Armstrong Barratt Cullen Jr., 86

DOVER - Armstrong Barratt Cullen Jr., died Monday Feb. 2, 2009, in Kent General Hospital. He was 86. Mr. Cullen was born March 18, 1922, in Wilmington, to the late Armstrong Barratt Cullen Sr. and Anna Ozella Saville Cullen. He attended the Octagonal School House and Dover High School. He was a graduate of Augusta Military Academy and North Carolina State University. Mr. Cullen was stationed in England during World War II as a member of the 8th Air Force, United States Army Air Corps. He retired from the Delaware National Guard with the rank of Lt. Colonel. Mr. Cullen retired after more than 30 years of service as an engineer for the Delaware Department of Transportation. He served as a member of the Dover Planning Commission from 1966-1987 and as a member of the Dover City Council from 1974-1976. Mr. Cullen was also a member of the Masonic Union Lodge 7 and Del Vets in Dover. Mr. Cullen is survived by his wife of 62 years, Katherine Louise Cullen of Dover; son, A. Barratt Cullen III and his wife Sharon Rose of Rehoboth Beach; two daughters, Ann R. Cullen and her husband Leonard Nurmi of Darnestown, Md., Elizabeth Christian Cullen and her husband J.G Downing of Truckeey, Calif.; a sister, Rebecca Cullen Warren of Dover; grandchildren, A. Barratt Cullen IV, Harper Fisk Cullen, Emma Louise Downing and Jacob Edward Downing. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Friday at Christ Episcopal Church, 501 S. State St., Dover. Burial will be in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to Christ Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 1374, Dover, DE 19903 or the All Saints' Episcopal Church, 18 Olive Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. Arrangements by Torbert Funeral Chapels, Dover. Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook may be signed at www.torbertfuneral.com.