Alma Mae Capps

Female, #36023, (28 Nov 1920 - 20 Jan 2007)

Birth*28 Nov 1920 Alma was born at Allen, Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma, on 28 Nov 1920.1 
Marriage*15 May 1939 She married Rayford Culpepper at Clovis, Curry Co., New Mexico, on 15 May 1939.1 
Married Name15 May 1939  As of 15 May 1939, her married name was Culpepper. 
Death*20 Jan 2007 She died at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, on 20 Jan 2007.1 
Obituary*22 Jan 2007 Alma Culpepper, 86, went home to be with the Lord and to be reunited with her beloved Ray on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007.
     Alma Mae Capps was born Nov. 28, 1920, in Allen, Okla., one of four daughters. She married Rayford "Ray" Culpepper on May 15, 1939. He remained the love of her life.
     Alma graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in elementary education at the age of 50 and retired from the Fort Worth Independent School District after 20 years of teaching kindergarten. How she loved to reminisce about her students. Her years of teaching remained very special to her until the end of her life. Alma had been a member of Ridglea United Methodist Church since 1947, where she was active in her Sunday school class and the United Methodist Women. Alma was a great cook and everyone enjoyed the dishes she brought to any get-together. Besides her church, Alma's passion was her family, especially the bond she shared with her devoted daughter, Julie. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and will always be remembered for her quick wit and sense of humor.
     The family wishes to express tremendous gratitude to all of the wonderful caregivers at Broadway Plaza.
     Survivors: Sons, Donald, Stanley and wife, Patty, Gary and wife, Carol and Gene and wife, Jan; daughter, Julie; grandchildren, Russell and wife, Lori, Michelle Shepherd and husband, Troy, Chris and wife, Angela, Alan and wife, Shayne, Doug and wife, Janet, Michael and wife, Erin and Stephen and wife, Rose Marie; and 13 great-grandchildren.
     Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ridglea United Methodist Church, Fort Worth. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Baumgardner Funeral Home, Fort Worth. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Ridglea United Methodist Church, 6036 Locke Ave., Fort Worth 76116.1 
Burial*23 Jan 2007 Her body was interred on 23 Jan 2007 at Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.1 

Family

Rayford Culpepper (15 May 1920 - 2 Mar 2005)
Children

Last Edited 18 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. Star-Telegram, Dallas, Texas.
    http://www.dfw.com/
    Obituary of Alma Mae Capps Culpepper, #36023, published 22 Jan 2007.
  2. 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
    Lyndon Gene Culpepper, Male, born __ 1947 in Tarrant Co., Texas, child of Rayford Culpepper and Alma Mae Capps.
  3. 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
    Julia Gaye Culpepper, Female, born __ 1950 in Tarrant Co., Texas, child of Rayford Culpepper and Alma May Capps.