Arthur Earl McCullough
Born: August 11th, 1908
Died: December 20th, 2006
Obituary
Arthur Earl McCullough, 98, of New London Nursing and Rehab Center since May of this year, formerly of Burlington, Iowa since 1965 and previously 25 year resident of Keokuk, Iowa died at 9:03 p.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at the Care Center Born August 11, 1908 in Missouri Valley, Iowa, he was the son of William Edgar and Isabelle Baker McCullough. On August 23, 1936 he married Carita Nettie Knuths in Madison, Wisconsin. She died April 14, 2006. Mr. McCullough graduated from Missouri Valley High School and received 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, SD, Woodward, IA State Hospital/School, Webster City, 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 his retirement in 1980. He was a 25 yr member of Keokuk Trinity Methodist Church, Boy Scout Leader of Keokuk Troop 43, and Campmaster at Camp Eastman for many years, a 41 yr 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. Survivors include two sons, John Arthur (Karen) McCullough of Cave Junction, Oregon and Michael Edward (Becky) McCullough of Burlington; three daughters, Carita “Cherry” Dyas of Davenport, Iowa, Barbara Joan (Alvin) Breuer of Danville, Iowa, and Mary Karen (Don) Taeger of West Burlington; fourteen 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; twelve great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. His wife, parents, one grandson, one granddaughter, three brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Memorials have been established for Hope Haven and First United Methodist Church.