INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, January 1 — Former BLET Vice President & National Legislative Representative Edward L. McCulloch passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016. He was 94 years old.
Brother McCulloch was born November 3, 1922 in Alabama to Luther and Hetha McCulloch. He served the Brotherhood for 20 years in Washington, D.C., as Vice President and National Legislative Representative.
He was a member and Deacon of First Baptist Church in Maumelle. Brother McCulloch served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Germany and France. He was a railroad employee from 1941 to 1986 with the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Brother McCulloch joined BLET Division 182 in North Little Rock, Ark., on October 1, 1955. He held continuous membership for 61 years.
He loved the Lord, his wife, his family, his Brotherhood and friends.
Brother McCulloch is survived by his wife of 20 years, Louise McCulloch; step children, John Wheeler (Judy), Joy Gentry (Rodger), Jackie Wheeler, Jeffrey Wheeler; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sister, Thelma McCulloch Paul; and many nieces, nephews and his extended railroad family.
He was preceded in death by parents; his wife of 52 years, Edith Wells McCulloch; son, Michael Edward McCulloch; siblings, Dorothy McCulloch and T.D. McCulloch.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Maumelle (100 Valencia Drive, Maumelle, Ark., 72113) or Gideon International (P.O. Box 1022, North Little Rock, Ark., 72115).
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Smith–North Little Rock Funeral Home (1921 Main St., North Little Rock, Ark., 72114; phone (501) 758-1170). Funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at First Baptist Church of Maumelle. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park.
“Brother Ed McCulloch was a hard working locomotive engineer who served our Brotherhood with professionalism and dignity for many years,” BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce said. “As a union leader, he spent a large portion of his career lobbying Congress and the White House on behalf of locomotive engineer and trainmen, advocating tirelessly for better and safer working conditions. On behalf of locomotive engineers and trainmen, I extend deepest condolences to Brother McCulloch’s family and friends.”
Online condolences can be left at: http://www.SmithFamilyCares.com.