Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-01
OBITUARY.

And flowers to wither at the North
winds breath;
And stars to set, but all
Thou hast all seasons for thine own,
o. Death
These lines of Mrs. Hemans, were
brought forcihly to our minds on last
Saturday afternoon when word went
out from his home that William H.
i Mccullough had passed away The
sad news of his death came as a
great shock and a thrill of surprise
and sadness was felt throughout the
community. His Illness had been of
such short duration that many of his
most intimate friends had not heard
of it, and the news of his death was
indeed a shock. On the Sunday morn
ing previous he attended the Presby-
terrain Church, in which he had been
an elder for many years, and on Sun
/ day evening he led the devotional ser
/ vice of the Christian Endeavor so
ciety of the church, and had taught
/ his class of young ladies in the Sun
day-school in the afternoon. All day
on Monday and on Tuesday morning
he was at his place of business, but
went home at noon very i'll ,and new
er returned. On Wednesday morning
1 he was on Main street for little
1 While and visited his barber and had
a little pleasant conversation with sew
eral friends. This was his last appear
ance on the street On Thursday af
| ternoon he took to his bed and on Sat-
urday afternoon Just after one o'clock,
| after the most intense suffering, he
died of heart failure induced by a
complication of diseases, aged 63 years.
He was the only child of Hugh and
Eliza Mccullough. His father was a
native of Scotland, but when young
man emigrated to America and settled
| in Philadelphia, afterward removing
| to Swedesboro. where he followed agi-
cultural pursuits, and where he died
! in 1881.
The son, William H., attended the
public schools of Philadelphia until
sixteen yearsof age, when his studies
were interrupted by the call to arms,
and on September End, 1861, he en-
listed in Brooklyn as a private soldier
| in Co. D, 4Sth New York Volunteers,
being one of the youngest soldiers
ever enlisted. He re-enlisted at Hill
| ton Head, S. O., on Dec. 81, 1868, and
was discharged on May IL, 1855 on
account of wounds received in the bat
tie of Strawberry Plains on August
| 16, 1864.
On December 16, 1869, he was mar
| ried to Miss Mary Mcdowell, of Wool
1 wich township. Seven children bless
ed this union-Hope, who became the
wife of William Black, and is now de-
ceased; Eliza, who married William
G. Richardson's farmer of New Bridge;
Thomas NJ, who runs on the electric
road and whose home is in Glassbofo;
Hugh, in business with his father, at
] Swedesboro; William H., an engineer
on the West Jersey railroad, and
whose home is in Camden; David NJ,
a resident of Paterson, and Richard,
who died in infancy. William H. Nc
Cullough was man deeply interested
| in everything that tended to the best
interests and the well-being of the
town and community. A man of
sound judgment, of strong convictions
and of fine executive ability. His
place in the business life of the town
will be hard to fill. He was the first
mayor of Swedesboro. At the time of
his death he was president of the
/ Swedesboro Building and Loan Asso-
citation, president of the Swedesboro
Land Company, vice president of the
! Swedesboro Gas Light Company, and
/ connected either officially or otherwise
with nearly every other enterprise of
the town. He was prominent in lodge
| circles; was a member of John A. Dix
Post G. A. r., a member of Swedesboro
Lodge No. 157, F. and A. M, a mem
Der of Osceola Lodge No. rs, /. o. O.
f.; "a member of Viola Lodge No. 40,
K. of P; member of Swedesboro
Lodge No. 28 A. o. U. W., and of Coeur
de Lion Castle, No. SO, X. G. e. In
all of these orders he was exalted to
/ positions of prominence and trust.
He has been for years a member Of
the Board of Managers of the Odd Eel
lows Home at Trenton. Of a genial,
sunny disposition, he had hosts of
! friends, and was we'll known through
out the State. He will be greatly miss
ed in his church, the Presbyterian, of
! which he was one of the strong sup
porters; missed in the town in which
he had been an important factor; but
in the dear home circle of which he
was tower of strength, he will be
missed most of all, and the sympathies
of all go out in large measure to the
sOrrowing wife and children in their
1 great loss.
His funeral took place from his late
home on Church street, with services
at the Presbyterian Church at 1890
o'clock on Wednesday morning, and
interment at Lake Park cemetery
The funeral yesterday was largely
attended, Revs. j. H. O'Brien, F. r.
Brace, Edw. Dillon and Wanderer, a
former pastor, taking part in the SER
vice. The Masons had charge of the
i burial service, and the various orders
| to which he belonged were repre-
sented.
Westyille Incorporation.
The House of Assembly on Tuesday
] passed the Westville Borough bill with
Assemblyman Heritage's amendments.