Glenn McCullough

Tupelo - Glenn Long McCullough, 83, died peacefully, at his home on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, after an extended illness. A fifth generation native of Tupelo and lifelong resident, he was born in the Tupelo Hospital March 4, 1929, to Glenn Lee and Margaret Long McCullough. Growing up in Tupelo, he was a member of the Bachelor's Club and graduated from Tupelo High School in 1947. He earned a B.S. degree in agriculture from Mississippi State University in 1953. He served his country in the Mississippi Army National Guard and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for leadership in Korea in 1952. Known to his many friends as "Cotton" he was a lifelong farmer and business man who founded McCullough Steel Products in 1974. A conservative Republican, he served in the administration of Gov. Kirk Fordice. A dedicated Christian, lay minister and Bible school teacher, he was a faithful member of Lee Acres Church of Christ. He was a gifted storyteller and had a great love of history particularly that of his home state. He loved his farm and was an avid bird watcher and gardener. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 20, 2012 at Tupelo Memorial Park with Minister Gordan Hogan and Dale Carr officiating. Burial will be in Tupelo Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Lanier Hudson McCullough of Tupelo; three children, Glenn McCullough Jr.(Laura) of Tupelo, Mary Connor Adcock of Tupelo and fiance' Wesley Victoria, and Sarah McCullough; his sister, Mary McCullough Formby of Searcy, Ark.; three grandsons, Vance Hudson McCullough (Rachael) of Atlanta, Glenn Thomas McCullough (Sally Beth) of Starkville and David Shaw Adcock Jr. of Tupelo; and many nieces and nephews.. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Paul R. McCullough and a sister, Edna McCullough Mitchell. Pallbearers will be Vance H. McCullough, Glenn Thomas McCullough, D.Shaw Adcock, Dr. Robert A. Dale, Jr., Dr. Kenneth P. Mitchell, and Clifton O. Morrow Honorary pallbearers will be H.B. Hussey, Larry Fruge', Wesley Victoria, Derek Rousseau, Robert Gaines, Eddie Carnathan, Pete Poland, Charlie Weatherly, Dr. Henry Nash, Jeff Cole, Fred Nabors, and Lindbergh Collier. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Mississippi State University Foundation, Glenn McCullough Endowed Scholarship Fund, PO Box 9760, Mississippi State, MS 39762; Habitat for Humanity C/O CREATE Foundation, PO Box 1053, Tupelo MS 38802; or Lee Acres Church of Christ, Stone Soup Ministry, 1400 Lawndale Drive, Tupelo MS 38801.