Elwood "Butch" McCullough

Elwood “Butch” McCullough, age 77, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2025 at his home.

Butch was born Monday, January 5, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew McCullough and Murella Edmiston McCullough. He worked many years as a machine operator at the American Paper Company in Philadelphia before his retirement. He enjoyed fishing, crabbing and going to casinos.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers.

Those left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife of fifty-four years, Rose McCullough; daughters, Rosemary Smith (Craig) of Winston-Salem, Denise Stanton (Kenny) of Gloucester County, New Jersey and Christine Horton (David) of Forest City; grandchildren, Amanda McCullough, Christina McCullough, John Horton, Jessica McCullough, Edwin Acevedo, Julia Keim, Ashley Horton and Hailey Horton; great grandchildren, Sebastian, Jariel, Matthew, Harper, Madison, Scarlet and Artemis.

A gathering of family and friends will be held from 11:00 am until 12:00 pm on Saturday, July 5th at Harrelson Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery with Mr. Ryan Greene.

Memorial donations are requested to the American Lung Association, www.lung.org