Naomi Claire Leonard1

Female, #34823, (11 May 1908 - 8 Jun 2004)

Parent*John Stanton Leonard1 (s 1878 - )
Parent*Elizabeth Bayliss Hays1 (s 1880 - )
Naomi Claire Leonard|b. 11 May 1908\nd. 8 Jun 2004|p34823.htm|John Stanton Leonard|b. say 1878|p50036.htm|Elizabeth Bayliss Hays|b. say 1880|p50037.htm|||||||||||||

Birth*11 May 1908 Naomi was born at Arlie, Childress Co., Texas, on 11 May 1908.2,1 
 She was the daughter of John Stanton Leonard and Elizabeth Bayliss Hays.1 
Marriage*25 Aug 1929 She married Quillon Benton Culpepper at Texas on 25 Aug 1929. 
Married Name25 Aug 1929  As of 25 Aug 1929, her married name was Culpepper. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Naomi was listed as Quillon Benton Culpepper's wife on the 1930 Census at Gladden, Colorado Co., Texas.3 
SSN*1963 Her Social Security Number was issued in 1963 at Texas.2 
Death*8 Jun 2004 She died at Orange, Orange Co., Texas, on 8 Jun 2004.2,1 
Burial*11 Jun 2004 Her body was interred on 11 Jun 2004 at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Orange Co., Texas.1 
Biography* Obituary:
     Naomi Claire Leonard Culpepper died Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at her home in Orange, Texas, after a lifetime of devotion to her family and community. She was 96. Naomi was born May 11, 1908 in Arlie, Texas in the Texas Panhandle to John Stanton Leonard and Elizabeth Bayliss Hays Leonard. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Quillon Benton ("Q.B.") Culpepper, Sr., her mother and father, her four siblings, and one of her great-grandchildren, Zachary Broadway.
     Naomi, known affectionately to her family as "Nomi", is survived by her two children and their spouses: Nancy Claire Culpepper Johnson and her husband, Jack, of Georgetown, Texas, and Quillon Benton ("Ben") Culpepper, Jr. and his wife, Gloria, of Orange, Texas; six grandchildren: Diane Johnson Broadway of Austin, Texas; David Johnson of Bangladesh; Beth Culpepper Turley of Beaumont, Texas; Chris Culpepper of Orange, Texas; Susan Culpepper of Round Rock, Texas; and Andrew Culpepper of Austin, Texas; and seven great-grandchildren: Krista Broadway, Claire Broadway, Jacob Broadway, Isaac Johnson, Naomi Johnson, Michael Johnson, and Jill Turley.
     In her childhood years, Naomi and her family moved in a covered wagon from Arlie, Texas to San Marcos, Texas and later to Alvin, Texas, where she graduated from high school as Salutatorian. Although she was accepted to The Rice Institute in Houston, there were no dormitories for women there in 1925, so Naomi borrowed $500.00 in order to attend The University of Texas at Austin. She later earned both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Education from the University of Houston.
     On August 25, 1929, Naomi married Q.B. Culpepper, and they relocated to Glidden, Texas, where Q.B. served as Superintendent of the school district and Naomi taught first and second grades. After two years, the couple moved to Mauriceville, Texas, where they served in similar capacities for nine years. In 1940, Naomi and Q.B. moved to Spurger, Texas and served in the school district there until 1942 when they came to Orange, Texas to join the war effort. Q.B. worked in the engineering department of Consolidated Steel in Orange, while Naomi reared two children and substituted as a first-grade teacher at West Orange Elementary. In 1946, Naomi accepted a full-time position teaching first grade at Anderson Elementary in Orange, Texas. She later moved to Jones Elementary in Orange and then retired as a teacher from Bancroft Elementary in Orange in 1973, after a teaching career of more than 42 years during which she taught hundreds of first-grade children not only how to read and write, but important lessons of values and virtues for success in life. She enjoyed reminiscing about her teaching career during her retirement years and often encountered former students who remembered her with fondness and appreciation.
     Naomi was a long-time, faithful member of First Baptist Church, where she taught children's Sunday School and later taught a senior ladies' Sunday School class. Her years of service to Orange include service to the local hospital as a Gray Lady, membership in Delta Kappa Gamma, a professional organization for teachers, lifetime membership in the Texas State Teachers Association, and service as a charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Orange Golden K. She was the recipient of a Proclamation from City of Orange Mayor Brown Claybar in May 2003, in recognition of her 95th birthday. Naomi and Q.B. celebrated 66 years of marriage in August 1995, prior to Q.B.'s death on January 12, 1996. She lived a quiet, yet extraordinary life devoted to family, friends, church and home. This was a life well lived and well loved, and she will be deeply missed.
     Funeral services will be celebrated Friday, June 11, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Orange, Texas, with burial to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Pallbearers will include Chris Culpepper, Andrew Culpepper, Lee Turley, Mac Broadway, Don Ball and John Martin. Visitation for family and friends will be Thursday evening, June 10, 2004 from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home, 504 N. 5th St., Orange, Texas. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Nomi to First Baptist Church of Orange, Texas Faith for the Future Building Fund, P.O. Box 1453, Orange, Texas 77631. Nomi's family expresses their appreciation for the faithful care giving service of Dorothy Elliott, Charlotte Gonzales and Velma Amodeo. "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13 504 N. 5th Street Orange, TX 77630 409-886-4445 claybarfuneralhome.com.1 

Family

Quillon Benton Culpepper (19 Dec 1905 - 12 Jan 1996)
Children

Last Edited 13 Nov 2006

Citations

  1. Beaumont Enterprise, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas.
    http://www.beaumontenterprise.com
    Obituary of Naomi Claire Leonard Culpepper, published 10 Jun 2004.
  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
    Naomi L. Culpepper, 11 May 1908 - 8 Jun 2004, Orange, Orange Co., Texas 77630, SSN 451-80-2936 issued in Texas in 1963
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  3. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 3, page 10B, Gladden, Colorado Co., TX
    Rent=$15, Radio=N, Farm=N
    Quilbon Culpepper, Head, M, 24, M, md @23, TX/TX/TX, Public School Teacher
    Naomi Culpepper, Wife, F, 21, M, md @21, TX/TX/TX, Public School Teacher.
  4. Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Birth Index, 1903 - 1997, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8781&ti=0
    Nancy Elaine Culpepper, Female, born __ 1938 in Orange Co., Texas, child of Quillon Benton Culpepper and Naomi Elaine Leonard.
  5. Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Birth Index, 1903 - 1997, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8781&ti=0
    Quillon Benton Culpepper Jr., Male, born __ 1942 in Orange Co., Texas, child of Quillon Benton Culpepper and Naomi Claire Leonard.