April 6, 2025, 62, Mount Olive —
Jeffrey Trent McCullen, 62, passed away peacefully at the McCullen Family home early Sunday morning. Trent is survived by the apple of his eye, his daughter; Anna McCullen-Parker and her husband, Malik of Mount Olive; his parents; Marion Faison, “M.F.” Jr., and Faye Thornton McCullen; his sister, DeAnna F. McCullen of Mount Olive; and his two brothers, Joey McCullen and his wife Lisa, and Chad McCullen and his wife Dawn all of Mount Olive. Trent is also survived by a niece, Rachel McCullen, and two nephews; Carlton McCullen, and Adam McCullen and his wife Sarah, and their daughter, Mollie.
Trent was preceded in death by grandparents; Edgar Lee and Rubia Keel Thornton, and Marion Faison “M.F.” Sr., and Anna Summerlin McCullen; and a son, Brandon Scott McCullen.
Trent spent most of his life on the family farm doing what he loved best; farming and driving those John Deere tractors. He most recently helped with the McCullen Litter Service, and always enjoyed fixing up anything that was broken, being involved in racing with his family, and had earned the title “Pitt Crew Leader”. Trent was a member of Northeast Original Free Will Baptist Church where its people and his time there always held a special place in his heart.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday evening, April 8, at 7 o’clock in the Chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home. Pastor Brian Wheeler will officiate the service, and the family will receive friends immediately following. Burial will take place privately on Wednesday in the Pineview Cemetery, Seven Springs.