McCullen obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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McCullen, Ralph Thomas      24 Dec 2007    Dec 2007    Jerry Nelson
McCullen, Tunney A.         16 Feb 2004    Feb 2004    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  12/24/2007

McCULLEN, RALPH THOMAS
A lifelong resident of Holden, Ralph went to be with his Lord on Saturday,
Dec. 22, 2007, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was 73. Ralph
worked for the Louisiana Driver's License Division for the Department of
Public Safety in Hammond and retired from the Hammond Developmental Center.
He served in the U.S. Army and participated in the Korean conflict. He is
survived by his devoted wife, Elaine Sykes McCullen; and son and daughter-
in-law, Randy and Janice McCullen, of Holden. He was blessed with three
grandchildren, Kimberly McCullen, Jeremy McCullen and Justin McCullen, all
of Holden. He is also survived by a sister, Vera Smiley, of Livingston;
sisters-in-law, Helen Prokop Ray and husband Claude Sr., Norma Stewart and
husband Elton Joe, Lois Sykes and Debbie Sykes; and brother-in-law, Tommy
Ray Sykes. Ralph leaves behind a very special niece, Tonya Nicole Sykes,
along with a host of other nieces, nephews and friends. Ralph was preceded
in death by his parents, James Thomas McCullen and Betty Herring McCullen,
sister, Velma Mansour; and brother, Tunney McCullen. Relatives and friends
of the family are invited to attend the funeral service at First
Pentecostal Church of Denham Springs on Thursday, Dec. 27, at 1 p.m.
Visitation at the church on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Thursday
from 9 a.m. until service. The Rev. W.R. Johnson Sr. will conduct the
religious service, assisted by the Rev. Paul Dickson and the Rev. Herman
Simeon Jr. Interment in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Albany.
Pallbearers will be Justin McCullen, Randy McCullen, Jeremy McCullen,
Claude Ray, Raymond Blount and Douglas McCullen. Honorary pallbearers are
Tommy R. Sykes and Leroy Borders. Condolences and other information
available online at www.bgthompsonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted
to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Hammond. 
 
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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  2/16/2004

MCCULLEN, TUNNEY A. 
Tunney A. McCullen, age 76, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004, at his home in
Louisiana. He was born Jan. 2, 1928, in Frost, and grew up in Holden. He
was a member of Woodland Park Baptist Church, Hammond. He was a U.S. Army
veteran and a retired state employee.  He was preceded in death by his
parents, Betty Herring McCullen and Jim McCullen; and a sister; Velma
Manseur. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ada Hoyt McCullen; a 
daughter and son-in-law, Loretta and Bryan Hofsaess of Albany; a son, Ralph
"Jimmy" McCullen of Hammond; a son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Cindy
McCullen of Cut and Shoot, Texas; a sister, Vera Smiley of Livingston; a
brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Elaine McCullen of Holden; along with
numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be
held at Woodland Park Baptist Church in Hammond at 11 a.m. Tuesday,
officiated by the Rev. Leon Dunn, pastor. In lieu of flowers, donations can
be made to Woodland Park Baptist Church Building Fund or to a charity of
choice.

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