Carolyn McCullough

Carolyn Kay (Robbins) McCullough, 69, of Westside and formerly of Scranton passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 10, 2016 at her home in Westside.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 14 at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson with Rev. Julia Poulsen officiating. Organist for the service will be Sherry Sloan and soloist will be Danielle Curtis. Casket bearers will be Jim Springer, Les Fister, Steve Hoyle, Tracy Robbins, Ken Chitty, and Dennis Smalley. Burial will be in the Jefferson Cemetery. Friends may call at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Scranton from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday evening. The casket will be moved to First United Methodist Church in Jefferson at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, where visitation will resume until the time of service.

Born on August 8, 1947 in Jefferson, Iowa, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Arline (Hess) Robbins. She grew up on her family’s farm near Scranton and graduated from Scranton Consolidated School in 1965. Following high school she moved to Des Moines where she worked for Look Magazine. She was married to Joe McCullough on November 28, 1965 at the United Methodist Church in Scranton. The couple made their home on an acreage north of Scranton and to this union was born a son Kevin Joe McCullough on September 6, 1966. They later divorced and Carolyn moved to Glidden and worked for General Electric in Carroll. She moved to Aurora, Colorado in 1992 where she worked for Remax Realty as a secretary. She moved back to Glidden and then Westside and worked at American Home Shield.

Carolyn was an avid NASCAR fan and loved following Dale Earnhart Jr. and Jimmy Johnson. She was a devoted and loving mother, daughter, grandmother, sister and friend. She also enjoyed camping, fishing, collecting bells, sewing and water skiing. She loved to play Yahtzee and winning nickels playing 65.

Carolyn is survived by her son, Kevin McCullough of Halbur; her mother, Arline Robbins of Jefferson; two granddaughters, Sierra Kay McCullough (Devin Vanderheiden) of Omaha and Kayla Cheryl McCullough of Carroll; a grandson, John Walter McCullough of Carroll; two sisters, Connie Chitty (Ken) of Davenport and Cindy Carlisle (Alan) of Carrollton, Texas; a brother, Wayne Robbins (Frances) of Ankeny; her special friend, Richard Schiernbeck of Westside; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Carolyn was preceded in death by her father, Lloyd Robbins.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Scranton and online condolences may be left for the family at www.dahnandwoodhouse.com