MCCALLA, EUGENE, 94, passed away peacefully in Andover on February 19, 2019.

Born in rural Iowa, he left the family farm with his young family and lived briefly in Mesa, Arizona, then settled in the Wichita area in 1964.  He was a union carpenter foreman, and helped construct numerous homes and businesses in the Wichita area.  After his long career he volunteered at the Wichita Cowtown Historical Museum, where he was the old timer Carpenter and curator of antique tools.   He enjoyed displaying and demonstrating tools and making wooden toys for children and visitors.  Eugene was on the board of the Andover Senior Center.  He was an avid reader of history, had many handicraft hobbies and gardened.   In 2017 he and his wife celebrated 70 years of marriage.  He was a beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather.

H e is preceded in by his wife, Frances in January 2019,  his parents W.D.and Nola McCalla, and sister Donna Addington.

H e is survived by: daughters  Loucinda McCalla (Andover);   Kathleen McCalla Augustini (Treviso, Italy);   Lou Gene McCalla (Wichita);   grandchildren Jeremiah Unruh (Las Vegas, NV);    Jennifer Unruh (Austin, TX);  Aaron DeHaven (Wichita);   Kyle DeHaven (St. Paul, MN);   and great granddaughter Riley DeHaven (Wichita); sister Joan Streebin (Norman, OK);   and brother David McCalla (Wichita).

N o memorial services are planned for the Wichita area and he will be laid to rest in the cemetery in Blockton, Iowa.