Rebecca Jo Clark1

Female, #1716, (23 Nov 1934 - 24 Mar 2005)

ParentAndrew Wallace Clark (15 Jul 1899 - 9 Feb 1969)
ParentMary Pearl Porterfield (31 Oct 1896 - 5 Apr 1992)
Rebecca Jo Clark|b. 23 Nov 1934\nd. 24 Mar 2005|p1716.htm|Andrew Wallace Clark|b. 15 Jul 1899\nd. 9 Feb 1969|p2009.htm|Mary Pearl Porterfield|b. 31 Oct 1896\nd. 5 Apr 1992|p2010.htm|||||||||||||

Birth*23 Nov 1934 Rebecca was born at Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas, on 23 Nov 1934.2 
 She was the daughter of Andrew Wallace Clark and Mary Pearl Porterfield. 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 Her Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 at Texas.2 
Married Name15 Jun 1958 As of 15 Jun 1958, her married name was Culpepper. 
Biography1972 From: "Who’s Who of American Women, 1972 - 1973":
     Association Executive. Born Jacksonville, Tex., 23 Nov 1934; d. Andrew Wallace Clark and Mary Pearl (Porterfield) Clark Perry; student Wayland Bapt. Coll., 1952-53; B.S. in Nursing cum laude, Baylor U., 1956; postgrad. Miss. Coll., 1962; m. H. Royce Culpepper, Jr., 15 Jun 1958; children-Henry Royce III, DeMoyne Kay, Bruce Davidson, Mathew Wallace. Staff nurse, asst. head nurse Baylor U. Hosp., Dallas, 1956-57; clin. instr. Baylor U. Sch. Nursing, Dallas, 1957; head nurse pediatrics Univ. Hosp., Jackson, Miss., 1957-59; instr. Gilfoy Sch. Nursing, Bapt. Hosp., Jackson, 1959-62; instr. dept. nursing Northeast Miss. Jr. Coll., Booneville, 1962-63, chmn., 1963-65; exec. dir. Tenn. Nurses' Assn., Nashville, 1965--. USPHS project dir., inactive health profls. project Tenn. Nurses' Assn., 1967-68. Mem. Am., Tenn. nurses' assns., Nat., Tenn. leagues for nursing. Baptist (dir. jr. choir 1966-68). Club: Zonta (Nashville. chmn. status of women com. 1968). Home: 308 Leopole Rd. Nashville, TN 37211 Office: Tenn Nurses' Assn West End Bldg Nashville TN 37203
(Names referenced above: Rebecca Jo Clark Rebecca Jo Clark). 
Death*24 Mar 2005 She died at Mount Juliet, Wilson Co., Tennessee, on 24 Mar 2005.3,2 
Burial*28 Mar 2005 Her body was interred on 28 Mar 2005 at Mount Juliet Memorial Gardens, Mount Juliet, Wilson Co., Tennessee.3 
Biography* Obituary:
Rebecca Jo Clark Culpepper 70 of Mt. Juliet died Thursday, March 24, 2005. She was born on Nov. 23, 1934 in Jacksonville, Texas to the late Andrew Wallace Clark and Mary Pearl Porterfield Clark Perry. She is also preceded in death by her brother, James Binford Clark; step father, Lee C. Perry; step mother, Murl Miller Kuykendall Clark; and step sister, Abigail Miller Clark McKeown.
     She is survived by her husband, Henry Royce Culpepper whom she married on June 15, 1958; children, Henry Royce Culpepper III, DeMooyne Kay Culpepper, Bruce Davidson Culpepper and Mathew Wallace Culpepper; nine grandchildren; sister-in-law, Wilma Clark of Los Angeles; and eight step-nieces and nephews.
     Mrs. Culpepper graduated from Rusk, Texas High School and the Baylor University School of Nursing.
     She has a long background in nursing working in Texas, Mississippi and Nashville. In 1965 she became the executive director of the Tennessee Nurses Association. She also taught at the University of Tennessee School of Nursing in Nashville and worked at Vanderbilt Medical Center as Director of Continuing Education. She retired as assistant professor in the School of Nursing, assistant hospital administrator and director of several areas dealing with education and training.
     She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mt. Juliet and has served as a teacher of adult classes throughout the years.
     Graveside services were 10 a.m. Monday, March 28, 2005 at Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens with Rev. Billie Friel officiating. A memorial service at First Baptist Church of Mt. Juliet will be scheduled at a later date.
     In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alive Hospice or Gideon’s International.
     Bond Funeral Home in Mt. Juliet was in charge of arrangements.
(Names referenced above: Rebecca Jo Clark Rebecca Jo Clark).3 

Family

Henry Royce Culpepper Jr. (living)
Children

Last Edited 8 Dec 2006

Citations

  1. Who's Who of American Women, 7th ed., 1972-1973, Chicago, Illinois: Marquis-Who's Who, 1972, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 973 D36aw.
  2. 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
    Rebecca C. Culpepper, 23 Nov 1934 - 24 Mar 2005, Mount Juliet, Wilson Co., Tennessee 37122, SSN 449-48-8710 issued in Texas before 1951.
  3. Hendersonville Star News, Hendersonville, Tennessee.
    http://www.hendersonvillestarnews.com
    Obiituary of Rebecca Jo Clark Culpepper, published 30 Mar 2005.