Katie McLaughlin1

Female, #47696, (7 Aug 1910 - 1 May 2003)

Parent*L. A. McLaughlin1 (s 1880 - )
Parent*Claudia Martin1 (s 1883 - )
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Birth*7 Aug 1910 She was born on 7 Aug 1910 at Watkinsville, Oconee Co., Georgia.1,2 
 She was the daughter of L. A. McLaughlin and Claudia Martin.1 
Marriage*21 Apr 1935 She married Edward Hayden Culpepper at Mitchell Co., Georgia, on 21 Apr 1935.3 
Married Name21 Apr 1935  As of 21 Apr 1935, her married name was Culpepper.1,3 
Divorce*1946 Katie was divorced from Edward Hayden Culpepper at Dade Co., Florida, in 1946.4 
Residence*May 2003 Katie resided at Hialeah, Dade Co., Florida, in May 2003.5 
Death*1 May 2003 She died at Plantation, Broward Co., Florida, on 1 May 2003.1,5 
Biography* Obituary:
Katie McLaughlin Culpepper died of natural causes May 1, 2003 in Plantation, Florida. In 1910, she was born in Watkinsville, Georgia, the only daughter and last child of L. A. and Claudia Martin McLaughlin.
     Katie graduated with a B.S. degree (1931) from LaGrange College (Georgia), M. Ed. from the University of Miami (Florida) and an Ed.S. from the University of Southern California. She also earned many graduate credits from other colleges including Reinhardt College (Georgia), the University of Western Washington and the University of Alaska.
     As a resident of Miami, she began her teaching career with Embry-Riddle at Miami International Airport during the war. She then taught at Riverside Elementary from 1946 until her retirement in 1974.
     Her life was dedicated to education. She was a lifetime member of the American Association of University Women, National Society for the Daughters of the American Revolution - Anne Hutchinson (New York) and Everglades (Florida) chapters, the America Forestry Association, the National Education Association, the Retired Educators of Florida Association, the Nature Conservancy, the Viscayans, the International Oceanographic Association and the Methodist Church.
     She was a longtime member of the Museum of Science Historical Association, Dade Heritage Trust, Trust for Historical Preservation, National Trust for Historical Preservation, Rare Fruit Council, International Zoological Association, the Audubon Society, Fairchild Tropical Gardens and a charter member of the Greater Miami Genealogical Association.
     She is survived by her three children - daughter Starr Culpepper Camillucci of Bronxville, New York; son Edward Hayden Culpepper and wife Holly of Plantation, Florida; and son Martin Lee Culpepper and wife Alyce of Plantation; five grandchildren - Gregory Camillucci, Jr., Martin Culpepper, Jr., Daniel Culpepper, Jocelyn Fontana and Kathryn McCullough; and five great-grandchildren: Gregory Daniel Camillucci III, Jon Armand Camillucci, Nicole Mary Kathryn Camillucci, Darien Alexander McCullough and Kylene Ambers McCullough; living nephew, Dr. John Lee McLaughlin; and two great-nephews: Todd and Carter McLaughlin
     In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Culpepper Journalism Foundation, 100 SW 75th Terrace, Plantation, Florida, 33317, which provides fellowships to high school students to study journalism.1 

Family

Edward Hayden Culpepper (10 Jul 1910 - 27 May 1957)
Children

Last Edited 20 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. Obituary for Katie McLaughlin Culpepper written and submitted by daughter-in-law, Alyce (Mrs. Martin Lee) Culpepper on 18 May 2003.
  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
    Katie M. Culpepper, 7 Aug 1910-1 May 2003, Hialeah, Miami-Dade Co., FL; SSN 261-30-6499 issued in Florida before 1951.
  3. Mitchell County Court of the Ordinary, Mitchell Co., GA Marriages, 1861 – 1960, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967 Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call # Films # 522,772 - 522,780. Edward Hardin Culpepper and Katie McLauchlin on 21 Apr 1935 in Mitchell Co., GA, Book 1928-1940, p 291.
  4. Florida Department of Health, compiler, Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8837&path=
    Edward H Culpepper Sr. and Katie M Culpepper divorced in 1946 in Dade Co., Florida.
  5. 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
    Katie M. Culpepper, 7 Aug 1910-1 May 2003, Hialeah, Miami-Dade Co., FL; SSN 261-30-6499 issued in Florida before 1951
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).