Amelia Mumford Leake

Female, #4522, (10 Feb 1911 - 25 Sep 2004)

Father*John Phillips Leake1 (28 Dec 1871 - )
Mother*Florence Ethel Jarvis1 (6 Oct 1888 - 25 Oct 1948)
Amelia Mumford Leake|b. 10 Feb 1911\nd. 25 Sep 2004|p4522.htm|John Phillips Leake|b. 28 Dec 1871|p47860.htm|Florence Ethel Jarvis|b. 6 Oct 1888\nd. 25 Oct 1948|p47861.htm|||||||||||||

Birth*10 Feb 1911 Amelia was born at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on 10 Feb 1911.1,2 
 She was the daughter of John Phillips Leake and Florence Ethel Jarvis.1 
Marriage*14 Oct 1933 She married Albert Lloyd Culpepper M.D. on 14 Oct 1933. 
Married Name14 Oct 1933  As of 14 Oct 1933, her married name was Culpepper. 
SSN*1953 Her Social Security Number was issued in 1953 at Louisiana.2 
Death*25 Sep 2004 She died at Merritt Island, Brevard Co., Florida, on 25 Sep 2004.3,2 
Biography* Obituary:
Amelia Leake Culpepper, age 93, died Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004 at Courtenay Springs Village Health Center on Merritt Island, Fla.
     She was predeceased by Dr. Albert Lloyd "Dick" Culpepper, her beloved husband of 55 years.
     She grew up in New Orleans and St. Francisville, La. She worked as a child welfare visiting nurse, a nursery school nurse and a church camp nurse. She volunteered for many years with the Red Cross, the Veteran's Hospital, in schools as a tutor and as PTA president. She sang in the church choir and taught Sunday school. She ran the church book store and kept accounts.
     She was a devoted mother to Richard Leake Culpepper of Alexandria, to Mary Mallory (Meme Thomas) Pearson of Cape Canaveral, Fla., and to Dorothy C. Buoni of Merritt Island, Fla. She adored her four grandchildren, John Phillip Girardeau, Mallory Thomas Harwood, Mary Elizabeth Beltran and Dorothy Thomas Kilkelly, as well as her two step-grandsons, Fredercick Buell Buoni and Gregory Paul Buoni. She cherished her eight great-grandchildren and her two step-great-grandchildren.
     A memorial service and reception will be held on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 at 3 p.m. at St. Marks Episcopal Church, 4 Church St., Cocoa Village, Fla.
     In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Marks or the charity of your choice.
     The family expresses their gratitude to the caring staff at Courtenay Springs and VITAS Hospice.3 

Family

Albert Lloyd Culpepper M.D. (24 Nov 1903 - 5 Feb 1988)
Children

Last Edited 19 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. E-mail from Mary Mallory Culpepper Pearson (#4524), e-mail address to Lew Griffin, 2002 & 2003.
  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
    Amelia L. Culpepper, 10 Feb 1911-25 Sep 2004, Cape Canaveral, Brevard Co., FL; SSN 433-52-4290 issued in Louisiana in 1953
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  3. Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Alexandria, LA.
    http://www.thetowntalk.com
    Obituary of Amelia Leake Culpepper, 1 Oct 2004.
  4. E-mail from Frederick Buell Buoni Ph.D. (#45795), e-mail address, Merritt Island, FL to Lew Griffin, Sep 2002.