James Melvin Culpepper, age 92 of Section, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Funeral services were held on Thursday, August 31, 2023 from the Section Funeral Home. Interment followed in the Macedonia Cemetery.
Mr. Culpepper is survived by his daughters, Kathy (Phillip) Black, Reda (David) Patterson; son, Rickey Culpepper; grandchildren, Sonia McAllister, Kelly D’Angeles, Semone Swinford and Ashley Paschal; seven great grandchildren; sisters, Ruby Jo Gillespie, Linda Snyder; brother, A.B. Culpepper; as well as a host of nieces and nephews.
Mr. Culpepper was preceded in death by his father, Frank Culpepper; mother, Arizona Culpepper; siblings, Louise Carson, Emmitt Culpepper, Esta Mae Curtis, Milford Culpepper, Leon Culpepper, Ella Mae Smith, Lilly Ruth Hammonds, Roger Culpepper and Don Culpepper.