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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
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