John Ruben Mccullough Obituary (1943

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. John Ruben McCullough Mr. John Ruben McCullough, age 72, of Brazil, Indiana entered this life on October 6, 1943 in Brazil, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Owen and Marjorie Brumbly McCullough. He attended school in Brazil and was inducted into the United States Army on October 30, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri. He served as a private during the Vietnam War in Company C 17th Engineers Battalion 2nd Armored Division. He was honorably discharged on October 30, 1967 from Fort Hood, Texas. On October 26, 1974 he was united in marriage to Carol Jean Waugman in the Nazarene Church in Chicago. He worked for several years at Inland Steel in Hammond, Indiana. He later worked as a police officer in civil defense and for a State wide detective agency until becoming disabled. He resided back in Brazil the past nine years and was a member of the Cory Creek Church. John died on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at 3:28 p.m. at the Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral VideoA LOVING FAMILY John will be missed by his loving wife of 41 years, Carol Jean Waugman McCullough of Brazil, Indiana; his daughter, Brenda McCullough of Brazil, Indiana; his sons, Michael Eugene McCullough of Dumont, Indiana, Donald Slayton of Clyde, Ohio; 8-grandchildren; 6-great grandchildren; his brothers, Larry Schultz of Sumner, Illinois, Richard McCullough of Lawrenceville, Illinois; his sister, Kay McCullough of Carmine, Illinois; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Owen and Marjorie Brumbly McCullough, his son, Michael Dale McCullough, his daughter, Patricia Adams McCullough, his brothers, Jesse, Doyle, Clint and Dennis McCullough, his sisters, Carol and Jean McCullough. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at 2:00 pm, by Chaplain Ray Kirouac at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana with full military honors by Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the John R. McCullough Memorial Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of John Ruben McCullough, please click here to visit our sympathy store.