Charles Milton Culpepper

Male, #1691, (16 Mar 1926 - 2 Sep 1999)

Parent*James David Culpepper Jr. (5 Jun 1890 - 4 Mar 1970)
Parent*Beulah Bell Aston (21 Jul 1900 - 17 Nov 1957)
Charles Milton Culpepper|b. 16 Mar 1926\nd. 2 Sep 1999|p1691.htm|James David Culpepper Jr.|b. 5 Jun 1890\nd. 4 Mar 1970|p1572.htm|Beulah Bell Aston|b. 21 Jul 1900\nd. 17 Nov 1957|p1688.htm|James D. Culpepper|b. 22 Jun 1858\nd. 7 Apr 1931|p1569.htm|Mary A. A. Ingram|b. 18 Mar 1860\nd. 18 Dec 1943|p1570.htm|Charles P. Aston|b. say 1873\nd. 26 Sep 1953|p1960.htm|Lula M. Higginbotham|b. 13 Jul 1876\nd. 21 Oct 1937|p1961.htm|

Birth*16 Mar 1926 Charles was born on 16 Mar 1926.1 
 He was the son of James David Culpepper Jr. and Beulah Bell Aston. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 James and Charles was listed as a son in James David Culpepper Jr.'s household on the 1930 Census at Pontotoc Co., Mississippi.2 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 His Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 at Mississippi.1 
World War II*between 1945 and 1946 He served in World War II in Attica, Fountain Co., Indiana, between 1945 and 1946
(PFC US Army).3,4 
Marriage*7 May 1949 He married Edna Ophelia Dearman at Tupelo, Lee Co., Mississippi, on 7 May 1949. 
Korean Warbetween 1950 and 1951 He served in the Korean War between 1950 and 1951
(US Army). 
Death*2 Sep 1999 He died at Furrs, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi, on 2 Sep 1999.1 
Obituary*3 Sep 1999 FURRS - Charles Milton Culpepper, 73, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999, at his home in the Furrs community after a long illness. He was a native of Pontotoc County and a longtime resident of Furrs. He was a retired truck driver and farmer, and a Baptist. He was a U S Army combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He enjoyed gardening, hunting and raising cattle. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Jefferson Street Chapel of W E Pegues with the Rev Ron Richard officiating. Burial will be in the Black Zion Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Edna Ophelia Dearman Culpepper of Furrs; one daughter, Teresa Cleland and her husband Daryl, of Colorado Springs, Colo; two sons, Roger Culpepper and his wife, Rose, of Colorado Springs, and Rodney Culpepper and his wife Sammie of Tupelo; three sisters, Mary Collins of Okolona, Ruby Gregory of Smithville and Elsie Gregory of Bruce; two brothers, Bob Culpepper of Okolona and Bill Culpepper of Hatley; four grandchildren, Steven Culpepper, Josh Culpepper, Matthew Cleland and Brandon Cleland.

He was preceeded in death by a sister, Earline Russell; a brother, James David Culpepper, Jr. and a grandson, Brian Culpepper. Pallbearers will be Harry Culpepper, Robert Culpepper, Steve Culpepper, W H Gregory, Johnny Russell and Jimmy Collins. Honorary Pallbearers will be Amos Raper, Dexter Calloway and Donald Duffie. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today.3 

Family

Edna Ophelia Dearman (16 Jul 1927 - 21 Oct 2005)
Children

Charts Descendants of James David Culpepper of Chickasaw Co., MS
Last Edited 29 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
    Charles M. Culpepper, 16 Mar 1926 - 2 Sep 1999, Last Residence: Tupelo, Lee Co., MS 38801, SSN 426-50-3451 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  2. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 58-16, Page 21A, Beat 5, Pontotoc Co., MS
    Rent Farm, Radio=N
    James D Jr Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 39, md@27, MS/MS/AL, Farmer, Farming, Vet=WW
    Bulah B Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 29, md@17, MS/MS/MS
    Mary L Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 11, sng, MS/MS/MS, Laborer, On Farm
    Ruby O Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 9, sng, MS/MS/MS, Laborer, On Farm
    Earline I Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 8, sng, MS/MS/MS
    James David III Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 6, sng, MS/MS/MS
    Charles M Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 4, sng, MS/MS/MS
    Robert C Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 1 4/12, sng, MS/MS/MS.
  3. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo, MS.
    http://www.djournal.com/
    3 Sep 1999. Obituary foir Charles Milton Culpepper.
  4. National Archives and Records Administration, compiler, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939
    Charles M Culpepper, born 1926 in MS, White, Single, Education: Grammar School, Height/Wt: Unk; Resided in: Chickasaw Co., MS; Enlisted 15 Nov 1945 at Attica, IN in Regular Army as PFC.