William Carr Culpepper Jr.1

Male, #52419, (28 Jun 1945 - 16 Feb 2007)

ParentWilliam Carr Culpepper1 (1 Aug 1908 - 3 Dec 1995)
ParentMarguerite Locke1 (17 Dec 1910 - 22 Apr 1997)
William Carr Culpepper Jr.|b. 28 Jun 1945\nd. 16 Feb 2007|p52419.htm|William Carr Culpepper|b. 1 Aug 1908\nd. 3 Dec 1995|p4342.htm|Marguerite Locke|b. 17 Dec 1910\nd. 22 Apr 1997|p4409.htm|Pleasant L. Culpepper|b. Aug 1868\nd. 13 Feb 1951|p4116.htm|Mabel Higgins|b. circa 1882|p4340.htm|||||||

Birth*28 Jun 1945 He was born on 28 Jun 1945 at Jefferson Co., Arkansas.1 
 He was the son of William Carr Culpepper and Marguerite Locke.1 
Military service*between 1963 and 1983 He served in the armed forces on active duty between 1963 and 1983 (US Navy).2 
Death*16 Feb 2007 He died at Tyler, Smith Co., Texas, on 16 Feb 2007.3,2 
Biography* Obituary:
TYLER, Texas — William Carr “Bill” Culpepper Jr., 61, of Tyler, Texas, formerly of Pine Bluff, died Feb. 16 at East Texas Hospice Center at Tyler.

He was born June 28, 1945, at Pine Bluff, a son of the late William Carr Culpepper Sr. and Marguerite Locke Culpepper.

He was employed by the East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System at Tyler as corporate director of home services.

He was a registered nurse and held a bachelor of science degree in health care management from the University of LaVerne at LaVerne, Calif., a bachelor of science in health sciences from George Washington University at Washington, D.C., and a master of health administration degree from Chapman University at Orange, Calif.

He was also a certified home care executive.

He served in the Navy from 1963 to 1983 as a hospital corpsman, including two years aboard the USS Rentz in the medical clinic, and in the Da Nang Hospital in Vietnam. He received the National Defense Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Navy Achievement Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and two Good Conduct Medals.

He was a member of Good Faith United Methodist Church at Pine Bluff.

Survivors include his wife, Trish Culpepper of Frankston, Texas; three daughters, Carrla Leszcynski of Denison, Texas, Anna Culpepper of Hawaii and Molly Gamino of Fort Belvoir, Va; one stepdaughter, Stacy Kelly of Minneapolis; two stepsons, Donny Kelly of Shreveport, La., and Jamie Kelly of San Diego; one brother, Bob Culpepper of Springdale; three sisters, Hattie Simpson of Fayetteville, and Maggi Wadsworth and Sue Trucks, both of Pine Bluff; and 11 grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Good Faith United Methodist Church at Pine Bluff with the Rev. George Odell officiating. Services are by Stewart Family Funeral Home of Tyler, Texas.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75701, or the charity of the donor’s choice.
(Names referenced above: William Carr Culpepper Jr. William Carr Culpepper Jr.).2 

Family

Alice Frances Molder (living)
Children

Charts Descendants of Pleasant T. Culpepper of Bradley Co., AR
Last Edited 18 Sep 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail from Anna Marguerite Culpepper (#53940), e-mail address, (Family Tree: http://trees.ancestry.com/fhs/home.aspx?tid=1497357&pid=&msg=rsvp) to Culpepper Connections, 2005-2007.
  2. Pine Bluff Commercial, Pine Bluff, AR.
    http://www.pbcommercial.com/
    Obituary of William Carr “Bill” Culpepper Jr., published 22 Feb 2007.
  3. E-mail from Carrla Suzanne Culpepper Leszcynski (#56858), e-mail address to Warren Culpepper, Feb 2007.