LuVerne Culpepper1

Female, #43927, (10 Apr 1921 - 2 Feb 1995)

Parent*David J. Culpepper (25 May 1870 - 3 Oct 1969)
Parent*Ida Vestula Smith (25 Jan 1885 - 22 Jan 1969)
LuVerne Culpepper|b. 10 Apr 1921\nd. 2 Feb 1995|p43927.htm|David J. Culpepper|b. 25 May 1870\nd. 3 Oct 1969|p41033.htm|Ida Vestula Smith|b. 25 Jan 1885\nd. 22 Jan 1969|p41569.htm|John J. Culpepper|b. 4 Nov 1797\nd. 4 May 1885|p32054.htm|Eliza Staples|b. Mar 1850|p41284.htm|||||||

African* She was an African-American of English Culpeper descent. 
Birth*10 Apr 1921 LuVerne was born at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 10 Apr 1921.2 
 She was the daughter of David J. Culpepper and Ida Vestula Smith. 
Death*2 Feb 1995 She died at Wedowee, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 2 Feb 1995.2 
Burial*8 Feb 1995 Her body was interred on 8 Feb 1995 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama.2 
Biography* Obituary:
Luverne Culpepper, 73, of Wadley died Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, as the result of an automobile accident near Wedowee.

Miss Culpepper was born at Wadley on April 10, 1921, daughter of Dave and Ida Smith Culpepper. She attended school in Randolph County, later studied at Tuskegee Institute and Alabama A&M College, and for a number of years taught school in the Randolph County system. She was an active member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wadley. Survivors include one sister, Juanita Busbee; one brother, Thomas Culpepper of Dayton, Ohio; one uncle, Willis Lee Houston; a special great-nephew, Nicholas Busbee II; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Services for Miss Culpepper were at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 8, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, the Rev. Cornelius Reese, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Arrangements were by Vines Funeral Home of LaFayette.2 

Charts Descendants of David J. Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL
Last Edited 27 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Nicholas R. Busbee (#43930), e-mail address, 937-321-4683 to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper, 2001-2007.
  2. Luverne Culpepper Obituary from The Randolph Leader, Randolph, AL, 15 Feb 1995:
    ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/randolph/obits/199502L.txt.