Obit: Vannie Pardue Culpepper, 1952, Lincoln Parish, LA Submitted by Debra Dame, Doyline, LA ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Obituary of Mrs. Vannie (Pardue) Culpepper "The Shreveport Times" Newspaper, page 6 Sunday, August 24, 1952 MRS. CULPEPPER FUNERAL TODAY Funeral services for Mrs. Vannie Culpepper, 87, who died at her home at 519 Fannin Street Saturday morning, will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Rose-Neath chapel. The Rev. Rowland E. Crowder, pastor of the Central Baptist church of Springhill will officiate. Mrs. Culpepper was born and reared in Lincoln parish. Her parents moved to Louisiana from Georgia. Her father was a captain in the Confederate forces during the War Between the States. She lived in Claiborne Parish before moving to Shreveport 20 years ago. She was a member of the Baptist church and the widow of Billy Culpepper who died 59 years ago. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Ola Holland, Minden; two sons, Baylor and Leether Culpepper of Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Rosie Hicks, Mart, Texas; one brother, Hardy Pardue of Dry Prong; 14 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Billy Holland, Juston Holland, T. L. Slay, Claude Davidson, Clyde Howard and Ernest Cartwright. Burial will be in forest Park cemetery.