Mary Dean Bridges1

Female, #57348, (13 Aug 1926 - 23 May 2007)

Birth*13 Aug 1926 She was born on 13 Aug 1926 at Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi. Mary was the second child of Vernon and Della Bridges.1,2 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 Her Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 at Mississippi.2 
Marriage*21 Jun 1942 She married Royce L. Culpepper on 21 Jun 1942.1 
Married Name21 Jun 1942  As of 21 Jun 1942, her married name was Culpepper.1 
Death*23 May 2007 She died at Raymond, Hinds Co., Mississippi, on 23 May 2007.1,2 
Obituary*1 Jun 2007 Mary Dean Culpepper, 80, died after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family, Wednesday morning, May 23, 2007 in Raymond, MS. Mark Seepe Funeral Directors & Crematorium in Jackson, MS is handling the arrangements. A memorial service will be held in her honor on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. at Raymond United Methodist Church.
     Dean was born in Jackson on Friday, August 13, 1926, the second child of Vernon and Della Bridges. She graduated from Forest Hill High School in 1942, where she was voted by her peers Most Intellectual. She married Royce Culpepper on June 21, 1942. They had three children, "Pepper" (who passed away in 1997), Bob and Beth. After living in Cocoa Beach, Florida and upper-state New York, Dean and her family lived in Germany for several years in the early sixties. She maintained many friendships there and enjoyed traveling all her life. Besides traveling, Dean had several hobbies, including painting, reading, crosswords, and Alex Trebeck. Dean was an accomplished seamstress and worked with Continental Sewing for many years. She was a member of Raymond United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include: her two children, Bob Culpepper and Beth Lovvorn; her ten grandchildren, Beau, Thomas, Ashley, Robert, John, Catherine, Stephen, Chance, Hunter and Olivia; and her four great-grandchildren, Savannah, Lance, Irene, and Lexie.1 

Family

Royce L. Culpepper (4 Dec 1921 - 26 Mar 1996)
Children

Last Edited 2 May 2008

Citations

  1. The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi.
    http://www.clarionledger.com
    Obituary of Mary Dean Culpepper, published 1 Jun 2007.
  2. 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
    Mary D. Culpepper, 13 Aug 1926 - 23 May 2007, Last Residence: Raymond, Hinds Co., MS 39154, SSN 426-32-9382 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).