John Asbury Culpepper and his wife, Fairy, had eight children who each celebrated their Golden Anniversaries, two others were each married for 49 years, and one was married for 36 years. Their only other child died unmarried in an accident in her youth. None of their dozen children divorced, and all the marriages are either still intact or have ended in death. They also have two grandchildren who have celebrated their Golden Anniversaries. Collectively, these couples have been married for over 725 years! Sadly, John and Fairy's marriage ended at the death of John after only 24 years. Their amazingly committed and long-lived group of descendants are listed below.

	Fay 'Zoe' Culpepper and Rev. Joseph Troy Emanuel were married in Weatherford, Texas on 6 Jan 1934, and at the time of Joe's death in Dec 2000, they had been married 66 years. They served 14 different churches in the New Mexico Conference of the United Methodist Church. Zoe and Joe had one son, Joseph Troy, Jr., a Bradley University professor married to Barbara Kott Emanuel, and three grandchildren (Karen Emanuel Miller, Brian, and Roger.)  Rev. Joe and Zoe spent their lives in Christian ministry and truly epitomized what "walking with Christ" means. Zoe, the daughter of John Asbury and Fairy Culpepper, passed away on 31 May 2002. (#6727)
	Teretha Culpepper and Jack Chisum married 9 Sep 1939 and at the time of Jack's death on 15 Jan 2007 had been married 67 years (#36024)
	Rayford Culpepper and Alma Capps were married 15 May 1939 and at the time of Rayford's death in Mar 2005, they had been married 65 years.  (#36022)
	Wayne Culpepper and Freddie Keihling married Jun 1933 and at the time of Freddie's death in Jul 1996, they had been married 63 years. (#36015)
	Travis Culpepper and Marjorie Naylor married 2 Jul 1943 and at the time of Marjorie's death on 30 May 2002, they had been married 58 years (#36027)

	Helen Culpepper and Jack Jennings were married on 16 Jul 1950 and as of 16 Jul 2008 had been married 58 years. (#36081)
	Edna Culpepper and Elmer McGuffin married 8 Jun 1940, and at the time of Elmer's death in Dec 1996, they had been married 56 years. (#36020)
	Noel Culpepper and Nita Coker married 28 Aug 1941, and at the time of Nita's death in Oct 1997, they had been married 56 years. (#36026)
	Alvin Culpepper and Ruth Fryar married 17 Sep 1927, and at the time of Alvin's death on 17 Nov 1982, they had been married 55 years. (#6725)
	Floyd Culpepper and Doris Graham married on 16 Dec 1946 and at the time of Doris death on 15 Aug 2002, they had been married 55 years. (#36080)
	Curtis Culpepper and Althea Lowe married 21 Jul 1935, and at the time of Curtis's death on 21 Dec 1984 they had been married 49 years. (#6728)
	Ola Culpepper and John Hacker were married 7 Aug 1928, and at the time of John's death in Mar 1977, they had been married 49 years. (#6726)
	Clara Culpepper and Dallas Clark were married 19 Mar 1932, and at the time of Dallas' death in Oct 1968, they had been married 36 years. (#36016)
	Cletis Culpepper, born 3 Feb 1915, died unmarried at the age of 16 in a school bus accident. She is the only sibling to have not had a marriage of at least 36 years! (#36019)

Submitted by Fay and Joseph's son, Joseph T. Emanuel who adds: "My dad was a twin and his brother James Emanuel and wife Odessa have been married a couple of years longer than my parents."

Last Revised: 02 May 2009