Iowa, she was the daughter of Michael Frederick and Mary Emma Parsons Knuths. On August 23, 1936 she married Arthur E. McCullough in Madison, Wisconsin. Mrs. McCullough was a homemaker, she liked to read and do crossword puzzles, loved flowers, watching birds, and she was a volunteer in the gift shop at Burlington Medical Center. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Burlington where she was a member of Ruth Circle and Caring Friends. She also taught first grade Sunday school at Trinity Methodist Church in Keokuk. Survivors include her husband, Arthur E. McCullough of Burlington; two sons, John (Karen) McCullough of Cave Junction, Oregon and Mike (Becky) McCullough of Burlington; three daughters, Carita "Cherry" Dyas of Davenport, Barb (Alvin) Breuer of Danville, and Mary (Don) Taeger of West Burlington; fourteen grandchildren, Mike, Kevin, and Christine McCullough, Gwendolyn Schaad, Nick, Andy, Meredith and Kate Breuer, Lori Cameron, Diana Detl, Lisa Babcook, Greg Cameron, Heather Sanders and Nate McCullough; twelve great grandchildren; one brother, Michael Knuths of Dallas, Texas; five sisters, Anne Buck of Ames, Iowa, Winifred Butson of Wells, Minnesota, Toni Smith of Heron Point, North Carolina, Darlene Walton of Cedar Falls, Iowa and Ruthie Paddock of Pellston, Michigan. Her parents, two grandchildren, , three brothers and four sisters preceded her in death. A memorial has been established for First United Methodist Church.