| Birth* | 4 Sep 1924 | Doyle was born on 4 Sep 1924.1 |
| 1930 Census | 1 Apr 1930 | Doyle was listed as a son in Guy Samuel Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Hopkins Co., Texas.2 |
| World War II* | between 1943 and 1946 | He served in World War II between 1943 and 1946
(BM 3/C, entered the Navy in January 1943. He trained at Great Lakes Ill., Little Creek, Va. He served in England, France, Germany and other countries. Has ETO ribbons and other decorations. During his tenure in the U. S. Navy, January 25, 1943 to January 25, 1946, he served in the Amphibious Force. He was an operator for an LCM landing craft. He was involved in the battles at Normandy Beach Head (D-Day), Saipan and Okinawa.)3 |
| Marriage* | | He married Dorothy Gene Black at Texas. |
| Birth of Son | 20 Oct 1948 | His son Rodney Doyle Culpepper was born on 20 Oct 1948 at Bowie Co., Texas.4,5 |
| Marriage* | | He married Shirley Peterson. |
| Death of Father | 27 Feb 1962 | His father Guy Samuel Culpepper died on 27 Feb 1962 at Redwater, Bowie Co., Texas.6 |
| Death of Spouse | say 1975 | His wife Dorothy Gene Black died say 1975.7 |
| Death of Son | Jul 1986 | His son Rodney Doyle Culpepper died in Jul 1986 at Maud, Bowie Co., Texas.5 |
| Residence* | 1994 | Doyle resided at Maud, Bowie Co., Texas, in 1994. |
| Death of Mother | 27 Apr 1996 | His mother Jessie Bertha Sharp died on 27 Apr 1996 at Redwater, Bowie Co., Texas.8,5 |
| Death* | 22 May 2002 | He died at Texarkana, Bowie Co., Texas, on 22 May 2002 at age 77.1,9 |
| Burial* | circa 25 May 2002 | His body was interred circa 25 May 2002 at Redwater Cemetery, Redwater, Bowie Co., Texas.1 |
| Obituary* | | Doyle Shelton Culpepper, age 77, of Maud, TX, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, in a Texarkana hospital. Mr. Culpepper was born September 4, 1924, in Weaver, TX. He was retired from Red River Army Depot; a member of the First Baptist Church, Maud; a Mason and member of Maud Masonic Lodge #859; and a Navy Veteran of World War II. During his tenure in the U. S. Navy, January 25, 1943 to January 25, 1946, he served in the Amphibious Force. He was an operator for an LCM landing craft. He was involved in the battles at Normandy Beach Head (D-Day), Saipan and Okinawa. He was preceded in death by a son, Rodney D. Culpepper and a grandson, Shanon D. Humphrey. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Peterson Culpepper of Maud; 1 brother, and a sister-in-law, Joe and Ramona Culpepper of Redwater; a granddaughter, Cheryl Von Staden; and one special niece, DiAnn Bransford and her children, Haley and John Bransford of Redwater.3 |
