Paul Cermitt Culpepper1 
Male, #5174, (24 Jan 1920 - 1 Aug 1996)
| Birth* | 24 Jan 1920 | Paul was born at Heard Co., Georgia, on 24 Jan 1920.2 |
| | He was the son of James Lewis Culpepper and Beulah Reynolds. |
| 1930 Census | 1 Apr 1930 | Noah, Paul, James, Alvin and Robert was listed as a son in James Lewis Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Loftin District, Heard Co., Georgia.3 |
| World War II* | between 1942 and 1945 | He served in World War II between 1942 and 1945
(U.S. Army's 503rd Parachute Infantry in the Philippines, the East Indies and New Guinea. Awarded four Bronze stars and a Purple Heart.).4 |
| Residence* | 1996 | Paul resided at Doraville, DeKalb Co., Georgia, in 1996. |
| Death* | 1 Aug 1996 | He died at Atlanta, DeKalb Co., Georgia, on 1 Aug 1996.2,5 |
| Burial* | 4 Aug 1996 | His body was interred on 4 Aug 1996 at Pentecost Church Cemetery, Winder, Barrow Co., Georgia.4 |
| Biography* | | The funeral for Paul C. Culpepper of Doraville, a retired postal clerk, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at R.T. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, Norcross, with burial in Pentecost Church Cemetery in Winder. Mr. Culpepper, 76, died at home Thursday of heart failure. A retired clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, Mr. Culpepper worked at the Hapeville station for many years. A veteran of the U.S. Army's 503rd Parachute Infantry, Mr. Culpepper served in the Philippines, the East Indies and New Guinea during World War II. He was awarded four Bronze stars and a Purple Heart during his tour in the Pacific. While Mr. Culpepper did not talk a lot about his military honors, "my grandfather told me one time that he got wounded by a grenade just as he was diving into a foxhole," said Brian Smith of Atlanta. Surviving in addition to his grandson are his wife, Jo Culpepper; sons Larry Culpepper of Snellville and Terry Culpepper of Hoschton; daughters Paulette C. Anderson of Loganville and Barbara C. Boles of Duluth; brothers Robert Culpepper of Franklin and Noah Culpepper of Macon; sisters, Maudie White of Waverly Hall and Reatha Merrill of Newnan; 15 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.4 |
Citations
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E-mail from Rev. Rocky Culpepper to Lew Griffin, 2002.
- 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
Paul C. Culpepper, 24 Jan 1920 - Aug 1996, Atlanta, DeKalb Co., GA, SSN 259-40-1327 issued in Georgia before 1951
(Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
- 1930 Federal Census, United States.
ED 15, Page 4A, Culpepper Road, Loftin Dist, Heard Co., GA
Owns his Farm, Radio=N, Farm=Y
Lewis Culpepper, Head, M, 48, M, md @ 21, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
Beulah Culpepper, Wife, F, 45, M, md @ 19, GA/GA/GA
Lillie Mae Culpepper, Dau, F, 27, S, GA/GA/GA
Eddie Culpepper, Dau, F, 20, S, GA/GA/GA
Pearl Culpepper, Dau, F, 18, S, GA/GA/GA
Noah Culpepper, Son, M, 17, S, GA/GA/GA
Ruthie Culpepper, Dau, F, 14, S, GA/GA/GA
Maudie Culpepper, Dau, F, 12, S, GA/GA/GA
Paul Culpepper, Son, M, 10, S, GA/GA/GA
David Culpepper, Son, M, 7, S, GA/GA/GA
Alvin Culpepper, Son, M, 3, S, GA/GA/GA
Robert Culpepper, Son, M, 11/12, S, GA/GA/GA.
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA.
http://www.ajc.com
Paul C. Culpepper obituary, 3 Aug 1996.
- Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
Paul C. Culpepper, d. 1 Aug 1996 at 76 years in DeKalb Co., GA; Res. in Gwinnett Co., GA, 033436.