James Lamar Culpepper1

Male, #3141, (10 Mar 1926 - 28 Sep 2004)

ParentRobert Horace Culpepper (19 Aug 1900 - 9 Jun 1969)
ParentLela Lumpkin (say 1902 - )
James Lamar Culpepper|b. 10 Mar 1926\nd. 28 Sep 2004|p3141.htm|Robert Horace Culpepper|b. 19 Aug 1900\nd. 9 Jun 1969|p2905.htm|Lela Lumpkin|b. say 1902|p2909.htm|Sam H. Culpepper|b. 26 Jan 1877\nd. 6 Mar 1950|p2893.htm|Sarah Banes|b. 15 May 1874\nd. 21 Jun 1939|p2894.htm|||||||

Birth*10 Mar 1926 James was born at Mississippi on 10 Mar 1926.2 
 He was the son of Robert Horace Culpepper and Lela Lumpkin. 
(son) 1930 Census1 Apr 1930 James was listed as a son in Robert Horace Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Choctaw Co., Alabama.2 
World War II*between 1944 and 1945 He served in World War II between 1944 and 1945
(U.S. Navy).3 
Death*28 Sep 2004 He died at Meridian, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi, on 28 Sep 2004.3 
Obituary*1 Oct 2004 Services for James Lamar Culpepper Sr. will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Jimmy Sanders, Mike Everett and Chris Winkleman officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.
     Mr. Culpepper, 78, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II. He was retired from from Cook's Construction Company.
     Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Louise Shirley Culpepper of Meridian; a son, James 'Jimmy' Culpepper Jr. and his wife, Judy; daughters, Sue C. Followay and her husband, Eddie, Frances C. Moffett and her husband, Cotton, Cindy C. Walker and her husband, Glenn, all of Meridian; grandchildren, Capt. Rob Culpepper and his wife, Angela, the Rev. Ryan Culpepper and his wife, Katie, Le Ann C. Oliver and her husband, Michael, Stacy F. Allen and her husband, Patrick, Kim F. Smith and her husband, Tommy, Jamie Followay, Jeremy Moffett, Chris Moffett, Joshua White, Glenn Walker Jr. and his wife, Dawn, Amanda Walker and Matthew Walker; great-grandchildren, Caitlin Culpepper, Savannah Culpepper, Megan Oliver, Brittany Allen, Jack Allen, Keaton Smith, Darcie Smith, Taylor Thames, Ashley Walker and Andre Pate; a brother, Clarence Culpepper and his wife, Mary; a sister, Bobbie Ann C. Walker and her husband, Davis and several nieces and nephews.
     He was preceded in death by his parents, Rob and Lela Culpepper.
     Pallbearers will be Capt. Rob Culpepper, the Rev. Ryan Culpepper, Jamie Followay, Jeremy Moffett, Chris Moffett and Joshua White. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Willie Neal Sunday School Class. Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.3 
Burial*1 Oct 2004 His body was interred on 1 Oct 2004 at New Hope Cemetery, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.3 

Family

Louise Shirley (living)
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Joel Culpepper of Lauderdale Co., MS
Last Edited 22 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. Levin E. Culpepper, The Descendants of Joseph Culpepper who died in 1816, in Jackson County, Georgia, P. O. Box 5511, Meridian, MS 39302-5511: Lauderdale County Dept. of Archives & History, 1990's.
  2. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 12, Page 4B, Lines 74-77, Pct. 8, Choctaw Co., AL (15 May 1930)
    Rent=$3.50, Radio=-N, Farm=N, Vet=N
    Robert H. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 30, md@23, MS/MS/MS, Highway Grader
    Lela A. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 29, md@23, MS/MS/MS
    Clarence O. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 5, sng, MS/MS/MS
    James L. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 4 1/12, sng, MS/MS/MS.
  3. The Meridian Star, Meridian, MS.
    http://www.meridianstar.com
    James Lamar Culpepper, Sr. Obituary, published 1 Oct 2004.