Althea Lowe

Female, #36063, (31 Jan 1913 - 22 Aug 2003)

Birth*31 Jan 1913 Althea was born at Munday, Knox Co., Texas, on 31 Jan 1913. She was the daughter of Robert A. and Cordie E. Sargent Lowe.1,2 
Marriage*21 Jul 1935 She married Curtis Culpepper at Portales, Roosevelt Co., New Mexico, on 21 Jul 1935. 
Married Name21 Jul 1935  As of 21 Jul 1935, her married name was Culpepper. 
Marriage*1 Jan 1989 She married Vanloe S. Wheeler at Chandler, Maricopa Co., Arizona, on 1 Jan 1989. 
Married Name1 Jan 1989  As of 1 Jan 1989, her married name was Wheeler. 
Death*22 Aug 2003 She died at Clovis, Curry Co., New Mexico, on 22 Aug 2003.3 
Burial*25 Aug 2003 Her body was interred on 25 Aug 2003 at Grady Cemetery, Clovis, Curry Co., New Mexico. Obituary:
     Mrs. Althea L. Wheeler Culpepper, 90, of Clovis, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at her home. She was born Jan. 31, 1913, in Munday, Texas, to Robert A. and Cordie E. Sargent Lowe.
     She graduated from Clovis High School in 1930. She attended Weatherford College in Texas and New Mexico Highlands. She graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 1958. She was a teacher in the Grady Schools and Clovis Municipal Schools for more than twenty years. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Clovis.
     She was preceded in death by her husbands, Curtis Culpepper and the Rev. V.S. Wheeler; a daughter, Carolyn S. Burch; an infant daughter; and two infant sons.
     She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Kralicek (and husband, Max) of Clovis; five grandchildren, Donna and Curtis Kralicek, both of Denver, Latisha Brothers (Zane) and Rusty Aucutt (Renell), all of Clovis, Deanna Vardeman (Cody) of Cape Girardeau, Mo; four great grandchildren, Carissa and Dakota Grummer, Garrett and Alexa Aucutt; a brother, Doyle Lowe of Clovis; a sister, Vela Gwin of Hemet, Calif; a nephew; and a niece.
     The Rev. J. Vaughn Gossman and Gerald Woods will officiate the services. Burial will be at Grady Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Curtis Kralicek, Rusty Aucutt, Zane Brothers, Jim Lowe, Cody Vardeman and Darwin Culpepper. Memorial contributions may be made to Plains Regional Hospice, 2217 Dillon, Clovis, NM 88101. Arrangements are being handled by Steed-Todd Funeral Home..4 

Family 1

Curtis Culpepper (8 Nov 1909 - 21 Nov 1984)
Children

Family 2

Vanloe S. Wheeler (31 Aug 1915 - 6 Jun 2000)

Charts Descendants of John Asbury Culpepper of Fannin Co., TX
Last Edited 6 Feb 2007

Citations

  1. Althea Lowe Culpepper's obituary.
  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
    Althea L. Culpepper, 31 Jan 1913 - 22 Aug 2003, Clovis, Curry Co., NM, SSN 585-24-9709 issued in NM in 1963
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  3. 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
    Althea L. Culpepper, 31 Jan 1913 - 22 Aug 2003, Clovis, Curry Co., NM, SSN 585-24-9709 issued in NM in 1963


    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  4. Clovis News-Journal, Clovis, NM.
    http://www.clovis-news-nm.com/
    23 Aug 2003.