A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 16 at Woodland United Methodist Church in Pike Road. Burial will follow at 3:00 in the afternoon at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama.
George was born in Carrollton, Alabama on November 3, 1933. He attended the University of Alabama Birmingham where he took Engineering, Math and related construction courses. In 1979 he was recognized as an Engineer Member of the Society of American Military Engineers. He served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps.
At the age of 22, George served as a Project Superintendent with Hails Construction Company. Throughout his career his positions ranged from Resident Project Manager and General Superintendent to Manager of Construction Operations for some of the major general contractors, a few of which are Daniel Construction, Brasfield & Gorrie, Turner Universal, Algernon Blair and affiliate Castle Construction, and Carothers Construction. Among the many building projects he supervised were the U.S. Army Hospital in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky; Tombigbee Power Plant Units 2 & 3 in Jackson, Alabama; the New Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina; the U.S. Navy Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina; the U.S. Postal Service Bulk Mail Center in Greensboro, North Carolina; and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. Locally, he oversaw the construction of the Alabama Judicial Building and the Retirement Systems of Alabama Plaza Building.
George was a member of Woodland United Methodist Church in Pike Road for 38 years, a member of the Pike Road Civic Club, the O.F. Men’s Group, and later the round table group at Chick-Fil-A.
George is survived by his spouse of 53 years, the former Sherry Lynn Shields, his stepchildren, raised as his own, Wallace Eugene Lacey, Jr. (Glenda), Donna Lynn Lacey Davis (Mike), granddaughter Sherry Leigh Lacey Farquhar (Robbie), and great granddaughter Lacey Kathryn Farquhar; siblings Evelyn M. Ogletree (Daniel, deceased), Gerald W. McCulley (Becky), Sam W. McCulley (Dot), Carl G. McCulley, and Shirley M. Carroll (Wayne).
George is preceded in death by his parents, George Whitley McCulley, Sr. and Hazel Olene Wright McCulley; siblings Norman Rowe McCulley (Carolyn, deceased), Dorothy Nell Fortson (Gene, deceased), Margie Ann Johnson (Curtis, deceased), Rev. Don McCulley (June, living), Hazel M. Blalack (Walter, deceased); and stepson, raised as his own, David Shields Lacey.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Woodland United Methodist Church, 4428 Wallahatchie Road, Pike Road, Alabama 36064.
Online condolences for the McCulley family may be shared at: www.Leak-MC.com
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