Ernest F. McCullough

Ernest F. McCullough

Ernest McCullough Obituary

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Ernest F. McCullough, 90, of Rockwood, formerly of Michigan, passed away Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge.
Ernest was a retired supervisor with General Motors with 33 years of service. He was born Nov. 20, 1926, in Sweetwater, to his late parents, Carl and Effie Thomas McCullough. Ernest was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, having served during World War II in the Asian Pacific. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Ann Taylor McCullough; sister, Malva D. Kelso; and brother, Allen McCullough.
He is survived by nieces, Sharon Arden and Marilyn Cobb; nieces, Kathy Bonifacius and Joy Jenkins; grand-nephew, Christopher Limburg; double first cousins, Kelso C. McCullough, Arthur F. McCullough and Josephine M. Elswick; and cousins, Susan, David, Shelia, Alane Traci, Portia and Sandra.
Arrangements are as follows - Wednesday, Oct. 25, family received friends from noon to 1 p.m. in the chapel of Evans Mortuary, Rockwood. Family and friends gathered at 2:30 p.m. at Loudon Memorial Gardens, Loudon, for graveside services with the Rev. Larry Tilley officiating.

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805 North Gateway Avenue P.O. Box 6, Rockwood, TN 37854

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