Ethyl Lou Martin1

Female, #54274, (14 Oct 1922 - 16 Jul 2005)

Birth*14 Oct 1922 She was born on 14 Oct 1922 at Lewisville, Denton Co., Texas. Ethyl was the daughter of Doc and Ethel Martin.1 
Marriage*circa 1940 She married Vernon Paul Culpepper at Lewisville, Denton Co., Texas, circa 1940.1 
Married Namecirca 1940  As of circa 1940, her married name was Culpepper.1 
Death*16 Jul 2005 She died at Lewisville, Denton Co., Texas, on 16 Jul 2005.1 
Biography* Obituary:
     Ethyl Lou Martin Culpepper "Lou Hale," age 82, left this Earth on July 16, 2005 to go home to be with her heavenly Father.
     She was born on October 14, 1922 in Lewisville, Texas to Doc and Ethel Martin. She married Vernon Paul Culpepper, who preceded her in death while serving in World War II.
     Lou spent most of her life in Lewisville, working for Sanger Harris and Foley's, before retiring in 1984. Lou was a kind and loving mother, a good friend and will be greatly missed by the ones she leaves behind.
     She is survived by: son, Ronald P. Culpepper and his wife, Shirley of Paris, Texas; daughter, Becky Birdsong and her husband, Dennis of Eastland, Texas; sister, Partlena Hogue of Lewisville; seven grandchildren: Bruce Birdsong of Aubrey, Texas; Kimberly Hawk of Colorado; Debbie Fieseler of Sherman, Texas; Christi Barnett, Terry Myers and Charles Myers all of Paris, Texas; Howard Myers of Austin, Texas. Lou is also survived by 23 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews as well as a host of friends.
     Lou was preceded in death by one sister, Audrey Boenker and one brother, Kenneth Martin.
     Funeral Services were held 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at Mulkey-Mason Chapel. The family received friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on July 18, 2005 at the funeral home. Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home of Lewisville is in charge of arrangements.1 

Family

Vernon Paul Culpepper (circa 1919 - circa 1945)
Children

Last Edited 25 Jan 2006

Citations

  1. Lewisville Leader, Lewisville, TX.
    http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1426&Nav_Sec=68882
    Obituary of Ethyl Lou Martin Culpepper, published 26 Jul 2005.
  2. Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Birth Index, 1903 - 1997, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8781&ti=0
    Ronald Paul Culpepper, Male, born __ 1941 in Denton Co., Texas, child of Vernon Paul Culpepper and Ethyl Lou Martin.
  3. Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Birth Index, 1903 - 1997, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8781&ti=0
    Rebecca Lou Culpepper, Female, born __ 1943 in Denton Co., Texas, child of Vernon Paul Culpepper and Ethel Lou Martin.