John Kenneth Cullingford's Obituary
John
Kenneth Cullingford, 79, of Oakboro passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 in
the Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis. His funeral service will be Monday,
December 23, 2019 at 2 PM in the Stanly Funeral Home Chapel, Albemarle with
Chaplain Jeff Kidd officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakboro Cemetery. The
family will receive friends from Noon until 1:30 prior to the hour of service.
Born July 1, 1940 in
Mecklenburg County, NC he was the son of the late John Francis Cullingford and
Ellilu Brooks Cullingford. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and a member of
Albemarle First Assembly. Mr. Cullingford worked as an electronic engineer in
data processing and later was an employee of Phillip Morris.
Mr. Cullingford is survived by
his wife of 49 years, Eunice Hinson Cullingford, son Derek Cullingford and wife
Kellie of Oakboro, brothers Larry Cullingford of Huntersville and Brooks
Cullingford of Charlotte, and two grandchildren Drake and Kaleb.
The family requests that
memorials be made to the Tucker Hospice House, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis,
NC 28081.
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