Leonard Owen Culpepper Jr.

Male, #2870, (Dec 1927 - 19 Jun 2008)

Parent*Leonard Owen Culpepper (6 Mar 1906 - Jan 1977)
Parent*Mary Ann Murphy (14 Nov 1906 - 19 May 1996)
Leonard Owen Culpepper Jr.|b. Dec 1927\nd. 19 Jun 2008|p2870.htm|Leonard Owen Culpepper|b. 6 Mar 1906\nd. Jan 1977|p2797.htm|Mary Ann Murphy|b. 14 Nov 1906\nd. 19 May 1996|p2798.htm|Owen J. Culpepper|b. 4 Jun 1875|p2717.htm|M. A. Hughes|b. 11 Sep 1875|p2718.htm|||||||

Birth*Dec 1927 Leonard was born at Meridian, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi, in Dec 1927.1,2 
 He was the son of Leonard Owen Culpepper and Mary Ann Murphy. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Leonard was listed as a son in Leonard Owen Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Meridian, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.3 
Death*19 Jun 2008 He died at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on 19 Jun 2008.2 
Burial*21 Jun 2008 His body was interred on 21 Jun 2008 at Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.2 
Obituary*21 Jun 2008 A resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Meridian, Miss., Leonard Owen Culpepper, Jr. died Thursday, June 19, 2008. He retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of first sergeant and also served in the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force and the Louisiana National Guard. Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., on Saturday, June 21, from 11 a.m. until religious service in the chapel at noon, conducted by Brother Gerald Wheeler and Brother Tim Osborne. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park with full military honors.
     Survived by his wife, Bettie Culpepper; son Leonard O. Culpepper III and spouse Dena and grandchildren Craig, Randy and Laura Culpepper; daughter Patricia Culpepper and spouse Tim Osborne and grandchildren Emily and spouse Cody Gaudet, Erin Osborne and Tobey Osborne; and daughter Kathy Culpepper and spouse Martin L. Anderson and grandson Erick and spouse Nicole Anderson and great-grandchildren Jared, Rian and Aubree Anderson, and grandson Ethan and spouse Danielle Anderson.
     Also survived by marriage: child Terry Seals and grandchildren Dawn and spouse Hugh Baggett and great-grandchild Ashlyn, and grandchild TJ Hensley and great-grandchildren Tristen and Dacee; child Sherry and spouse Rusty Russell, grandchildren David, William "Billy" and Matthew and great-grandchild Isaiah; brother, Murphy Ray Culpepper and spouse Ruth; and sister, Betty Lynn and spouse Everett Cennell.
     Preceded in death by his parents, Mary Anna Culpepper and Leonard Owen Culpepper Sr.
     He was a member of Florida Boulevard Baptist Church, a Mason and a licensed tax preparer.2 

Family

Bettie (?) (living)
Children

Charts Descendants of Owen Judson Culpepper of Lauderdale Co., MS
Last Edited 22 Jun 2008

Citations

  1. MyFamily.com Inc., compiler, US Public Records Index, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8907&enc=1
  2. The Advocate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
    http://www.2theadvocate.com
    Obituary of Leonard Owen Culpepper, Jr., published 21 Jun 2008.
  3. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 38-13, Page 3B, 2028 Thirty-Fourth Ave, Meridian, Lauderdale Co., MS
    Own Home, $1,500, Radio=N
    L. O. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 24, md@19, MS/MS/MS, Salesman, Wholesale Grocery, Vet=N
    M. A. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 23, md@18, MS/MS/MS
    Leonard Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 2, sng, MS/MS/MS
    Murphy Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 6/12, MS/MS/MS.