Mr. Culpepper was born September 8, 1950 in Ancon, Panama Canal Zone to Julius and Edna Culpepper of Ochlocknee, Georgia. He graduated from Central High School, class of 1968 in Thomasville, Georgia. He was drafted into the US Army on July 12, 1970 to serve as a Dental Technician, during Vietnam.
While serving in the Army, he became a member of the Balboa Lodge of the Free Masons in Balboa, Panama Canal Zone.
Upon transferring to Fort Richardson, Alaska, he ended up meeting the love of his life, Delisa Dixon and they were married on February 20, 1981. He was honorably discharged from the Army on April 20, 1983.
After the Army, he went on to complete his Bachelors of Arts degree in Management Science and his Master’s degree in Science Management, both at the Alaska Pacific University in May 1987.
He retired from the US Army Corps of Engineers at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in 2013.
He was an avid hunter and fly fisherman, a testament to his father and the way he was raised. Being an avid outdoorsman, he traveled the world trying to find the biggest fish and the biggest buck or bull he could find.
Staying in contact with his friends from the Army, it was they, who often joined him on his big adventures. Whether it was saltwater fly fishing for sailfish in the coastal waters of Costa Rica; fly fishing for tarpon in Guadeloupe or fly fishing for salmon off the banks of the Italio River in Yakitat, Alaska with his best friend Wayne or hunting moose with his friend Mike or hunting caribou in the Alaskan Tundra with his friend Alan; Mr. Culpepper always strived to be a part of the outdoors.
Unfortunately, due to health issues, his last fishing adventure took him to Cordova, Alaska to fly fish for silver salmon in 2017. His last hunting adventure, took him to Northeast Wyoming, hunting antelope with his son in 2018.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Delisa Culpepper. His three children, Candace Ochsenbein of Gainesville, Florida; Tonya (Eduardo) Del Valle of Scottsdale, Arizona; George (Nicole) Culpepper, Jr. of Thornton, Colorado and five grandchildren, Hailey Ochsenbein of Gainesville, Florida; Fiona Del Valle of Scottsdale, Arizona and Noah, Savannah and Greyson Culpepper of Thornton, Colorado. He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius and Edna Culpepper and his brother, Julius M. Culpepper, Jr.
Due to COVID, a memorial service will be held on September 5, 2021, at Springhill Christian Church located at 7186 Maddox Rd, Ochlocknee, Georgia at 2:00 pm, and burial of his ashes will take place immediately following the service at the church cemetery next to his loving parents.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Legacy Funeral Homes in Anchorage, Alaska.
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