Burford Wallace Culpepper MD, PhD

Male, #35172, (29 Mar 1928 - 6 Dec 2007)

Parent*James Wallace Culpepper (2 Apr 1902 - 20 Feb 1981)
Parent*Martha Elizabeth Burford (16 Nov 1907 - 12 Sep 1993)
Burford Wallace Culpepper MD, PhD|b. 29 Mar 1928\nd. 6 Dec 2007|p35172.htm|James Wallace Culpepper|b. 2 Apr 1902\nd. 20 Feb 1981|p35123.htm|Martha Elizabeth Burford|b. 16 Nov 1907\nd. 12 Sep 1993|p35124.htm|Dr. James W. W. Culpepper|b. 5 Aug 1876\nd. 27 May 1915|p35047.htm|Elizabeth B. McAfee|b. 20 Apr 1883\nd. 2 Jan 1968|p35048.htm|Thomas C. Burford|b. 23 Oct 1876\nd. 9 Jan 1946|p34965.htm|Henrietta F. Culpepper|b. 19 Nov 1868\nd. 7 Mar 1954|p34964.htm|

Birth*29 Mar 1928 Burford was born on 29 Mar 1928.1 
 He was the son of James Wallace Culpepper and Martha Elizabeth Burford. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Burford was listed as a son in James Wallace Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Adamsville, Fulton Co., Georgia.2 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 His Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 at Georgia.1 
Employment* Burford's occupation: physician. 
Residence He resided at Winder, Barrow Co., Georgia.3 
Residence*1980 Burford resided at Victoria, Victoria Co., Texas, in 1980. 
Death*6 Dec 2007 He died at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, on 6 Dec 2007.3,1 
Obituary*30 Apr 2008 Burford Wallace Culpepper, age 79, formerly of Winder, GA, passed away Dec. 6, 2007. Arrangements by Smith Funeral Home, Winder, GA, 770-867-4553.3 
Biography* Burford was in the Air Force for several years, and was one of the first pilots to break the sound barrier. The following is from an unknown source: WINS DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS -- At a day long spectacular on Armed Forces Day at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Oscoda, Mich. Capt. Burford W. Culpepper received the D.F.C. medal -- one of the six highest of the Air Force -- for "personal courage, airmanship, and devotional to duty" on a history-making flight over a Nevada test site July, 1957. Captain Culpepper earned his reward by flying a "back-up" air craft supporting an F-89-J that launched an MB-I "Genie" missile -- the first air-to-air weapon equipped with a nuclear warhead. The captain's citation praised him for subjecting himself to "radiation blast effects" to help prove the "feasibility and practicability of safe fighter-inteceptor delivery of an air-to-air missile." Witnessing the Air Force honor bestowed on their son were Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Culpepper of Atlanta, Ga. who flew up for the event. The captain, who is the grandson of Mrs. Belle Culpepper of Cullman, was transfered on June 20th for a staff-flying assignment at Eastern Air Defense Force headquarters at Stewart A.F.B., New York.
     As Col. Burford W. Culpepper, M. D., he was Commanding Officer of the SAC Air Force Base in Omaha, NE. He retired from the Air Force and in 1977 was working as a doctor for Dupont. Mrs. Eleanor Culpepper Willingham wrote in a 6 Aug 1986 letter that Burford "is Chief Medical advisor for Dupont. He has an M.D. Degree and also Ph.D." 

Family

Marie Perry (living)
Children

Charts Descendants of Noah Smith Culpepper of Atlanta, GA
Descendants of Thomas Joel Culpepper of Cullman Co., AL
Last Edited 14 May 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
    Burford Wallace Culpepper, 29 Mar 1928 - 6 Dec 2007, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas 75225, SSN 258-36-2655 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. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 151, page 5A, Bakers Ferry Road, Adamsville, Fulton Co., GA
    Rent=$35, Radio=N, Farm=N
    James W. Culpepper, Head, M, 28, M, md @ 24, AL/GA/AL, Wholesale Drug Salesman
    Martha B. Culpepper, Wife, F, 22, M, md @ 18, GA/GA/GA
    Burford W. Culpepper, Son, M, 2, S, GA/AL/GA
    Florence E. Culpepper, Dau, F, 6/12, S, AL/AL/GA.
  3. Gwinnett Daily Post, Lawrenceville, GA.
    http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/
    Obituary of Burford Wallace Culpepper (#35172), published 30 Apr 2008.