 | My eldest brother, Eddie Ashley Culpepper, was recently
named Captain with the Hot Springs Village, Arkansas (Garland
County) Fire Department. Eddie has been with the department for more
than 15 years, and has served as a firefighter/paramedic with the
HSVFD for that entire time. |
| From 1982-84 my father, Conley Edward Culpepper, served as
Fire Chief of the Fountain Lake Volunteer Fire Department (Garland
County). At that time, he and my brothers Eddie Ashley Culpepper,
Jack Rustin Culpepper, and Charles Brian Culpepper all
served as volunteer firefighters. |
| My mother, Delphia Jane (Ashley) Culpepper served from
1980-87 as Secretary/Treasurer of the Fountain Lake Volunteer Fire
Dept's Auxiliary. |
| My sister-in-law, (Jack Rustin's wife) Caroline Jane
(Witherspoon) Culpepper currently serves as Secretary/Treasurer
of the 70 West Volunteer Fire Department (also Garland
County). |
| My late uncle Johnny Harrison "Harry" Culpepper
was a Captain with the Pine Bluff Fire Department (Jefferson
County), and was instrumental in the formation of the Arkansas State
Fire Academy and also the Grapevine (Grant County) Volunteer Fire
Department. |
| My grandfather Capos Conley "Cape" Culpepper was
a Captain for a number of years during the 20s-30s with the Pine
Bluff City Police Department. |
| His brother John Francis "Frank" Culpepper was
Chief of Police in Pine Bluff around the turn of the 20th century,
and was shot and killed in 1905 shortly after leaving that post,
while serving as a night watchman. |
