Edythe Bloodworth McCulloch A graveside service for retired schoolteacher Edythe Bloodworth McCulloch, 97, was held Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at Decatur Cemetery with the Rev. David Palmer and the Rev. Jaina Anderson officiating and Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home directing.Mrs. McCulloch died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at her home in Athens. She was born Dec. 11, 1911, in Tallapoosa County to James M. Bloodworth and Viola R. Bloodworth. She was retired from the Morgan County Board of Education after teaching in the elementary grades at Priceville. She was one of the first teachers of adult education in Morgan County and taught G.E.D. classes in Priceville and Falkville. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Athens. She was preceded in death by Joseph Emerson McCulloch, to whom she was married for 56 years; three sisters, Aloiv B. Tomlinson of Decatur, Edna B. Rogers of Florence, and Wilma B. Sims of Opelika. She is survived by her daughter, Peggy McCulloch Christensen; son-in-law, Dr. Charles Richard Christensen; sister, Margaret B. Puckett of Decatur; brother, James M. Bloodworth of Birmingham; grandchildren, Claire Ellen Lawrence and husband John of Elkmont, Suzette Nicole Faulkner and husband Ed of Madison, and Jordan Scott Christensen of El Paso, Texas; and two great-grandchildren.The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Nancy Bullington for the compassionate care given to Mrs. McCulloch for the past five years.Pallbearers were Johnny Lawrence, Ed Faulkner, James Faulkner, Jim Bloodworth, Eddie Rose and Allen Wilson.Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Athens, 112 South Jefferson St., Athens, AL 35611, designated for the Limestone County Churches Involved Food Bank.