She is married to Walter Sylvester McCulley (born Blair).
They got married on August 3, 1940 at Morganfield, Kentucky, she was 19 years old.
Child(ren):
Rejina McCulley
Mar 15, 2014
FAIRBURY — Rejina K. McCulley, 93, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Fairbury, passed away Monday (March 10, 2014) at Regent Care Center, San Antonio, Texas.
Jean was born Nov. 16, 1920, in Humboldt, the daughter of Charles Barr and Jane Taulbee Teel. She married Walter S. McCulley on Aug. 3, 1940, in Morganfield, Ky.
Surviving are one daughter, Gloria Palacios, San Antonio, Texas; one son, Walter D. (Birgit) McCulley, Cullom; five granddaughters; two great-granddaughters; four great-grandsons; one great-great-granddaughter; one sister-in-law, Mary Lou Teel, Chatsworth; and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband; one sister, Bessie Knapp; and one brother, John Teel.
Jean graduated from Arcola High School in 1938, and moved with her husband to Saunemin and worked for Morton Printing in Pontiac. She and her husband then moved to Texas, where she lived for 19 years.
After her husband’s death, she moved to Fairbury and worked at Blade Newspaper and continued to enjoy her hobby of rock collecting, silver-smithing and giving lessons.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury, and helped sew quilts for Lutheran World Relief.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury, followed by a service at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Tom Krieger officiating. Burial will be in Five Mile Cemetery, rural Saunemin. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury, is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials be given to Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury, or a charity of donor’s choice.