He was born Oct. 16, 1917, to John Walter and Cecilia Cullinan in Brooklyn, N.Y., the oldest of three boys. His brothers, John W. Jr. and Frances Edward, have all passed on.
He also served as an elder in the Church of Christ in Long Island, N.Y., and Tyler.
He married Winifred Elaine Taylor, March 16, 1944, close to 70 years ago in Wichita, Kan. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mary Moore, of Flint, and Joan Steele, of Houston, seven granddaughters; one grandson; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at Tyler Memorial Funeral Home, 12053 Texas Highway 64 West, Tyler. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2013, also at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Tyler Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Westview Boy's Home, P.O. Box 553, 120 W. Broadway, Hollis, Okla., 73550; or The Hospice of East Texas Foundation, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, 75701. .
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on Dec. 21, 2013
He was born Oct. 16, 1917, to John Walter and Cecilia Cullinan in Brooklyn, N.Y., the oldest of three boys. His brothers, John W. Jr. and Frances Edward, have all passed on.
He also served as an elder in the Church of Christ in Long Island, N.Y., and Tyler.
He married Winifred Elaine Taylor, March 16, 1944, close to 70 years ago in Wichita, Kan. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mary Moore, of Flint, and Joan Steele, of Houston, seven granddaughters; one grandson; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at Tyler Memorial Funeral Home, 12053 Texas Highway 64 West, Tyler. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2013, also at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Tyler Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Westview Boy's Home, P.O. Box 553, 120 W. Broadway, Hollis, Okla., 73550; or The Hospice of East Texas Foundation, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, 75701. .
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on Dec. 21, 2013
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