Marion County GaArchives Obituaries.....Culpepper  Sr., Jimmy B January 22, 2024
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Jimmy B. Culpepper, Sr.
October 7, 1937 — January 22, 2024
Buena Vista, Georgia

Jimmy B. Culpepper, Sr.
Mr. Jimmy B. Culpepper, Sr., 86, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away Monday, January 
22, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family.  Funeral services will be held 
on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Way-Watson Funeral 
Home, Buena Vista with Rev. David Chapman officiating.  Burial will follow in 
Tazewell Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Marty Brunson, Benny Austin, 
Erron Austin, Richard Barrett, Johnny Barrett, and David Lane. The family will 
greet friends on Wednesday evening from 6:00-8:00 PM at Way-Watson Funeral Home, 
Buena Vista.

Mr. Culpepper was born October 7, 1937, in Cusseta, GA, to James Grover and 
Annie Esther Morgan Culpepper. He was a jack of all trades and enjoyed indoor 
and outdoor construction projects. He could fix anything. Mr. Culpepper enjoyed 
working in his garden and playing the guitar. He retired from Simplex Nail 
Company as a tool and die maker. After his retirement, he ran Culpepper 
Manufacturing alongside his wife. Mr. Culpepper loved spending time with his 
family, especially his grandchildren. His favorite family gatherings were the 
holidays. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 63 
years, Freddie Mae Barrett Culpepper, by his siblings, Mable Forsyth, Frances 
Austin, Jack Culpepper, and Margaret Culpepper.

Survivors include three children, Debbie Curths and her husband, David of 
Decatur, AL, Jimmy B. Culpepper, Jr and his companion Andrea Sweeten, and Penny 
King and her husband, Raymond of Ellerslie, GA; six grandchildren, Lauren 
Esslinger, Christy Beamon, Jenifer Adkins (John), Kevin Culpepper (Meagan), 
David Touchton (Kaila) and Daniel King; ten great-grandchildren, Everleigh, 
Sophia, Oden, Maleiah, Aydin, Chloe, Jase, Liam, Olivia and Oaklynn; his sister-
in-law, Faye Lane of Buena Vista, GA; his caretakers, Mae Nell Thomas, Lori 
Micallef, Stacy Smith, Jessica Caldwell, and Katie Pursley; and by his 
companions, Piper and Pepper. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

Way-Watson Funeral Home of Buena Vista, GA, has been entrusted with the 
arrangements.

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