Richard Lee Culpepper

Male, #26684, (30 Oct 1919 - 6 Sep 2001)

Parent*Riley Lee Culpepper (31 Mar 1897 - 27 Sep 1943)
Parent*Ruth Brown (28 Jun 1898 - 25 Mar 1988)
Richard Lee Culpepper|b. 30 Oct 1919\nd. 6 Sep 2001|p26684.htm|Riley Lee Culpepper|b. 31 Mar 1897\nd. 27 Sep 1943|p30423.htm|Ruth Brown|b. 28 Jun 1898\nd. 25 Mar 1988|p26645.htm|John L. Culpepper|b. 5 May 1869\nd. 21 May 1922|p30376.htm|Lena L. Rodgers|b. 24 May 1870\nd. 8 May 1909|p30419.htm|||||||

Birth*30 Oct 1919 Richard was born at Manchester, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 30 Oct 1919.1 
 He was the son of Riley Lee Culpepper and Ruth Brown. 
Census1 Jan 1920 He was listed as a son in the census report at Manchester, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 1 Jan 1920.2 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Richard was listed as a son in Riley Lee Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia.3 
World War II*between 1941 and 1946 He served in World War II between 1941 and 1946
(Major in the US Army).4 
Death*6 Sep 2001 He died at Hixson, Hamilton Co., Tennessee, on 6 Sep 2001.1 
Burial*10 Sep 2001 His body was interred on 10 Sep 2001 at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee.4 
Biography* Obituary:
Richard Lee Culpepper, 81, of Chattanooga died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2001, in a local hospital.
     He was a native of Savannah, Ga., graduating from Georgia Tech with a mechanical engineering degree in 1941. Dick worked for Combustion Engineering Co. from 1946 to 1982 and served as a major in the U.S. Army's Aviation Ordinance Group from 1942 to 1946. He was a charter member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, a registered professional engineer, past president of the Chattanooga Engineers Club and a lifelong member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
     He was preceded in death by his parents, Riley Culpepper and Ruth Brown Culpepper; and his sisters, Winifred Culpepper and Ruth Culpepper George, all of Atlanta.
     He is survived by his wife, Ann Toehl Culpepper; son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Sue Culpepper, Chattanooga; daughter, Beth Brown, Kansas City, Mo; grandchildren, Angie Culpepper and Chris Culpepper, Chattanooga.
     A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Clifford Herd officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home on Moore Road.5 

Family

Elizabeth Ann Toehl (living)
Children

Charts Descendants of John J. Culpepper of Jackson Co., FL
Last Edited 18 Oct 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
    Richard L. Culpepper, 30 Oct 1919 - 6 Sep 2001, Hixson, Hamilton Co., TN, SSN 256-09-1383 issued in Georgia before 1951
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  2. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 92, Page 6A, Lines 36-39, Fourth Street, Manchester, Meriwether Co., GA
    Riley Culpepper, Head, M, 23, md, GA/GA/GA, RR Flagman
    Ruth Culpepper, Wife, F, 21, md, GA/GA/GA
    Ruth Culpepper, Daughter, F, 2, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Richard Culpepper, Son, M, 2 mo, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Lucile Hadley, Servant, F, W, 14, sng, GA/GA/GA, Servant.
  3. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 17, page 5A, 217 Waldburg Street, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA
    Rent=$32, Radio=N, Farm=N (Riley Lee Culpepper, ID: 30423)
    Riley L. Culpepper, Head, M, 32, M, md @ 20, GA/GA/GA, RR Switchman
    Ruth B. Culpepper, Wife, F, 31, M, md @ 18, GA/GA/GA
    Ruth B. Culpepper, Dau, F, 12, S, AL/GA/GA
    Richard L. Culpepper, Son, M, 10, S, GA/GA/GA.
  4. National Cemetery Administration, compiler, US Veterans Cemeteries, 1800-2006, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8750
    Richard Lee Culpepper, 30 Oct 1919 - 6 Sep 2001, Served 4 Aug 1941 to 3 Jan 1946 as Major in the US Army, Interred 10 Sep 2001 in Chattanooga National Cemetery, Section DD-2, Site 182.
  5. Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee.
    http://www.timesfreepress.com/
    Obituary for Richard Lee Culpepper, published 7 Sep 2001.