Nathan W. McCullough, 46, of Des Moines, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at his home in Des Moines.
Born Oct. 20, 1975, in Burlington, he was the son of Michael Edward and Rebecca Anne Adolphs McCullough.
He was a 1994 graduate of Burlington High School.
Nathan worked all over the country, from selling magazines, working as a massage therapist in California, to working in national parks. He worked at Dollar Tree. He loved coffee and managed Bruder's Coffee House for his dad for a couple years. He was also a very talented freelance artist.
He was a member of the First Congregational Church, Sierra Club, and the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa. Nathan won the Governor's Scholarship for participating in the Art Study Program at Iowa State in 8th Grade and won the Snake Alley Cobble Climb. Many activities he couldn't do after sustaining three traumatic brain injuries, but he continued his art and had a month art show at the Burlington Art Center in May of 2021.
Survivors include his parents and sister, Heather Dawn Smith of Burlington.
Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Prugh Crematory.
Visitation with the family to receive friends will be Saturday, Jan. 15 from noon until 2 p.m. at Prugh-Thielen Funeral Home.
The celebration of life for Mr. McCullough will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 at Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Francisco officiating. Burial will be in Keokuk National Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established for the ArtScapes Program at the Burlington Art Center for disabled and disadvantaged students and Burlington Building Bridges.