Jay McCulloch
1986 - 2016
Obituary
Jay W. McCulloch, 29, died on March 22,
2016, at Newton Medical Center in Newton.
He was born on August 17, 1986, to Joan
(Widener) and Russell McCulloch at the Axtell Hospital in Newton. Jay
grew up in the Hesston and Newton communities and graduated from
Hesston High School with the class of 2005.
Jay was employed as a CNC machine
operator at Millennium Machine and Tool in Newton for nearly ten
years. He was smart and artistic and was great with his hands. He
would laugh and describe himself as a jack of all trades and a master
of none. He had of love of the outdoors and nature. You could find
him on any given day, sharing time with the Lord, with a fishing pole
in hand. He loved to fish, hunt and shoot guns. Music and concerts
were another favorite of Jay's.
His family and friends would describe
him as a great man, with a very good heart and caring personality. He
would give the shirt off his back to help someone out. His "babies",
Jada and Doc were the love of his life, in addition to his three
godchildren, Kamren, Nathaniel and Peyton. They were his world, and
he theirs. His love and presence will be greatly missed by so many.
Preceding Jay in death was his father
on May 15, 2001.
Survivors include his mother, Joan
(Widener) McCulloch, Newton; paternal grandparents, Adrian and
Luberta McCulloch, Newton; maternal grandparents, Don and Sodie
Widener, Afton, Iowa; Aunts , Uncles and cousins; Bill and Christine
McCulloch, Walnut Creek, California; Mark and Marcia Kroeker,
Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada, and their children, Philip, Amy and
Jessica; Lisa McCulloch and Chris Frazier, Newton and Meagan Waltner
and her boys Caleb and Colton of Newton and Cruz Castillo, Newton;
Patrick and Tonja McCulloch, Derby, Kansas and their three girls,
Jenna, Abigail and Bella; Craig Widener, Indianapolis; Chad Widener,
Indianapolis; Tim and Sara Widener and their three children, Jack,
Jake and Kay, Cromwell, Iowa; best friend, Jared and April Bohm,
Wichita, and Jay's godchildren, Kamren, Nathaniel and Peyton.
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, (March 30, 2016), at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120
E. Broadway, Newton. The family will be greeting from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorial Services will be at 11 a.m. on
Thursday (March 31st, 2016) at the Salem United Methodist Church,
First and Old Main, in Newton.
Private family inurnment will be held
at a later time. Cremation has taken place.
Memorials may be made to the Caring
Hands Humane Society in care of the funeral home at 120 E. Broadway,
Newton, KS 67114.
Friends may sign the book, read the
obituary and leave condolences online at www.broadwaycolonialfh.com
