Bernice Brim1

Female, #52933, (circa 1913 - 2 Sep 2005)

Birth*circa 1913 She was born circa 1913 at Sasser, Terrell Co., Georgia. Bernice was the daughter of John Dennis Brim and Winnie D. Carter Brim of Sasser, Georgia.1 
Marriage*circa 1931 She married Emmett Culpepper circa 1931.1 
Married Namecirca 1931  As of circa 1931, her married name was Culpepper.1 
Relocation*1933 She relocated in 1933 at Brunswick, Glynn Co., Georgia.1 
Death*2 Sep 2005 She died at Brunswick, Glynn Co., Georgia, on 2 Sep 2005.1 
Burial*6 Sep 2005 Her body was interred on 6 Sep 2005 at Palmetto Cemetery, Brunswick, Glynn Co., Georgia.1 
Biography* Obituary:
     Mrs. Bernice Brim Culpepper, 92, of Brunswick died Friday, September 2, 2005, in the Hospice of the Golden Isles.
     Mrs. Culpepper was a native of Terrell County, Ga., and had been a resident of Brunswick for the past 72 years. Her parents were John Dennis and Winnie D. Carter Brim of Sasser, Ga.
     She attended the University of Georgia. Her employment included being the owner of the former Culpepper Distributing Company, working at Dixie Paint and Varnish and serving as Clerk of the Glynn County Juvenile Court. She retired from the State Department of Family and Children Services. She was a 70-year member of the First Baptist of Brunswick, where she had taught Sunday school for 45 years. She served on both church and civil boards.
     She was preceded in death by her husband, Emmett Culpepper, in 1945; a sister, Christine Brim Olsen, formerly of Albany, Ga; and brothers, John Henry Brim and Jene Dennis Brim, both formerly of Sasser, Ga., and Joe Allen Brim, formerly of Camilla, Ga.
     Survivors are a son, Dennis Kent Culpepper and his wife, Roberta A. Culpepper, of Brunswick; two daughters, Christine C. McGoogan and her husband, Joseph T. McGoogan, of Fort Mill, S.C., and Carmelita Culpepper of Brunswick; a sister, Mary Alice Jordan of Sandersville, Ga; five grandchildren, Anthony Emmett Culpepper of Brunswick, Joseph Thomas McGoogan Jr. of Omaha, Neb., Gregory Kent McGoogan of Salisbury, Md., Bruce Brim McGoogan of Plymouth, Minn., and Karen Anne McGoogan King of Evans, Ga; and eight great-grandchildren.
     The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2005, in the chapel of Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. James E. Crandall and the Rev. Tommy McMillan officiating. Private entombment will follow in Palmetto Cemetery.
     Pallbearers will be Mrs. Culpepper's grandsons and nephews. The family requests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of the Golden Isles or a favorite charity.1 

Family

Emmett Culpepper (circa 1912 - 24 Sep 1945)
Children

Last Edited 12 Sep 2005

Citations

  1. Brunswick News, Brunswick, Glynn Co., Georgia.
    http://www.thebrunswicknews.com
    Obituary of Bernice Brim Culpepper, published 7 Sep 2005.