Funeral services for Mr. Joe Frank McCullough, age 81, of Manchester, TN,
will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Friday, May 27, 2016 at Manchester
Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Charles Williams and Bro. Brad Costello
officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Bo Waggoner, Stuart McCullough, Johnny Carter, Gregg
Howes, Travis O’Kelley, and Hugh Cutrell. Visitation with the family
will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Thursday, May 26 at the funeral
home. Joe passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at River Park Hospital in
McMinnville, TN, surrounded by his loving family.
Joe was born in Coffee County, TN, the son of the late John Daniel and
Mattie Cates McCullough. In earlier years, he was a narcotics agent for
the City of Chattanooga, a truck driver for Batesville Casket Company,
and a security guard at AEDC. Joe coached football in Chattanooga, and
basketball at Coffee County Middle School.
In addition to his parents, Joe was also preceded in death by eight
brothers, Buford, Aubrey, Thomas, James, Jack, L.D., Oscar, and Bobby
McCullough; three sisters, Claytie Pearl Adcock, Mattie Pauline Buttrey,
and Betty Simmons. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Edith
Kesler McCullough; one son, Roger (Kaye) McCullough; two daughters,
Sheila Waggoner and Amy (Frank) Powers; three brothers, Granville, J.D.
and W.J. (June) McCullough; three sisters, Hazel Duke, Jean (Morris)
Floyd, and Ann (Kenneth) Haynes; eight grandchildren, Karyn McCullough,
Stuart (Amy) McCullough, Emily (Gregg) Howes, Robin (Hugh) Cutrell, Jade
(Johnny) Carter, Bo (Meg) Waggoner, Carly (Travis) O’Kelley, and Chelsea
Waggoner; 18 great grandchildren, Dalton, Cody, Bailey, Isaac, Mathew,
Blake, Emilie, Jayden, Rachal, Ashlyn, Madison, Matthew, Mia, Nelly,
Corbin, Libbie, Brody, and Raiden; one great, great grandchild, Jaxon; 31
nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the Dusty
Elam Foundation, c/o Peoples Bank, 1203 Hillsboro Blvd., Manchester, TN
37355.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE MCCULLOUGH FAMILY