William Samuel Culpepper Jr.1

Male, #43144, (2 Apr 1912 - 6 Jun 2001)

Parent*William Samuel Culpepper (26 Jul 1888 - 19 Jun 1925)
Parent*Georgia Smith (c 1890 - )
William Samuel Culpepper Jr.|b. 2 Apr 1912\nd. 6 Jun 2001|p43144.htm|William Samuel Culpepper|b. 26 Jul 1888\nd. 19 Jun 1925|p6639.htm|Georgia Smith|b. circa 1890|p43143.htm|Churchill C. Culpepper|b. Aug 1866\nd. 28 Oct 1924|p5004.htm|Mattie Pearson|b. Jun 1870\nd. 24 Jan 1928|p6637.htm|||||||

Birth*2 Apr 1912 William was born at Dearing, McDuffie Co., Georgia, on 2 Apr 1912.2 
 He was the son of William Samuel Culpepper and Georgia Smith. 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 William, Georgia and William was listed as a lodger living with an unknown person 's household on the 1920 Census at Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia.3 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 William was listed as a step-son in Hugh Bugg's household on the 1930 Census at Coral Gables, Dade Co., Florida.4 
Marriage*circa 1933 He married Madaline Hall circa 1933.5 
Relocation1948 He accompanied by family member(s) Madaline Hall relocated in 1948 at Harlem, Columbia Co., Georgia, from Miami, Dade Co., FL.5 
SSN*before 1951 His Social Security Number was issued before 1951 at Florida.6 
Death*6 Jun 2001 He died at Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia, on 6 Jun 2001.7,6 
Burial*8 Jun 2001 His body was interred on 8 Jun 2001 at Harlem Memorial Cemetery, Harlem, Columbia Co., Georgia.5 
Biography* Obituary:
William Culpepper, whose family-owned Culpepper Motor Co. is among the oldest Ford dealerships in the state, died Thursday at Windermere Health Center in Augusta. He was 89.
     The native of Dearing ran the Harlem dealership for nearly four decades and remained active in the business until shortly before his death. The dealership is now managed by his son Robert W. "Bobby" Culpepper.
     "I think he will be remembered for his honesty and integrity," his son said. "He was a strong, gentle, polite man. He was such a gentleman."
     Mr. Culpepper worked as a ground crew chief for Pan American Airlines in Miami before returning to the Augusta area in 1948 to purchase the Harlem-based dealership, then known as Prather Motor Co., from relative Lionel Prather. The dealership, a fixture in downtown Harlem for decades, was moved to a location off Interstate 20 four years ago. The Culpepper Ford franchise, the oldest in the Augusta area, won numerous awards during his ownership, including Ford Motor Co.'s prestigious President's Award in 1987. The company also is a five-time winner of the North American Customer Excellence award and an eight-time recipient of the Distinguished Achievement award.
     Mr. Culpepper was active in the Harlem community as a member of Harlem United Methodist Church, the Elks Club and the Harlem Rotary Club, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow.
     Bobby Culpepper's son Brian, who works in the dealership's fleet sales and Internet department, is being groomed to take the family business into the third generation. Other survivors include daughter-in-law Linda Phillips Culpepper of Harlem; and grandson William Stacy Culpepper of Fuquay-Varina, N.C. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Harlem United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Richard Broom, Rudolph Dixon and Dave Sargent officiating. Interment will be in Harlem Memorial Cemetery.
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Funeral Notice
Entered into rest June 6, 2001, at Windermere Health Center, Mr. W. S. "Bill" Culpepper, 89, husband of the late Mrs. Madaline Hall Culpepper. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2001, at Harlem United Methodist Church with the Revs. Richard Broom, Rudolph Dixon and Dave Sargent officiating. Interment will be in the Harlem Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include one son, Robert W. "Bobby" Culpepper and daughter-in-law Linda Phillips Culpepper, of Harlem; two grandsons, William Stacy Culpepper, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, and Brian Stephens Culpepper, Harlem, Georgia. Mr. Culpepper, a native of Dearing, Georgia, was a member of the Hatcher Memorial Sunday School Class and of Harlem United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Elks Club and Harlem Rotary Club where he was a Paul Harris Fellow. During World War II, Mr. Culpepper was a crew chief for the Pan-American Company in Miami, Florida. In 1948, he moved from Florida to Harlem, Ga. where he became owner of Culpepper Motor Company, a Ford franchise, where he remained actively involved for fifty years and received numerous awards. Pallbearers will be John Neal, Ed Clary, E.G. Meybohm, Lionel Prather, Bobby Meybohm, and Jimmy Holmes. Memorials may be made to the Harlem United Methodist Church, PO Box 39, Harlem, GA 30814. Friends may call the residence of son, Robert Culpepper, 180 Ballard Drive, Harlem, Ga. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Starling Funeral Home, Hwy 78, Harlem, Ga.5 

Family

Madaline Hall (2 Oct 1913 - 25 Feb 1992)
Child

Charts Descendants of Robert S. Culpepper of McDuffie Co., GA
Last Edited 13 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. Marjorie Abbott Braswell, Cemetery Records of Columbia County, GA, Augusta, GA: M.A. Braswell,, 1998, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8635 V3b.
    Harlem Memorial Cemetery
    Wm. S. Culpepper, Jr. 2 Apr 1912 -
    Madaline H. Culpepper (w/o the above), 2 Oct 1913 - 25 Feb 1992.
  2. State of Florida Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Florida Death Index, 1936-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2004.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7338
  3. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 69, page 21A, 451 Broad Street, Augusta, Richmond Co., GA
    L. L. Arrington, Head, M, 45, Wd, GA/GA/GA, Wholesale Grocery Merchant
    + a daughter and four boarders, including
    W. S. Culpepper, Boarder, M, 30, Md, GA/GA/GA, RR Locomotive Engineer
    Georgia Culpepper, Boarder, F, 29, Md, GA/GA/GA
    Billy Culpepper, Boarder, M, 6, S, GA/GA/GA.
  4. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 13-96, Sheet 9A, Lines 32-34, 814 Pizzaro, Coral Gables, Dade Co., FL
    Rent=$50, Radio=Y, Farm=N
    Hugh Bugg, Head, M, 39, md@35, VA/VA/VA, Clerk/Tax Office
    Georgia Bugg, Wife, F, 38, md@19, GA/GA/GA
    William Culpepper, Step-son, M, 18, Sng, GA/GA/GA.
  5. Augusta Chronicle - Online Archives, Augusta, GA.
    http://augustaarchives.com/
    William S. Culpepper Obituary on 7 Jun 2001 and Funeral Notice on 8 Jun 2001.
  6. 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
    William S. Culpepper, 2 Apr 1912 - 6 Jun 2001, Harlem, Columbia Co., GA, SSN 265-03-1317 issued in Florida before 1951
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  7. State of Florida Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Florida Death Index, 1936-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2004.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7338
    William S. Culpepper, last residence Harlem, Columbia Co., GA, 2 Apr 1912 - 6 Jun 2001, SSN in FL bef. 1951.